Prime for prime, Pound for pound of this Generation
Basically..Forget at which time they were prime etc.. Prime fighters.. Not all time list..
Just the general generation of Mid 90's or so onwards onwards!
Also its not a particular rule..But mine are mostly consisting of the lighter or middle weight classes..
Its not that heavyweights etc dont contend as p4p greats..Just hard to fit them in against such great competition.. and difficult to judge if they would be as great if not for theyr size and punching skill..
They are great as heavyweights..But would they be great at middleweight or lightweight?.. Weird question..
1. Pretty Boy Floyd. I dont like it..But he is undefeated as of this moment and is a greatly skilled fighter and multi weight world champ.
2.Roy Jones Jr. A four division champion with undoubted skill.. Did not become a great Ppv star due to lack of opponents in the light heavyweight division once he couldnt make below 175.. But undoubtedly one of the most skilled fighters to ever step foot in the ring..
3. Pac.. A great fighter, role model, Fights the best and beats them.. Exciting fighter with everything going for him..
4.Bernard Hopkins. The Former Undisputed Middleweight champ, superb fighter.. Entertaining and controversial man.. Only dethroned by another great fighter in close maybe controversial fights..
5.Winky Wright.. Perhaps one of the most ducked fighters of a generation..
His skill and will to fight the very best speaks for itself.. a real fighters fighter.
6.Oscar De la Hoya. 6 weight classes and 9 world titles i believe he has earned..
A truely great, skillful fighter always fighting the best to this day and still considered a huge challenge to the best.
7.Marco Antonio Barrera. He has enjoyed a long and full career with legendary fights against legendary fighters .. always entertaining and has risen to his feet many a time when close to defeat..
8. James Toney. A tremendously skilled fighter who i beleive should be considered an all time great but has had so many missed opportunities to capitalise on chances to gain a great solid legacy..
But his great career and awesome skill and controversial character cannot be denied..
9.Felix Trinidad.. An amazing fighter with incredible power who would and did fight anybody..
Three time world champion in three weight classes and a truely popular and entertaining star to the end. also boasting his impecable record of 42-2-0 35 ko's.. His only two losses coming from undoubted or future Pound for pound all time greats..
10. Sugar shane mosely..Known for bieng a great fighter and fighting and beating some of the best around.. Beaten by other p4p greats.. or at least great champions with his number..
A great speedy fighter.. who is still entertaining to watch with alot of prospects of what to do with his career..
So thats mine..Its probably a little mis shapen but add your's if you can!
Peace
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I have Roy Jones Jr at #1 P4P, with Pretty Boy Floyd in at #2.
I think PBF probably had a more well rounded game than Roy did, but I think Roy was one of those guys who was just in another world. He was in the same world as Pernell Whitaker, he just seemed to know what his opponent was going to do, even before his opponent knew. To start your career at junior middleweight, and eventually move up and win a Heavyweight championship... that is just the definition of P4P greatness right there. People may hate John Ruiz but you have to admit the guy was no pushover. He was a good fighter who beat a lot of other good HW fighters and Roy just made him look foolish.
I say this all the time and I believe it firmly, there may have been others much more popular than him, but Roy was the best fighter of the 90's hands down. There'll never be another guy who can do things Roy could do.
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this list should be fun to make :coolclick: for starting it great topic tito.
This is how mine is;
Roy
Bhop
Pacman
Pbf
Winky
Jmm
Morales
Mab
Shane
Oscar
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Roy Jones Jr.
Bhop
PBF
Trinidad
Winky
Pacman
Oscar
MAB
Morales
JMM
Shane
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Originally Posted by Julius Rain
this list should be fun to make :coolclick: for starting it great topic tito.
This is how mine is;
Roy
Bhop
Pacman
Pbf
Winky
Jmm
Morales
Mab
Shane
Oscar
Cc back bro..
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Roy Jones Jr.
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Prettyboy Floyd
I was looking more for lists to be honest..Its easy to say who was at the very top..
Not so easy to place the other greats.. Show me something yo!
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were the fuck is audley harrison in this list? ;D
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Originally Posted by Tam Seddon
were the fuck is audley harrison in this list? ;D
Dude.. You need glasses...
You must have missed it moving across the screen as fast as his hands!
1. AUDLEY HARRISON
:) :P
2. The rest at his feet.. ( Lied down of course as harrison still hasnt woken up after that punch from sprott ;) )
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1# Roy Jones Jr
2# Barrera
3# Mayweather
4# Mosely
5# De la hoya
6# Calzaghe
7# WInky
8# Ike Quertey
9# James toney
10# Tito
My list is mostley down to the boxers skills as i see them rather than who the boxer beat or what he won... although some are ranked lower than due to the fact they really havn't been able to prove what they can do...
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Originally Posted by Tam Seddon
were the F*** is audley harrison in this list? ;D
Dude.. You need glasses...
You must have missed it moving across the screen as fast as his hands!
1. AUDLEY HARRISON
:) :P
2. The rest at his feet.. ( Lied down of course as harrison still hasnt woken up after that punch from sprott ;) )
haha cc ;D
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Here's Mine
1 Roy
2 B-Hop
3 PBF
4 Pac
5 ODLH/Shane
6 ODLH/Shane
7 MAB/EM
8 MAB/EM
9 James Toney - once considered p4p monster(not anymore pound kept coming, but during his heyday MAN!)
10 Evander Holyfield
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Roy Jones Jnr without any doubt whatsoever. The most gifted boxer who's ever lived in my opinion.
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The most gifted boxer who's ever lived in my opinion.
Agreed.
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Roy Jones Jr.
Mayweather
Hopkins
Wright
Oscar
Mosley
Pacquaio
...
I don't see how any here put Pacquaio so far up... He hasn't even been p4p champ yet, and doesn't even deserve #2 in his prime right now.
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Haven't posted in a while, but love the topic.
Jones Jr.
Hopkins
Mayweather Jr.
Winky
Trinidad
Mosley
Delahoya
Pacquiao
MAB
Toney