Who had been the High 10 pound for pound boxers within the Fifties?
Welcome to Half 7 of 13 from the most recent Boxing Survey Sequence, which can survey volunteers in an effort to find out the most effective pound for pound boxers from every decade. For this explicit survey which focuses consideration on boxers from the Fifties, a complete of 25 volunteers participated. Every volunteer offered a chronological record of between 10 and 25 names to solid their votes for the most effective boxers within the Fifties.
The Fifties was a well-liked time in boxing historical past, largely as a result of larger publicity that got here with the territory of matches being broadcast on tv. Three of the extra well-liked boxers competing throughout this decade included Archie Moore, Rocky Marciano, and Sugar Ray Robinson.
Archie Moore was the longest reigning gentle heavyweight champion of all time, which is unbelievable when you think about the very fact he was 36 (or maybe 39) years previous when he lastly received his first shot to battle for a title. Rocky Marciano was the world heavyweight champion who’s famously recognized for retiring with an ideal unblemished skilled report of 49-0.
And at last the good Sugar Ray Robinson, who was beforehand the world welterweight champion in the course of the Nineteen Forties, and in the course of the Fifties he would change into a 5 time world middleweight champion. These had been simply 3 of the all time nice boxing legends who competed in the course of the adorned Fifties boxing panorama.
So who had been the High 10 pound for pound boxers in the course of the Fifties? And the place do Archie Moore, Rocky Marciano, and Sugar Ray Robinson determine in?
This version of Rummy’s Nook will try and reply that query primarily based on the outcomes from half 7 on this Survey specializing in the Fifties, which included 25 volunteers. Please watch and benefit from the video. That is Rummy’s Nook (produced and narrated by Geoffrey Ciani).
