Who Was The Best Of The 1970's and 80's Great White Hope?

[GhostofDempsey]

Joe Bugner and Gerrie Coetzeedeserves a mention here, they each had a few solid wins.

[Biledriver]

Lmao....none of this matters. There still never any demand for either fight to be made, and Bobbick was stopped whenever he stepped up against elite competition. I'm sorry this hurts your feelings, but this is the hard truth. Prove me wrong.

We know Queenie's motives on this one. I also have a nasty suspi cion about the agenda being pushed with this thread, but I don't feel like unblocking the thread starter to find out if my suspi cion is correct

[Willow The Wisp]

My first comment:
Good post!
Pedestrians have no idea how "athletically special" a person has to be just to rise up into the top 50 in Boxing; let alone the top 10 or 20. It's the hardest sport in the world to do that in, and not by a little.


My second comment:
Unlike team sports where an athlete can represent a city even if he's never been there before being drafted by that team; but in individual sports such as boxing, an athlete honestly represents himself. His place of origin, his former occupation, his race, his religion, his political leanings...everything. Boxing history is steeped in a tradition whereby ethnic groups are represented by their very best natural fighters are entered into contests to represent entire groups. In the old fight halls, the English would all sit in a section to cheer on their representative. ***s in another section, Blacks in another, Irish in another, Italians, Japanese, Mexican, Polish, Russian, Scottish, Argentinian, Southern, Northern, West coast, East coast, and so on.
The concept of a "Great White Hope" sees it's origin stemming from that, fairly innocent tradition of pride.


My Final comment:
The best of the "Great White Hopes",
Between January 1970 and December 1989, might look something like this:

