Greatest fighters named joe of all time

[janitor]

I am in a wymsical mood at the moment so lets have some lists. The top five or top ten greatest fighters with the name Joe.

[AnT716]

Frazier, Louis, Calzaghe

[ajohnfp]

1. Gans
2. Louis
3. Walcott
4. Giardello
5. Frazier

I'm sure I'm missing someone obvious here.

[janitor]

My list

1. Walcott (Barbados)
2. Gans
3. Louis
4. Lynch
5. Choynski
6. Frazier
7. Walcott (Jersey)
8. Jeanette
9. Maxim
10. Calzaghe

[Dempsey1238]

Joe Brown of couse.

[Manassa]

My list

1. Walcott (Barbados)
2. Gans
3. Louis
4. Lynch
5. Choynski
6. Frazier
7. Walcott (Jersey)
8. Maxim
9. Calzaghe
10. Archibald

I would have thought you'd have Joe Jeanette before Calzaghe.

[janitor]

I would have thought you'd have Joe Jeanette before Calzaghe.

Sorry Mr Jeanette.

Forgott about him.

[Manassa]

Joe Gans
Joe Louis
Joe Walcott
Jersey Joe Walcott
Joe Brown
Joey Maxim
Joe Glick
Joe Lynch
Joey Giardello
Joe Frazier
Joe Calzaghe
Joe Goss
Joe Jeanette
Joe Choynski
Joey Archer
Joey Archibald

Those are the ones to choose from that I can think of.

[Amsterdam]

My list

1. Walcott (Barbados)
2. Gans
3. Louis
4. Lynch
5. Choynski
6. Frazier
7. Walcott (Jersey)
8. Jeanette
9. Maxim
10. Calzaghe

Maxim over Calzaghe?

[janitor]

Maxim over Calzaghe?

For now.

If he beats Kesler I will review this.

[Amsterdam]

For now.

If he beats Kesler I will review this.

That's garaunteed, so go ahead and review.:yep

[janitor]

That's garaunteed, so go ahead and review.:yep

I will wait until after the fight if it is all the same but if Calzaghe wins or is competitive in loosing I will not be ungenerous in terms of his ranking among the pantheon of great British fighters.

[Amsterdam]

I will wait until after the fight if it is all the same but if Calzaghe wins or is competitive in loosing I will not be ungenerous in terms of his ranking among the pantheon of great British fighters.

Lacy had more success than Kessler will, if Kessler even lasts 7 rounds...

[janitor]

Lacy had more success than Kessler will, if Kessler even lasts 7 rounds...

This is the classic section.

The ultimate standing of both Lacy and Kessler is yet to be determined.

For example Lacy might never do anything meaningfull again after his thrashig at Calzaghes hands or he might go on to dominate the division after Calzaghe retires. Same for Kessler.

To give a historical example Joe Louis's wins over Jersey Joe Walcott were seen as trivial at the time but Walcott went on to win the title and have an epic war with Marciano.

[GazOC]

I was putting my 'top 5 Joes' list together and forgot Louis!!

[janitor]

I was putting my 'top 5 Joes' list together and forgot Louis!!

For shame.

Seriously though. This is the kind of list where you are going to make omisions like that because it is an ugly exercise in latteral thinking.

[GazOC]

For shame.

Seriously though. This is the kind of list where you are going to make omisions like that because it is an ugly exercise in latteral thinking.

I Know I was pretty embarrased, but I was so fixed on not leaving out any old time fighters I skipped over him.

For top 5 I had Gans, Brown, Frazier, Jeanette, but then for some reason got fixed on Calzaghe for number 5 when I should have slotted in Louis at 1 or 2.

[Marciano Frazier]

Louis, Gans, Frazier, Barbados Walcott, Giardello, Calzaghe, Jersey Walcott, Maxim, Jeanette, Choynski.

[janitor]

Another name that we could consider if we include bare knuckle is Joe Goss.