Top 10 Super Middleweights by Decade

Top 10 Super Middleweights by decade
Top 10 by Decade: Part 4 Super Middleweights
A ranking experiment which attempts to objectively rank the best super middleweight boxers across different decades starting from the 1990s.
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[@keithcampbell6806]

Excellent video keep them coming.

[@mrknuckles5269]

I really enjoy these videos. I have to say Im shocked that Steve Collins isnt on here anywhere. He beat Eubank and Benn each twice, and held a title for like 4 years with several defenses.

[@TreforTreforgan]

Great little series. Keep them coming!

[@yungfelix17]

Really enjoyed this 👍

[@ZanzibarBreeze]

Rummy, it’d be great if you could do a full retrospective on the Super Middleweight division from its inception up to present day.

[@JO_Artificial]

THANKS RUMMY, Maximum respect

[@alvalankerofficial]

Thank you again, Rummy, you're the best!

[@cgibbs101231]

Where's Steve Collins was he world champion in this class during the 90s

[@YouAintGotNoTegridyBoi]

Yeah he was but the ring seemed to have only included him at third for two years.

[@robkenyon6830]

Keep up the good work Rummy! All the way from England.

[@Borisam]

Great list! Please do a welterweight list!

[@dcourt2724]

Bit surprised to not see the Steve Collins ANYWHERE on the lists

[@j.dmetalhead7517]

I think Mr Rummy that updates could be done here

[@xXColCoolXx]

I hope you do a complete list of the 2000´s top middleweight bouts like you did with the 90´s Heavyweights. I´d love that

[@jaymule7342]

Rummy is the real p4p champ. Great video!

[@joeblough261]

Question for Rummy and/or any of you out there: There was a fight, I believe on HBO, where Lampley screamed, "Is he Superman disguised as Clark Kent? Or is he Clark Kent disguised as Superman??" I remember in the lead up to a big fight, that clip was played over and over. I thought it was Lennox Lewis, and in my mind it was a fight in the UK, but I've never found it. And then, I think about how it was RJJ who was called Superman, and both he and Lennox were criticized for being too passive in many fights (Clark Kent) vs. smashing someone up fast and viscously (Superman), so maybe it was an RJJ fight and not Lennox. Does anyone know the answer? Thanks in advance for any replies!

[@RummysCorner]

I do not know the answer, but before I had even finished reading what you wrote Roy jumped to mind. So I think there is a good chance you are correct, and that Roy is a strong possibility. I confess, I don't recall that snippet from Lampley.

[@joeblough261]

@@RummysCorner Thanks for the reply! It might've been Merchant, actually. I realized that after I typed it. I started watching Roy's fights on YT for an hour and couldn't find it before I realized I needed to get back to work. LOL. One day I will find it!

[@RummysCorner]

If you ever do, I'd be curious to hear the answer. And should I ever come across it watching an old Roy fight, I will try and do the same. Cheers!

[@joeblough261]

@@RummysCorner Will do, and thanks!

[@farhanatashiga3721]

Joe calzaghe: the best super middleweight ever.

[@marthemachine2216]

Farhan Tbs FOH

[@RevanLaughs]

Farhan Tbs Joe calzaghe: most overrated fighter ever

[@xPoDaH]

Pete Long you cannot be serious

[@societysvillain]

I'll give you that if we're talking longevity. But I feel it's Jones>>>Ward>Calzaghe head to head at their best.

[@lionsandtruth2483]

Calzaghe will go down as the most overrated fighter next to Marciano in the history of boxing. His career is laughable and doesn’t hold a candle to what Ward, Eubanks Sr n Froch had done.

[@abdelhakboudounit3500]

I can't wait to see the top 10 middleweight by decade :)

[@MeidoVegeta]

Abdelhak Boudounit Floyd will surely score most points from any boxer of any era

[@mynameismyname6830]

Can’t wait for middleweight & welterweight

[@lw3554]

Where's James toney?

[@thedreamsoldierful]

I wish we had a second super six, that was so dope.

[@AS-fz5dp]

Where is Toney?

[@Rockstar-bq5fm]

Definitely agree with Calzaghe #1 and besides RJJ and Eubank sr maybe everyone who should be in the top 10 is

[@markant9534]

+Rockstar 1996 Eubank didn`t knock out as many people as Jones did at super middle and was nearly beaten by Ray Close twice at super middle.

