10 Most Historically Important Boxers?

[Willie Pep 229]

- - Has to be a Heavy for the first set since all divisions live and die based on the heavies, hence John L for starters and the Ks for the last.

Let usual mugs fill in the rest.

The Brothers K not as important as Lewis. Lewis paved the way for the Ks, Fury, and Usyk.

[JeBron Lamez]

The OP specified post Marquess Of Queensbury.

Nice catch, rook!

@Marchegiano are you listening??!?!?!

[Anomalocaris]

Onomastos of Symnra - Brought it to the masses

Theaganese of Thasos - Who was studied

James Figg - Brought it to the masses

Tom Pipes - Challenged old honor ideas with contemporary sporting ideas

Jack Broughton - Who did the studying

Daniel Mendoza - Defense, promotion, sales

Tom Cribb - Brought it to the masses also first belt

Bill Fuller - Introduced sparring as a training tool

Jem Ward - I do hate his exaltation but his reign is super important for boxing history as is. Took it from the masses who then started a competing "league" for lack of any better term.

Tom Hyer - Brought it to the masses

Tom Sayers - First attempt at any "world"

Jem Mace - Pushed for QB

John L Sullivan - Consolidation, Brought it to the masses, Excluded blacks

CC Smith - The exclusion of black fighters forcing again a separate league

Tommy Burns - First world tour, people really understate the popularity of Tommy and how powerful Canada was at the time. Like Jem starting America, what came after was not by chance but rather design

Jack Dempsey - Brought it to the masses

Joe Louis - It is only after Joe controls the title boxing starts to resemble a sport in more than in name alone.





I'm nearly doubled but I do not feel there is any fluff or that anyone is more vital than anyone else.

Tom Cribb is a good shout- what a monster!

[Marchegiano]

Nice catch, rook!

@Marchegiano�are you listening??!?!?!
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I quoted both but the other isn't here. I'm not sure if it's gonna tag bronson in or not so i had to work in the @ Note

Bronson is picking on me bro

I noticed, I don't care. Like the 10 rule or the hierarchy. I chose to make this thread a platform for the most important figures to box. You don't see Kallipateira, Captain Barclay, or King George on this list so I did at least honor some of what was asked.

[Bronson66]

I quoted both but the other isn't here. I'm not sure if it's gonna tag bronson in or not so i had to work in the @ Note

Bronson is picking on me bro

I noticed, I don't care. Like the 10 rule or the hierarchy. I chose to make this thread a platform for the most important figures to box. You don't see Kallipateira, Captain Barclay, or King George on this list so I did at least honor some of what was asked.

Yeah, I'm picking on you,remind me who was it replied to my post, "so stubborn you can't beat a proper source into their thick skulls."



"Y'all sourcing jack's promoter and the media outlet that provides him with a platform are you? Gee, that's convincing."

[JeBron Lamez]

I quoted both but the other isn't here.

My bad, at first I typed the right thing but quoted the wrong comment & didn't clock it til later when I took remedial action d'oh.

[Marchegiano]

Yeah, I'm picking on you,remind me who was it replied to my post, "so stubborn you can't beat a proper source into their thick skulls."



"Y'all sourcing jack's promoter and the media outlet that provides him with a platform are you? Gee, that's convincing."

Uhh ... bro ... ain't no one here assuming my ass is innocent of anything ****.


So, updated with full info; Bronson is picking on me because I am a jerk 98% of the time.

[Marchegiano]

Tom Cribb is a good shout- what a monster!

Good to know someone else has some level of knowledge of Cribb


Would you call him a Vegan? It's not something debated, per se, but when I find myself around knowledgeable fans and bring it up it does seem divisive.

[Bronson66]

Uhh ... bro ... ain't no one here assuming my ass is innocent of anything ****.


So, updated with full info; Bronson is picking on me because I am a jerk 98% of the time.

Viva the other 2 %!

[Bronson66]

Good to know someone else has some level of knowledge of Cribb


Would you call him a Vegan? It's not something debated, per se, but when I find myself around knowledgeable fans and bring it up it does seem divisive.

One of my Dad's old drinking buddies was a descendant of Tom Cribb's, he even had the same name .