1. Jerry Quarry, US. 53-9-4(32)
2. Gerry Cooney, US. 28-3-0(24)
3. George Chuvalo, CAN. 73-18-2(64)
4. Gerrie Coetzee, SA. 33-6-1(21)
5. Joe Bugner, England (via Hungary) 69-13-1(41)
6. Oscar Bonavena, ARG. 58-9-1(44)
7. Duane Bobick, US 48-4-0(42)
8. Randall "Tex" Cobb, US. 42-7-1(35)
9. John Dino Denis, US. 45-5-2(20)
10.Boone Kirkman, US. 36-6-0(25)
11.Chuck Wepner, US. 36-14-1(17)
12.Scott LeDoux, US. 33-13-4(22)
13.Francesco Damiani, ITA. 30-2-0(24)
14.Kallie Knoetze, SA. 21-6-0(20)
15.Jose Manuel Urtain, SPA. 53-11-4(38)
16.Pierre Coetzer, SA. 39-5-0(27)
17.Lucien Rodriguez, FRA 39-12-1(21)
18.Richard Dunn, England. 33-12-0(16)
19.Steffen Tangstad, NOR. 24-2-2(14)
20.Randy Neumann, US. 31-7-0(11)
21.John L Gardner, England. 35-4-0(29)
22.Jack O'Halloran, US 34-21-2(17)
23.Gordon Racette, CAN. 27-6-0(20)
24.Lorenzo Zanon, ITA. 27-6-3(9)
25.Tony Doyle, US. 40-16-1(20)
26.Ron Stander, US. 37-21-3(28)
27.Rodney Bobick, US. 37-7-0(17)
28.Eduardo Corletti, ARG. 32-16-5(17)
29.Sylvain Watbled, FRA. 34-3-0(22)
30.Dave Zyglewicz, US. 32-4-0(18)
31.Rudi Lubbers, NET. 28-8-0(13)
32.Mike Schutte, SA. 38-9-2(28)
33.Terry Hinke, US. 39-5-1(29)
34.Juergen Blin, GER. 30-12-6(8)
35.Pat Duncan, US. 44-11-3(29)
36.Mike Koranicki, US. 27-9-2(15)
37.Johnny Du Plooy, SA 27-5-1(22)
38.Terry Daniels, US. 35-30-1(28)
39.Terry Krueger, US. 35-16-1(34)
40.Jeff Shelburg, US. 22-6-0(19)
41.Willie DeWit, CAN. 20-1-1(14)
42.Alfio Righetti, ITA. 36-2-1(17)
43.Jean Pierre Coopman, BEL. 36-16-2(20)
44.Giuseppe "Bepi" Ros, ITA. 42-16-2(24)
45.Bennie Knoetze, SA. 25-3-0(17)
46.Tommy Franco Thomas, US 34-8-0(21)
47.Mario Baruzzi, ITA. 37-12-0(24)
48.Scott Frank, US. 22-1-1(16)
49.Dante Cane, ITA. 44-15-6(30)
50.Dale Ibar Arrington, US 28-7-2(21)
51.Danny McAlinden, IRE. 31-12-2(28)
52.Jack Bodell, England 58-13-0(31)
53.Domingo D'Elia, ARG. 25-5-3(12)
54.Kip Kane, US 15-2-1(6)
55.Anders Eklund, SWE. 19-5-1(10)
56.Claude Humphrey McBride, US. 34-8-0(28)
57.Bernd August, GER. 28-9-2(19)
58.Lou Esa, US. 19-6-1(16)
59.Jimmy Abbott, SA. 19-5-2(16)
60.James J. Beattie, US. 40-10-0(32)
61.Kevin Babineaux, US. 15-0-1(13)
62.Bill Sharkey, US. 22-7-1(16)
63.Gordon Ferris, England. 20-6-0(11)
64.Jerry Judge, US. 16-7-2(13)
65.Guy Casale, US. 14-3-3(7)
66.Nick Wells, US. 16-7-0(15)
67.Billy Aird, England. 26-15-5(7)
68.Lee Canalito, US 21-0-0(19)
69.Henry Milligan, US. 17-3-1(15)
70.Bobby Hitz, US. 15-5-0(10)
71.Bill Drover, CAN. 33-16-3(25)
72.Jerry Halstad, US. 85-19-1(63)
73.Tommy Kost, US. 20-7-0(14)
74.Ron Drinkwater, US. 19-3-0(15)
75.Bobby Crabtree, US. 56-35-1(50)
76.Tom Fischer, US. 37-11-0(23)
77.Rocky Sekorski, US. 23-13-0(11)
78.Felipe Rodriguez, SPA. 28-9-5(14)
79.Jimmy Richards, SA. 26-11-4(11)
80.Steve Zouski, US. 31-18-0(15)
81.David Pearce, England. 17-4-1(13)
82.Claman Parker, US. 34-24-1(20)
83.Walter Masseroni, ARG. 30-9-0(25)
84.Albert Syben, BEL. 37-12-2(16)
85.Greg Sorrentino, US. 19-9-1(2)
86.Jimmy Finn, US 20-1-0(4)
87.Jean Maurice Chanet, FRA. 28-21-0(10)
88.Larry Renaud, CAN. 20-19-0(7)
89.Tony Ventura, US. 17-14-0(12)
90.Peter Weiland, GER. 23-6-2(18)
91.CJ Vescio, US. 10-2-2(8)
92.Bob Felstein, CAN. 16-14-1(10)
93.Jerry Huston Jr, US. 14-7-1(7)
94.Ken Schmidt, US. 13-3-0(9)
95.Paul Sykes, England 6-3-1(4)
96.Horst Geisler, CAN. 11-6-0(11)
97.Billy Cronin, US. 6-2-0(5)
98.Mike Tarasewich, US. 6-8-1(4)
99.Joel Humm, US. 14-10-4(10)
100.Terry O'Connor, England. 20-20-3(3)

[max baer]

My first comment:
Good post!
Pedestrians have no idea how "athletically special" a person has to be just to rise up into the top 50 in Boxing; let alone the top 10 or 20. It's the hardest sport in the world to do that in, and not by a little.


My second comment:
Unlike team sports where an athlete can represent a city even if he's never been there before being drafted by that team; but in individual sports such as boxing, an athlete honestly represents himself. His place of origin, his former occupation, his race, his religion, his political leanings...everything. Boxing history is steeped in a tradition whereby ethnic groups are represented by their very best natural fighters are entered into contests to represent entire groups. In the old fight halls, the English would all sit in a section to cheer on their representative. ***s in another section, Blacks in another, Irish in another, Italians, Japanese, Mexican, Polish, Russian, Scottish, Argentinian, Southern, Northern, West coast, East coast, and so on.
The concept of a "Great White Hope" sees it's origin stemming from that, fairly innocent tradition of pride.


