Which is the most impressive feat?

powerpuncher wrote:after all of this manny talk, i was thinking about impressive things that boxers have done. I have thought of 3 that stand out to me.

Joe Louis having 25 title defenses over 12 years. What really impresses me is that he was the MAN at HW. it wasnt what we see now with all of these trinkets. and he beat multiple HOF fighters and KO'd most of them.

Henry Armstrong holding the featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight titles at the same time. we talk about what pac has done but could manny have beat MAB, then gone up and beat a welterweight right after that? to me, thats a pretty big feat. what was even more impressive was that he beat barney ross and lou ambers for the welterweight and lightweight titles.

Harry Greb going 45-0 in 1919. thats impressive of itself but he beat multiple HOFers during that time and he also beat middleweights, light heavys, and heavyweights in there. thats true dominance and what it really means to fight anybody.

which one would you say is the most impressive?

powerpuncher wrote:after all of this manny talk, i was thinking about impressive things that boxers have done. I have thought of 3 that stand out to me.

Joe Louis having 25 title defenses over 12 years. What really impresses me is that he was the MAN at HW. it wasnt what we see now with all of these trinkets. and he beat multiple HOF fighters and KO'd most of them.

Henry Armstrong holding the featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight titles at the same time. we talk about what pac has done but could manny have beat MAB, then gone up and beat a welterweight right after that? to me, thats a pretty big feat. what was even more impressive was that he beat barney ross and lou ambers for the welterweight and lightweight titles.

Harry Greb going 45-0 in 1919. thats impressive of itself but he beat multiple HOFers during that time and he also beat middleweights, light heavys, and heavyweights in there. thats true dominance and what it really means to fight anybody.

which one would you say is the most impressive?

dmar5143 wrote:rum try about 6 hall of famers i think.

Rum Capital wrote:

dmar5143 wrote:rum try about 6 hall of famers i think.

wow sorry homicide hank's the man but i still have to go with this feat by greb

Rum Capital wrote:45-0...IN ONE YEAR??? that's about a complete career nowadays. who did he beat in that year that was good?? damn seriously that's some crazy shit.

marbleheadmaui wrote:

Rum Capital wrote:45-0...IN ONE YEAR??? that's about a complete career nowadays. who did he beat in that year that was good?? damn seriously that's some crazy shit.

Here are just some names

Billy Miske-Hall of Famer (twice)

Leo Houck-Terriffic fighter but a cut below a HOFer (three times)

Bill Brennan-later challenged Jack Dempsey for heavyweight crown (three times)

Battling Levinsky-HOFer (three times)

Just for grins Greb followed that up in 1920 by going 20-1-2 with his only loss coming to HOFer Tommy Gibbons and he had a win over Gibbons that same year. Not so bad right?

Mike Gibbons-HOFer

Mike McTigue-Reigning light heavy champion

Not too shabby huh?