1921-1940 Immortal nominees and voting

NOMINEES FOR 1920-1940

Pancho Villa-90 wins when he died at 23. Flyweight king. Defeated an older Jimmy Wilde.

Panama Al Brown-Bantamweight freak. 5'11 with a 76 inch reach. Champ for seven years. Spent many years in Europe.

Tony Canzoneri-A teenage world champion. THE MAN at 126, 134 and 140. Got a draw at 118. Beat over a dozen HOFers.

Henry Armstrong-Held three of the eight belts at the same time.

Barney Ross-THE MAN at 135-140-147. Defeated the best in a great era.

Benny Leonard-Arguably the greatest 135 of all time. Dominant in maybe the greatest lightweight era ever.

Jimmy McLarnin-Beat top guys from 112-147. A dozen wins over HOFers.

Mickey Walker-Welter and middle king. Beat reigning LHW champ as well and got a draw with Jack Sharkey at heavy.

Gene Tunney-Defeated Dempsey, Greb, Carpentier and Loughran.

Tommy Loughran-Defeated Greb, Braddock, Walker, Stribling, McTigue. One of the great left hands in history.

Joe Louis-25 title defenses. NEXT!

Billy Conn-Dominant middle and light heavy. Also beat eight ranked heavies.

My own view is this era was the best the sport has seen.

DMAR has added

Kid Chocolate-Cuban great featherweight. Beat men including L:aBarba, Bass, Singer. Went life and death with Canzoneri and Berg.

Current Votes
marble- Brown, Canzoneri, Armstrong, Ross, Leonard, McLarnin, Walker, Tunney, Loughran, Louis, Conn, Kid Chocolate
Dmar-Canzoneri, Armstrong, Ross, Leonard, Walker, Tunney, Loughran, Louis,
Mark-Canzoneri, Armstrong, Ross, Leonard, McLarnin, Walker, Tunney, Loughran, Louis, Conn
Frank-Villa, Brown, Canzoneri, Armstrong, Ross, Leonard, McLarnin, Walker, Tunney, Loughran, Louis, Conn, Kid Chocolate, Deacon Tiger Flowers
Bird-Joe Louis, Barney Ross, HENRY ARMSTRONG, McLarnin, Canzoneri, gene Tunney, Panama Al Brown

I vote yes on everyone except Villa.

id like to add for consideration for that ea 21-1940 kid chocalote to marbles list.

dmar5143 wrote:

id like to add for consideration for that ea 21-1940 kid chocalote to marbles list.

EXCELLENT! I will add.

hard to leave someone out on the list from 21-1940 but i did..my votes are mickey walker benny leanard tony canzanerri henry armstrong barney ross gene tunney joe louis..geez im on the fense with loughram..if hes that close in my mind then i gotta say yes to tommy..

dmar5143 wrote:

hard to leave someone out on the list from 21-1940 but i did..my votes are mickey walker benny leanard tony canzanerri henry armstrong barney ross gene tunney joe louis..geez im on the fense with loughram..if hes that close in my mind then i gotta say yes to tommy..

Yeah I think in this era fighters get the benefit of the doubt.

Everyone but Pancho.

I agree with all the selections. I would add "Deacon Tiger Flowers."

Yes to everyone but Villa, Brown, and Kid. I do not know them that well so they get a non-vote from me.

Bump please vote guys. Thanks

Joe Louis, Barney Ross, HENRY ARMSTRONG, McLarnin, Canzoneri, gene Tunney, Panama Al Brown, Kid Chocolate