My Final comment:
The best of the "Great White Hopes",
Between January 1970 and December 1989, might look something like this:

1. Jerry Quarry, US. 53-9-4(32)
2. Gerry Cooney, US. 28-3-0(24)
3. George Chuvalo, CAN. 73-18-2(64)
4. Gerrie Coetzee, SA. 33-6-1(21)
5. Joe Bugner, England (via Hungary) 69-13-1(41)
6. Oscar Bonavena, ARG. 58-9-1(44)
7. Duane Bobick, US 48-4-0(42)
8. Randall "Tex" Cobb, US. 42-7-1(35)
9. John Dino Denis, US. 45-5-2(20)
10.Boone Kirkman, US. 36-6-0(25)
11.Chuck Wepner, US. 36-14-1(17)
12.Scott LeDoux, US. 33-13-4(22)
13.Francesco Damiani, ITA. 30-2-0(24)
14.Kallie Knoetze, SA. 21-6-0(20)
15.Jose Manuel Urtain, SPA. 53-11-4(38)
16.Pierre Coetzer, SA. 39-5-0(27)
17.Lucien Rodriguez, FRA 39-12-1(21)
18.Richard Dunn, England. 33-12-0(16)
19.Steffen Tangstad, NOR. 24-2-2(14)
20.Randy Neumann, US. 31-7-0(11)
21.John L Gardner, England. 35-4-0(29)
22.Jack O'Halloran, US 34-21-2(17)
23.Gordon Racette, CAN. 27-6-0(20)
24.Lorenzo Zanon, ITA. 27-6-3(9)
25.Tony Doyle, US. 40-16-1(20)
26.Ron Stander, US. 37-21-3(28)
27.Rodney Bobick, US. 37-7-0(17)
28.Eduardo Corletti, ARG. 32-16-5(17)
29.Sylvain Watbled, FRA. 34-3-0(22)
30.Dave Zyglewicz, US. 32-4-0(18)
31.Rudi Lubbers, NET. 28-8-0(13)
32.Mike Schutte, SA. 38-9-2(28)
33.Terry Hinke, US. 39-5-1(29)
34.Juergen Blin, GER. 30-12-6(8)
35.Pat Duncan, US. 44-11-3(29)
36.Mike Koranicki, US. 27-9-2(15)
37.Johnny Du Plooy, SA 27-5-1(22)
38.Terry Daniels, US. 35-30-1(28)
39.Terry Krueger, US. 35-16-1(34)
40.Jeff Shelburg, US. 22-6-0(19)
41.Willie DeWit, CAN. 20-1-1(14)
42.Alfio Righetti, ITA. 36-2-1(17)
43.Jean Pierre Coopman, BEL. 36-16-2(20)
44.Giuseppe "Bepi" Ros, ITA. 42-16-2(24)
45.Bennie Knoetze, SA. 25-3-0(17)
46.Tommy Franco Thomas, US 34-8-0(21)
47.Mario Baruzzi, ITA. 37-12-0(24)
48.Scott Frank, US. 22-1-1(16)
49.Dante Cane, ITA. 44-15-6(30)
50.Dale Ibar Arrington, US 28-7-2(21)
51.Danny McAlinden, IRE. 31-12-2(28)
52.Jack Bodell, England 58-13-0(31)
53.Domingo D'Elia, ARG. 25-5-3(12)
54.Kip Kane, US 15-2-1(6)
55.Anders Eklund, SWE. 19-5-1(10)
56.Claude Humphrey McBride, US. 34-8-0(28)
57.Bernd August, GER. 28-9-2(19)
58.Lou Esa, US. 19-6-1(16)
59.Jimmy Abbott, SA. 19-5-2(16)
60.James J. Beattie, US. 40-10-0(32)
61.Kevin Babineaux, US. 15-0-1(13)
62.Bill Sharkey, US. 22-7-1(16)
63.Gordon Ferris, England. 20-6-0(11)
64.Jerry Judge, US. 16-7-2(13)
65.Guy Casale, US. 14-3-3(7)
66.Nick Wells, US. 16-7-0(15)
67.Billy Aird, England. 26-15-5(7)
68.Lee Canalito, US 21-0-0(19)
69.Henry Milligan, US. 17-3-1(15)
70.Bobby Hitz, US. 15-5-0(10)
71.Bill Drover, CAN. 33-16-3(25)
72.Jerry Halstad, US. 85-19-1(63)
73.Tommy Kost, US. 20-7-0(14)
74.Ron Drinkwater, US. 19-3-0(15)
75.Bobby Crabtree, US. 56-35-1(50)
76.Tom Fischer, US. 37-11-0(23)
77.Rocky Sekorski, US. 23-13-0(11)
78.Felipe Rodriguez, SPA. 28-9-5(14)
79.Jimmy Richards, SA. 26-11-4(11)
80.Steve Zouski, US. 31-18-0(15)
81.David Pearce, England. 17-4-1(13)
82.Claman Parker, US. 34-24-1(20)
83.Walter Masseroni, ARG. 30-9-0(25)
84.Albert Syben, BEL. 37-12-2(16)
85.Greg Sorrentino, US. 19-9-1(2)
86.Jimmy Finn, US 20-1-0(4)
87.Jean Maurice Chanet, FRA. 28-21-0(10)
88.Larry Renaud, CAN. 20-19-0(7)
89.Tony Ventura, US. 17-14-0(12)
90.Peter Weiland, GER. 23-6-2(18)
91.CJ Vescio, US. 10-2-2(8)
92.Bob Felstein, CAN. 16-14-1(10)
93.Jerry Huston Jr, US. 14-7-1(7)
94.Ken Schmidt, US. 13-3-0(9)
95.Paul Sykes, England 6-3-1(4)
96.Horst Geisler, CAN. 11-6-0(11)
97.Billy Cronin, US. 6-2-0(5)
98.Mike Tarasewich, US. 6-8-1(4)
99.Joel Humm, US. 14-10-4(10)
100.Terry O'Connor, England. 20-20-3(3)

