Top 5 greatest New York City fighters

Just for Neil

I'd say:

1. Robinson: Obviously
2. Carlos Ortiz
3. Benny Leonard
4. Iron Mike
5. Gene Tunney

HMs: Camacho, Bowe, Lamotta, and Patterson.

 

Regardless my statement holds true since I been closely following boxing the last 30 years. Buncha overhyped, mouthy, underachieving fighters from nyc

 

Marcus browne
James butler
Sechew powell
Edgar berlanga
Richardson hitchins

 

I realize that, but I was serious about this thread, even though I made the joke. The question has never been asked before.

 

Sugar Ray Robinson
Carlos Ortiz
Mike Tyson
Jake Lamotta
Carmen Basilio

 

Carmen wasn't from NYC. He was from upstate in Canastota.

 

Ah damn, my bad. You’re right.

He was a farmer in upstate NY.

Benny Leonard or Jake Lamotta could contend for his spot.

 

Would "Stinger" Carl Ortiz out-box Joey Napoles

 

Curtis Stevens
Tokunbo Olajide
Jeffery Resto
Daniel Judah
Monte Barrett
Vivian Harris
Peter Quillin
Sadam Ali

 

Weird, i tought about doing this thread a few days ago, cause NYC boxing has been pretty terrible in the last few decades

 

If you switch Basillio for Lamotta, he appears 2 times on your list

 

No.

 

Never forget, pre-June 2005 there were a lot of guys on this forum saying that Harris would KO Tszyu, Hatton, and Cotto.

 

truthfully, the best fighter from NYC the last 25 years is amanda serrano

 

Eddie Mustafa Muhammad deserves mention.

 

Fimo is clearly the best fighter NYC has had in awhile.

 

And Rocky Graziano deserves mention.

Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Junior Jones, and Kevin Kelly also deserve mention.

 

no fuckin way his resume compares to hers yet

 

I don't follow broad boxing like that, but I know for goddamn sure there isn't a woman in history as talented as Loma. So, I'd say Fimo stacks up.

 

Bruce Carrington will be in NYC top 5 of last 25 years soon enough

 

Tony Canzoneri has to be top 5.

 

By far

 

It seems the big name Brownsville fighters tend to be underachievers (sometimes headcases).

 

Sean Price??

 

It's Because They Expect the Mere Mention of the Word "Brooklyn" to INTIMIDATE Motherfuckers, Not Realizing Tough Guys Come from EVERYWHERE...

Just Ask Bud Crawford...



REED

 

I won't lie, between Mike, Bowe, Zab, Eddie MM, and Fimo (all Brooklyn fighters) they all have in common incredible talent, but head cases. Briggs too, but Briggs wasn't an exceptional talent like those guys. If you wanna stretch it out to the whole city you can add Camacho, but Hector was from Spanish Harlem not BK.

 

Robinson
Leonard
Ross
Tunney
Ortiz

 

Fuck! Forgot about Barney Ross!

 

I think Joey Giardello counts.

 

I think of Barney Ross as more of a Chicago fighter than New York. Even though he was born in NYC, he didn’t really grow up there - I think his family left and moved to Chicago when he was two.