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    Part 3 - 100 ATG List - Television Era

    Now we know move to the Television Era. The first televised heavyweight championship was in 1946 when Louis beat Billy Conn.

    So all fighters debuted in the 1950s, we enjoy enough footage to gauge how great a fighter looks on film as well as the public does not rely heavily on second hand information to have knowledge on how their elite boxers showcase their craft.



    01. Muhammad Ali 1960
    02. Roberto Duran 1968
    03. Sugar Ray Leonard 1977
    04. Marvin Hagler 1973
    05. Carlos Monzon 1963
    06. Eder Jofre 1957
    07. Alexis Arguello 1968
    08. Tommy Hearns 1977
    09. Michael Spinks 1973
    10. Emile Griffith 1958
    11. Jose Napoles 1958
    12. Bob Foster 1961
    13. Salvador Sanchez 1975
    14. Fighting Harada 1960
    15. Larry Holmes 1973
    16. Ruben Olivares 1965
    17. George Foreman 1969
    18. **** Tiger 1952
    19. Joe Frazier 1965
    20. Carlos Ortiz 1955
    21. Wilfredo Gomez 1974
    22. Aaron Pryor 1976
    23. Wilfred Benitez 1973
    24. Vicente Saldivar 1961
    25. Carlos Zarate 1970
    26. Flash Elorde 1951
    27. Luis Manuel Rodriguez 1956
    28. Miguel Canto 1969
    29. Gene Fullmer 1951
    30. Sonny Liston 1953
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    Originally posted by asero_831 View Post
    Now we know move to the Television Era. The first televised heavyweight championship was in 1946 when Louis beat Billy Conn.

    So all fighters debuted in the 1950s, we enjoy enough footage to gauge how great a fighter looks on film as well as the public does not rely heavily on second hand information to have knowledge on how their elite boxers showcase their craft.



    01. Muhammad Ali 1960
    02. Roberto Duran 1968
    03. Sugar Ray Leonard 1977
    04. Marvin Hagler 1973
    05. Carlos Monzon 1963
    06. Eder Jofre 1957
    07. Alexis Arguello 1968
    08. Tommy Hearns 1977
    09. Michael Spinks 1973
    10. Emile Griffith 1958
    11. Jose Napoles 1958
    12. Bob Foster 1961
    13. Salvador Sanchez 1975
    14. Fighting Harada 1960
    15. Larry Holmes 1973
    16. Ruben Olivares 1965
    17. George Foreman 1969
    18. **** Tiger 1952
    19. Joe Frazier 1965
    20. Carlos Ortiz 1955
    21. Wilfredo Gomez 1974
    22. Aaron Pryor 1976
    23. Wilfred Benitez 1973
    24. Vicente Saldivar 1961
    25. Carlos Zarate 1970
    26. Flash Elorde 1951
    27. Luis Manuel Rodriguez 1956
    28. Miguel Canto 1969
    29. Gene Fullmer 1951
    30. Sonny Liston 1953
    You have Emile Griffith ranked number ten but no mention of Nino Benvenuti.

    I realize that 'Television Era' is just a moniker to denote the relevant decades but if television plays any part in a fighter's inclusion it would seem to me that Benvenuti belongs on the list.

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      #3
      Originally posted by Willie Pep 229 View Post
      You have Emile Griffith ranked number ten but no mention of Nino Benvenuti.

      I realize that 'Television Era' is just a moniker to denote the relevant decades but if television plays any part in a fighter's inclusion it would seem to me that Benvenuti belongs on the list.

      For middleweights, I would rank Luis Manuel Rodriguez and Gene Fullmer higher. Is there any justification to rank Benvenuti higher than these two?

      Nino Benvenuti is next in line along with Pascual Perez and Azumah Nelson.

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        #4
        Originally posted by asero_831 View Post
        For middleweights, I would rank Luis Manuel Rodriguez and Gene Fullmer higher. Is there any justification to rank Benvenuti higher than these two?

        Nino Benvenuti is next in line along with Pascual Perez and Azumah Nelson.
        Nino KO'd El Feo - who was a Welterweight, anyway.


        I dunno how you can watch Jofre (or Duran and Napoles, for that matter) and still call Ali a Boxer.

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