sheer brilliance here! You are an expert no doubt.

[Willow The Wisp]

sheer brilliance here! You are an expert no doubt.

Tell that to my Wife!!!!

Thank you, Sir.

[JAB5239]

My first comment:
Good post!
Pedestrians have no idea how "athletically special" a person has to be just to rise up into the top 50 in Boxing; let alone the top 10 or 20. It's the hardest sport in the world to do that in, and not by a little.


My second comment:
Unlike team sports where an athlete can represent a city even if he's never been there before being drafted by that team; but in individual sports such as boxing, an athlete honestly represents himself. His place of origin, his former occupation, his race, his religion, his political leanings...everything. Boxing history is steeped in a tradition whereby ethnic groups are represented by their very best natural fighters are entered into contests to represent entire groups. In the old fight halls, the English would all sit in a section to cheer on their representative. ***s in another section, Blacks in another, Irish in another, Italians, Japanese, Mexican, Polish, Russian, Scottish, Argentinian, Southern, Northern, West coast, East coast, and so on.
The concept of a "Great White Hope" sees it's origin stemming from that, fairly innocent tradition of pride.


My Final comment:
The best of the "Great White Hopes",
Between January 1970 and December 1989, might look something like this:

1. Jerry Quarry, US. 53-9-4(32)
2. Gerry Cooney, US. 28-3-0(24)
3. George Chuvalo, CAN. 73-18-2(64)
4. Gerrie Coetzee, SA. 33-6-1(21)
5. Joe Bugner, England (via Hungary) 69-13-1(41)
6. Oscar Bonavena, ARG. 58-9-1(44)
7. Duane Bobick, US 48-4-0(42)
8. Randall "Tex" Cobb, US. 42-7-1(35)
9. John Dino Denis, US. 45-5-2(20)
10.Boone Kirkman, US. 36-6-0(25)
11.Chuck Wepner, US. 36-14-1(17)
12.Scott LeDoux, US. 33-13-4(22)
13.Francesco Damiani, ITA. 30-2-0(24)
14.Kallie Knoetze, SA. 21-6-0(20)
15.Jose Manuel Urtain, SPA. 53-11-4(38)
16.Pierre Coetzer, SA. 39-5-0(27)
17.Lucien Rodriguez, FRA 39-12-1(21)
18.Richard Dunn, England. 33-12-0(16)
19.Steffen Tangstad, NOR. 24-2-2(14)
20.Randy Neumann, US. 31-7-0(11)
21.John L Gardner, England. 35-4-0(29)
22.Jack O'Halloran, US 34-21-2(17)
23.Gordon Racette, CAN. 27-6-0(20)
24.Lorenzo Zanon, ITA. 27-6-3(9)
25.Tony Doyle, US. 40-16-1(20)
26.Ron Stander, US. 37-21-3(28)
27.Rodney Bobick, US. 37-7-0(17)
28.Eduardo Corletti, ARG. 32-16-5(17)
29.Sylvain Watbled, FRA. 34-3-0(22)
30.Dave Zyglewicz, US. 32-4-0(18)
31.Rudi Lubbers, NET. 28-8-0(13)
