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Jersey-Jim · 10-12-2008, 03:53 PM

Notes From An All-Time Light Heavyweight Tournament

Jack Root was a very good boxer, but he was a "tweener": Too big for the middleweight class, which then had a limit of 158 pounds, but not big enough to take on top heavyweights, who weighed 180 pounds and up.

Root's manager, Lou Houseman, in 1903, created a new division with an oxymoronic name and challenged any fighter of 175 pounds or less to take on his fighter for the light heavyweight title. The idea won general acceptance. On April 22, 1903, Root defeated Charles "Kid" McCoy to become the first light heavyweight champion, and the division has flourished ever since.

Welcome to “Notes From An All-Time Heavyweight Tournament.” In keeping with the “Notes From An All-Time” series, this tournament will continue from where the Heavyweight Tournament left off. Some of the fighters in this tournament, as with the Heavyweights, have been modified after additional play-testing and are not rated indentically to those supplied with Title Bout Championship Boxing 2.5.

Below is a list of 64 fighters who will be competing in this tournament. The fighters will be re-listed in order of ability for seeding purposes.

1. Archie Moore
2. Michael Spinks
3. Maxie Rosenbloom
4. Tommy Loughran
5. John Henry Lewis
6. Bob Foster
7. Jack Dillon
8. Billy Conn
9. Dick Tiger
10. Michael Moorer
11. Dariusz Michalczewski
12. Roy Jones, Jr.
13. Virgil Hill
14. Jack Delaney
15. Antonio Tarver
16. Philadelphia Jack O’Brien
17. Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
18. Matthew Saad Muhammad
19. Joey Maxim
20. Harold Johnson
21. George Gardiner
22. Victor Galindez
23. Bob Fitzsimmons
24. Paul Berlenbach
25. Iran Barkley
26. Jimmy Slattery
27. Dwight Qawi
28. Willie Pastrano
29. Battling Levinsky
30. Gus Lesnevich
31. Marvin Johnson
32. Thomas Hearns
33. Georges Carpentier
34. Prince Charles Williams
35. Fabrice_Tiozzo
36. Mate Parlov
37. Henry Maske
38. Reggie Johnson
39. Jeff Harding
40. William Guthrie
41. Montell Griffin
42. Danny Green
43. Chad Dawson
44. Bobby Czyz
45. John Conteh
46. Melio Bettina
47. Leeonzer Barber
48. Dennis Andries
49. Leslie Stewart
50. Battling Siki
51. Jack Root
52. Bob Olin
53. Freddie Mills
54. Mike McTigue
55. Julio César González
56. Bruno Girard
57. Anton Christoforidis
58. Silvio Branco
59. Clinton Woods
60. Don LaLonde
61. Bob Godwin
62. Miguel Angel Cuello
63. Tomasz Adamek
64. Mike Rossman

10-12-2008, 03:53 PM	#1
Jersey-Jim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toms River, NJ & Sarasota, FL. Posts: 2,701	Notes from an All-Time Light Heavyweight Tournament Notes From An All-Time Light Heavyweight Tournament Jack Root was a very good boxer, but he was a "tweener": Too big for the middleweight class, which then had a limit of 158 pounds, but not big enough to take on top heavyweights, who weighed 180 pounds and up. Root's manager, Lou Houseman, in 1903, created a new division with an oxymoronic name and challenged any fighter of 175 pounds or less to take on his fighter for the light heavyweight title. The idea won general acceptance. On April 22, 1903, Root defeated Charles "Kid" McCoy to become the first light heavyweight champion, and the division has flourished ever since. Welcome to “Notes From An All-Time Heavyweight Tournament.” In keeping with the “Notes From An All-Time” series, this tournament will continue from where the Heavyweight Tournament left off. Some of the fighters in this tournament, as with the Heavyweights, have been modified after additional play-testing and are not rated indentically to those supplied with Title Bout Championship Boxing 2.5. Below is a list of 64 fighters who will be competing in this tournament. The fighters will be re-listed in order of ability for seeding purposes. 1. Archie Moore 2. Michael Spinks 3. Maxie Rosenbloom 4. Tommy Loughran 5. John Henry Lewis 6. Bob Foster 7. Jack Dillon 8. Billy Conn 9. Dick Tiger 10. Michael Moorer 11. Dariusz Michalczewski 12. Roy Jones, Jr. 13. Virgil Hill 14. Jack Delaney 15. Antonio Tarver 16. Philadelphia Jack O’Brien 17. Eddie Mustafa Muhammad 18. Matthew Saad Muhammad 19. Joey Maxim 20. Harold Johnson 21. George Gardiner 22. Victor Galindez 23. Bob Fitzsimmons 24. Paul Berlenbach 25. Iran Barkley 26. Jimmy Slattery 27. Dwight Qawi 28. Willie Pastrano 29. Battling Levinsky 30. Gus Lesnevich 31. Marvin Johnson 32. Thomas Hearns 33. Georges Carpentier 34. Prince Charles Williams 35. Fabrice_Tiozzo 36. Mate Parlov 37. Henry Maske 38. Reggie Johnson 39. Jeff Harding 40. William Guthrie 41. Montell Griffin 42. Danny Green 43. Chad Dawson 44. Bobby Czyz 45. John Conteh 46. Melio Bettina 47. Leeonzer Barber 48. Dennis Andries 49. Leslie Stewart 50. Battling Siki 51. Jack Root 52. Bob Olin 53. Freddie Mills 54. Mike McTigue 55. Julio César González 56. Bruno Girard 57. Anton Christoforidis 58. Silvio Branco 59. Clinton Woods 60. Don LaLonde 61. Bob Godwin 62. Miguel Angel Cuello 63. Tomasz Adamek 64. Mike Rossman Last edited by Jersey-Jim; 10-22-2008 at 04:21 PM.