[@lionsandtruth2483]

Calzaghe never fought nobody in their prime, often ducked fights n literally had Ottke sitting there with a major title the entire time he had titles. Ward, Froch, Eubanks Sr clearly top any SMW list

[@RussellScottHD]

Still love if you could do my show Rummy. I'd love to interview you and talk the sweet science.

[@hansbraun2726]

Nice! But James Toney needs to get in this or middleweight. Even Jones says he was the most skilled fighter he ever fought. I realize he didn't stick around long enough in each weight class to get the points the way you scored it.

[@Outerwebs]

Just an FYI, Rummy, the Mun in Mundine is pronounced like Monday - but he shouldn't be on the list anyway, so don't stress.

[@asswhop]

huh.... and where is James Toney?

[@samslick9000]

Calazaghe vs Ward would be an awesome fight.

[@lionsandtruth2483]

Ward is best SMW n arguably had one of the greatest careers amateur n pro in the history of the sport...Calzaghe doesn’t stand a chance

[@adt8634]

Lions and truth Best SMW of all time is calzaghe Andre ward would get toy by joe calzaghe Andre ward have as much as chance as tiger eating shark in water.

[@fredfunf3456]

It would be a frustrating fight to watch. Probably similar to the Hopkins one.

[@supremercommonder]

Middle weight next

[@JO_Artificial]

This side its a Good Morning

[@andisadler2897]

Excellent Series,Congrads yet again Rumsfelt....PEACE yawwlll. What you think about WBC making Wilder now fight Dillian Whyte? About time if you ask me, Whyte has been avoided for too long. Hes earned his shot. Quick Preview also on AJ V PARKER. Thankyou.

[@Rockstar-bq5fm]

Can't wait for the middleweights there's a lot of guys that can claim dominance over that one though my bet for number 1 is definitely Sugar Ray Robinson

[@ccanaves]

Carlos Monzón

[@crazykocounters4741]

it wasn't, and it turned out way worst than expected actually

[@JO_Artificial]

SO I HAVE MADE TH FIRST LIKE AND COMMENT

[@ruggerREL]

Kessler and bute are boxers who I only know for losing high profile fights but damn they was elite for a time shockingly the debates in the comments haven’t been crazy

[@nikosvault]

Well Kessler did beat Froch in their first fight.

[@circle2867]

bute was an overhyped nobody tbh. kessler at least beat froch(was a draw imo) and had very competitive fights at the very top.

[@duncangarvey8893]

Lucian Bute ending higher on the final list above Ward and Froch just shows how pointless these lists are, other than that good work Rummy. Also picking decades makes it a limited system (as you already know) look at Holmes and Tyson on the heavyweight list, they split decades.

[@lionsandtruth2483]

Soon as he saw how that point system was panning out he should’ve thrown the list n himself in a trash compactor.

[@somersetfan1]

It was interesting that Froch wasn't around for longer, felt like he was! Maybe because he had a decent amateur career and then when he did fight pro, he only wanted the best opponents. And apart from Ward, felt that he could beat them...

[@michaeldavison3491]

Americans never gave Calzaghe the respect due for his skills, 'slapper' and 'shoe shiner' my ass. Only a peak Jones jr might've beat Calzaghe.

[@d3sidude]

Prediction video ?? For AJ vs Parker ??

[@dancook5057]

Steve Collins #1

[@jrock28]

Ward best supper middleweights ever. Even moved to LHW and fought the best.

[@keithcampbell6806]

Ward was very good Stevie Wonder could see that.However Joe Calzaghe was great.

[@andisadler2897]

21 consectutive defences for me has to be Joe.

[@The_Ex_Boxing_Nerd]

Lions And Truth, You think you know the truth? Calzaghe never fought Bute. Now according to you Jeff Lacy, Mikkel Kessler (the same guy award won his first title from), BERNARD HOPKINS, and ROY JONES JR are all nobodies.

[@The_Ex_Boxing_Nerd]

Lions And Truth, Yea...Sven Ottke....the guy who fought so many top names...like Byron Mitchell who he scraped a victory out against...the same Byron Mitchell Calzaghe stopped in 2 rounds...