32.Mike Schutte, SA. 38-9-2(28)
33.Terry Hinke, US. 39-5-1(29)
34.Juergen Blin, GER. 30-12-6(8)
35.Pat Duncan, US. 44-11-3(29)
36.Mike Koranicki, US. 27-9-2(15)
37.Johnny Du Plooy, SA 27-5-1(22)
38.Terry Daniels, US. 35-30-1(28)
39.Terry Krueger, US. 35-16-1(34)
40.Jeff Shelburg, US. 22-6-0(19)
41.Willie DeWit, CAN. 20-1-1(14)
42.Alfio Righetti, ITA. 36-2-1(17)
43.Jean Pierre Coopman, BEL. 36-16-2(20)
44.Giuseppe "Bepi" Ros, ITA. 42-16-2(24)
45.Bennie Knoetze, SA. 25-3-0(17)
46.Tommy Franco Thomas, US 34-8-0(21)
47.Mario Baruzzi, ITA. 37-12-0(24)
48.Scott Frank, US. 22-1-1(16)
49.Dante Cane, ITA. 44-15-6(30)
50.Dale Ibar Arrington, US 28-7-2(21)
51.Danny McAlinden, IRE. 31-12-2(28)
52.Jack Bodell, England 58-13-0(31)
53.Domingo D'Elia, ARG. 25-5-3(12)
54.Kip Kane, US 15-2-1(6)
55.Anders Eklund, SWE. 19-5-1(10)
56.Claude Humphrey McBride, US. 34-8-0(28)
57.Bernd August, GER. 28-9-2(19)
58.Lou Esa, US. 19-6-1(16)
59.Jimmy Abbott, SA. 19-5-2(16)
60.James J. Beattie, US. 40-10-0(32)
61.Kevin Babineaux, US. 15-0-1(13)
62.Bill Sharkey, US. 22-7-1(16)
63.Gordon Ferris, England. 20-6-0(11)
64.Jerry Judge, US. 16-7-2(13)
65.Guy Casale, US. 14-3-3(7)
66.Nick Wells, US. 16-7-0(15)
67.Billy Aird, England. 26-15-5(7)
68.Lee Canalito, US 21-0-0(19)
69.Henry Milligan, US. 17-3-1(15)
70.Bobby Hitz, US. 15-5-0(10)
71.Bill Drover, CAN. 33-16-3(25)
72.Jerry Halstad, US. 85-19-1(63)
73.Tommy Kost, US. 20-7-0(14)
74.Ron Drinkwater, US. 19-3-0(15)
75.Bobby Crabtree, US. 56-35-1(50)
76.Tom Fischer, US. 37-11-0(23)
77.Rocky Sekorski, US. 23-13-0(11)
78.Felipe Rodriguez, SPA. 28-9-5(14)
79.Jimmy Richards, SA. 26-11-4(11)
80.Steve Zouski, US. 31-18-0(15)
81.David Pearce, England. 17-4-1(13)
82.Claman Parker, US. 34-24-1(20)
83.Walter Masseroni, ARG. 30-9-0(25)
84.Albert Syben, BEL. 37-12-2(16)
85.Greg Sorrentino, US. 19-9-1(2)
86.Jimmy Finn, US 20-1-0(4)
87.Jean Maurice Chanet, FRA. 28-21-0(10)
88.Larry Renaud, CAN. 20-19-0(7)
89.Tony Ventura, US. 17-14-0(12)
90.Peter Weiland, GER. 23-6-2(18)
91.CJ Vescio, US. 10-2-2(8)
92.Bob Felstein, CAN. 16-14-1(10)
93.Jerry Huston Jr, US. 14-7-1(7)
94.Ken Schmidt, US. 13-3-0(9)
95.Paul Sykes, England 6-3-1(4)
96.Horst Geisler, CAN. 11-6-0(11)
97.Billy Cronin, US. 6-2-0(5)
98.Mike Tarasewich, US. 6-8-1(4)
99.Joel Humm, US. 14-10-4(10)
100.Terry O'Connor, England. 20-20-3(3)

Always impressive your lists. Curious why no Tommy Morrison or Joe Mesi? Also, Dino Denis seems a bit high, but I'd really have to dig more to make any kind of case. Just my first impression.

[mattdonnellon]

My first comment:
Good post!
Pedestrians have no idea how "athletically special" a person has to be just to rise up into the top 50 in Boxing; let alone the top 10 or 20. It's the hardest sport in the world to do that in, and not by a little.


My second comment:
Unlike team sports where an athlete can represent a city even if he's never been there before being drafted by that team; but in individual sports such as boxing, an athlete honestly represents himself. His place of origin, his former occupation, his race, his religion, his political leanings...everything. Boxing history is steeped in a tradition whereby ethnic groups are represented by their very best natural fighters are entered into contests to represent entire groups. In the old fight halls, the English would all sit in a section to cheer on their representative. ***s in another section, Blacks in another, Irish in another, Italians, Japanese, Mexican, Polish, Russian, Scottish, Argentinian, Southern, Northern, West coast, East coast, and so on.
The concept of a "Great White Hope" sees it's origin stemming from that, fairly innocent tradition of pride.


My Final comment:
The best of the "Great White Hopes",
Between January 1970 and December 1989, might look something like this:

1. Jerry Quarry, US. 53-9-4(32)
2. Gerry Cooney, US. 28-3-0(24)
3. George Chuvalo, CAN. 73-18-2(64)
4. Gerrie Coetzee, SA. 33-6-1(21)
5. Joe Bugner, England (via Hungary) 69-13-1(41)
6. Oscar Bonavena, ARG. 58-9-1(44)
7. Duane Bobick, US 48-4-0(42)
8. Randall "Tex" Cobb, US. 42-7-1(35)
9. John Dino Denis, US. 45-5-2(20)
10.Boone Kirkman, US. 36-6-0(25)
11.Chuck Wepner, US. 36-14-1(17)
12.Scott LeDoux, US. 33-13-4(22)
13.Francesco Damiani, ITA. 30-2-0(24)
14.Kallie Knoetze, SA. 21-6-0(20)
15.Jose Manuel Urtain, SPA. 53-11-4(38)
16.Pierre Coetzer, SA. 39-5-0(27)
17.Lucien Rodriguez, FRA 39-12-1(21)
18.Richard Dunn, England. 33-12-0(16)
19.Steffen Tangstad, NOR. 24-2-2(14)
20.Randy Neumann, US. 31-7-0(11)
21.John L Gardner, England. 35-4-0(29)
22.Jack O'Halloran, US 34-21-2(17)
23.Gordon Racette, CAN. 27-6-0(20)
24.Lorenzo Zanon, ITA. 27-6-3(9)
25.Tony Doyle, US. 40-16-1(20)
26.Ron Stander, US. 37-21-3(28)
27.Rodney Bobick, US. 37-7-0(17)
28.Eduardo Corletti, ARG. 32-16-5(17)
29.Sylvain Watbled, FRA. 34-3-0(22)
30.Dave Zyglewicz, US. 32-4-0(18)
31.Rudi Lubbers, NET. 28-8-0(13)
32.Mike Schutte, SA. 38-9-2(28)
33.Terry Hinke, US. 39-5-1(29)
34.Juergen Blin, GER. 30-12-6(8)
35.Pat Duncan, US. 44-11-3(29)
36.Mike Koranicki, US. 27-9-2(15)
37.Johnny Du Plooy, SA 27-5-1(22)
38.Terry Daniels, US. 35-30-1(28)
39.Terry Krueger, US. 35-16-1(34)
40.Jeff Shelburg, US. 22-6-0(19)
41.Willie DeWit, CAN. 20-1-1(14)
42.Alfio Righetti, ITA. 36-2-1(17)
43.Jean Pierre Coopman, BEL. 36-16-2(20)
44.Giuseppe "Bepi" Ros, ITA. 42-16-2(24)