[@shayturnbull8402]

Bullshit, Benn, Eubank and Collins made the 90s

[@bencostello7317]

No place for Steve Collins in the 90s list. He beat both the 3rd and 4th ranked on this list. Not once but twice. He retired as an injured undefeated champion and always took on the hard fights. Very surprising omission.

[@jimmynich4791]

Ben Costello Not undefeated, maybe at super middle but he didn't have a lot of fights in that division. Lost to Kalambay and Mike McCallum at middle and let's be fair they were shop worn Eubank and Benn then.

[@markant9534]

+Ben Costella Didn`t Collins lose to Johnson at middle and look what Jones did to R. Johnson at light heavy!

[@lionsandtruth2483]

+Jimmy Nich based on this crazy pathetic biased azz list Collins should’ve been on the list, hell Eubanks Sr career was much better than Calzaghe.

[@suparolly]

Great stuff RC!! Have you done a version of this scoring system across weight classes to determine Best P4P?? I think that would be a very interesting exercise.

[@cadenrobl473]

Rummy, you should make the championship worth 15 points. It makes no sense for a contender who never grabbed the belt to be ranked higher than a man who held the belt.

[@adt8634]

joe calzaghe best super middleweight of all time with 21 title defenses Not a single current SMW touch that, he whopped everyone ottke ducked him so is hopkins

[@njclondon2009]

I love your channel, but you know as well as I do this is flawed. Lucian Bute as #3 is ridiculous. It's impossible to ever rank the greatest boxers, it's massively subjectve, but I love your interpretations anyway.

[@realrhycethoughts3578]

Roy would have CRUSHED Calzaghe in his prime.

[@markant9534]

Bullshit, Jones could be backed up with a jab Calzaghe would have handled Griffin and McCallum far better than Jones did and Roy may have had to come out like he did in the second Griffin fight to stand a chance against Joe who may have been the better boxer, Jones had more power but was far too nervous and flinchy usually, Joe would have given him hell.

[@fredfunf3456]

Nope. He would have knocked him down a few times but Calzaghe out points RJJ every fight.

[@hansbraun2726]

I think Jones in his prime beats Calzaghe in his prime 2 of 3 but they would all be great fights!

[@theantilifeequation8150]

"This list doesn't take for head to head fights" well if it did Joe Calzaghe would still be top, as he beat everybody he faced including Roy Jones Jnr.

[@omegasz1759]

Roy Jones was 6 years removed from his real prime!

[@YouAintGotNoTegridyBoi]

But Steve Collins though...

[@RussellScottHD]

Interesting exercise, but clearly masturbatory as it doesn't take into account H2H bouts or common sense for that matter.

[@anthonyanderson9303]

Russell Scott he makes that pretty clear in each of these videos. It's based solely on ring magazine rankings and one's longevity in a particular weight class so naturally multiweight guys like Jones, Pacquiao, Mayweather, etc.. are probably not gonna be ranked as high as they would be if say he did one of these for a pfp list. Floyd for example I'm assuming will only be ranked high at 130 and 147. He didn't spend enough time at 135, 140, and 154 to be ranked high on a list like this.

[@anonym58063]

Just curious, are you a journalist? Your knowledge of boxing is too impressive for a fan

[@Souleman561]

its called a top 10 list ranking for the year by year for the division, and doing proper research.... you think hes free balling this entire thing

[@lionsandtruth2483]

Calzaghe will go down as one of most overrated fighters next to Marciano in the history of boxing Becuz he didn’t fight or beat nobody in their prime. Calzaghe had a pathetic career riddled with avoiding, ducking n backing out of fights against the top 168lb in the division. Ottke literally had a title at 168lb the entire time Calzaghe had his titles smh. Dude career doesn’t hold a candlestick to Ward, Eubanks Sr and Froch.

[@CHICANO1975]

Calzaghe is the single most overrated fighter ever....

[@markant9534]

+DANIEL DE LA CRUZ If he was American or Mexican you would be saying he was an ATG!

[@lionsandtruth2483]

Calzaghe n Marciano are neck n neck. Both had talent but both careers as a whole were underwhelming n flat out pathetic