45.Bennie Knoetze, SA. 25-3-0(17)
46.Tommy Franco Thomas, US 34-8-0(21)
47.Mario Baruzzi, ITA. 37-12-0(24)
48.Scott Frank, US. 22-1-1(16)
49.Dante Cane, ITA. 44-15-6(30)
50.Dale Ibar Arrington, US 28-7-2(21)
51.Danny McAlinden, IRE. 31-12-2(28)
52.Jack Bodell, England 58-13-0(31)
53.Domingo D'Elia, ARG. 25-5-3(12)
54.Kip Kane, US 15-2-1(6)
55.Anders Eklund, SWE. 19-5-1(10)
56.Claude Humphrey McBride, US. 34-8-0(28)
57.Bernd August, GER. 28-9-2(19)
58.Lou Esa, US. 19-6-1(16)
59.Jimmy Abbott, SA. 19-5-2(16)
60.James J. Beattie, US. 40-10-0(32)
61.Kevin Babineaux, US. 15-0-1(13)
62.Bill Sharkey, US. 22-7-1(16)
63.Gordon Ferris, England. 20-6-0(11)
64.Jerry Judge, US. 16-7-2(13)
65.Guy Casale, US. 14-3-3(7)
66.Nick Wells, US. 16-7-0(15)
67.Billy Aird, England. 26-15-5(7)
68.Lee Canalito, US 21-0-0(19)
69.Henry Milligan, US. 17-3-1(15)
70.Bobby Hitz, US. 15-5-0(10)
71.Bill Drover, CAN. 33-16-3(25)
72.Jerry Halstad, US. 85-19-1(63)
73.Tommy Kost, US. 20-7-0(14)
74.Ron Drinkwater, US. 19-3-0(15)
75.Bobby Crabtree, US. 56-35-1(50)
76.Tom Fischer, US. 37-11-0(23)
77.Rocky Sekorski, US. 23-13-0(11)
78.Felipe Rodriguez, SPA. 28-9-5(14)
79.Jimmy Richards, SA. 26-11-4(11)
80.Steve Zouski, US. 31-18-0(15)
81.David Pearce, England. 17-4-1(13)
82.Claman Parker, US. 34-24-1(20)
83.Walter Masseroni, ARG. 30-9-0(25)
84.Albert Syben, BEL. 37-12-2(16)
85.Greg Sorrentino, US. 19-9-1(2)
86.Jimmy Finn, US 20-1-0(4)
87.Jean Maurice Chanet, FRA. 28-21-0(10)
88.Larry Renaud, CAN. 20-19-0(7)
89.Tony Ventura, US. 17-14-0(12)
90.Peter Weiland, GER. 23-6-2(18)
91.CJ Vescio, US. 10-2-2(8)
92.Bob Felstein, CAN. 16-14-1(10)
93.Jerry Huston Jr, US. 14-7-1(7)
94.Ken Schmidt, US. 13-3-0(9)
95.Paul Sykes, England 6-3-1(4)
96.Horst Geisler, CAN. 11-6-0(11)
97.Billy Cronin, US. 6-2-0(5)
98.Mike Tarasewich, US. 6-8-1(4)
99.Joel Humm, US. 14-10-4(10)
100.Terry O'Connor, England. 20-20-3(3)

Love the list...to nit-pick Ferris wasn't English.

[Willow The Wisp]

Always impressive your lists. Curious why no Tommy Morrison or Joe Mesi? Also, Dino Denis seems a bit high, but I'd really have to dig more to make any kind of case. Just my first impression.

Tommy fought pro 1988 - 2008, and Baby Joe 1997 - 2007. They were both 90's heavyweights, and the list covers the 70s and 80s as the TS requested.
Some, like Chuvalo, did their biggest work in the 60's, but carried on strong into the 70s block.

[Willow The Wisp]

Love the list...to nit-pick Ferris wasn't English.

Northern Irish; but he held the British title. There are a couple that I had to slice like that; but let's call him Irish.

[Willow The Wisp]

Some might ask; are those Latin Americans actually "White"? Only if their bloodlines are from Spain, rather than indigenous. Note the omission of Alfredo Evangelista, as an example.