Top 10 best athletes in boxing ever

This is going purely on athletic ability

1. Roy Jones Jr.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK8qH...eature=related
2. Ray Robinson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tnTVXVkjio
3. Muhammad Ali
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPDy_...eature=related
4. George Foreman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSoTmmIwu4c
5. Mike Tyson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjzceds2qTo
6. Ray Leonard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GC70st9y80
7. Joe Louis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnTDtqiYzww
8. Shane Mosley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJGzq5g63MQ
9. Willie Pep
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBIRabnCQw8
10. Meldrick Taylor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFQ2oJ3asaM

Honorable Mentions
Pernell Whitaker
Floyd Mayweather Jr
Lennox Lewis
Roberto Duran
Thomas Hearns
Terry Norris
Zab Judah
Manny Pacquaio
Prince Naseem


Its interesting to watch all these guys and see how amazing and fast a lot of them were, and how hard the rest of them hit, and some had both. I didn't make these so sorry about the bad music.

please note that I obvious forgot some guys, but the top ten is pretty close to what I would pick when chosing power and speed.

Cc.. Thats a cool idea.. Good vids..

But i gotta disagree..

To say its purely athletic ability.. and include a great guy like foreman..But not a guy like the rest in the same way..

Im talking like guys like Pernell Whittaker, Tommy Hearns, Floyd imo have priority over The taylors and foremans

Muhammad Ali...

If a guy carrying around 200+ pounds and still be able float like butterfly for 15 full rounds, he must be The great(est) athlete. That's what makes Ali the greatest. He became the model for many top class boxers like SRL, but never a heavyweight boxer. Only Ali has being able to do that at the heavyweight.

If were going on natural skills than Donald Curry should be up there.

It's no way that Mike Tyson is not #1 on this list, he was one of the most freakish athletes in any sport.

CC I enjoyed them.

I would have to agree with bomber that Tyson was freakishly fast and powerful and was more athletically gifted than guys like Foreman. Name me any boxer who was as fast, powerful and 'controlled' in technique as Tyson at any weight.

i agree with bomber and kel.......tyson 200 LBS at age 12.....he was a beast. i never met a 12 year old that could kick my ass.

but thats what tyson did...beat the shit out of grown men. :o

where's lennox lewis

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i agree with bomber and kel.......tyson 200 LBS at age 12.....he was a beast. i never met a 12 year old that could kick my a**.

but thats what tyson did...beat the S*** out of grown men. :o

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200 pounds at 12 ?? that can't be true. Considering when he was in his prime at 21 he was 215-220.

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i agree with bomber and kel.......tyson 200 LBS at age 12.....he was a beast. i never met a 12 year old that could kick my a**.

but thats what tyson did...beat the S*** out of grown men. :o

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200 pounds at 12 ?? that can't be true. Considering when he was in his prime at 21 he was 215-220.

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I thought he was 200lbs at 15. Might be wrong

Sven Otke should be in. He ran like a thief in the night after robbing people of so many decisions in Germany

Hopkins would be in the top 10 for me. Not so sure about Foreman in the top 10.

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Originally Posted by Troy McClure

i agree with bomber and kel.......tyson 200 LBS at age 12.....he was a beast. i never met a 12 year old that could kick my a**.

but thats what tyson did...beat the S*** out of grown men. :o

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200 pounds at 12 ?? that can't be true. Considering when he was in his prime at 21 he was 215-220.

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I thought he was 200lbs at 15. Might be wrong

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Yes i heard that too mate but there is no way he was 200 pounds at 12. Unless he was severely overweight which i don't believe he ever was.

I gotta say when I think Athletic ability.
Foreman is not one that springs to mind.
Sure somewhere in the list but top 10 I wouldn't list them there.

Ali, RJJ, SSM, SRR, SRL, PBF, Tyson, Meldrick, Duran, Hearns, Wilfredo Gomez, Cory Spinks, Zab Judah.
And someone whom I think get's overlooked is Tszyu if you've seen him train you'll see how athletically gifted he is his workout routine is insane.

From this new generation I would say Khan.

How can Foreman not be up there, era for era and p4p he may be the strongest guy to ever box... he wasn't taught how even box properly growing up and he still won the gold medal and accomplished all that he did... how many guys could have done that with his training? Also for you guys who are talking about Tyson's speed and power you should watch prime Roy... he hit hard, and he was faster than anyone p4p I have ever seen.

another guy is Anthony Mundine for athlete, Ezzard Charles, Billy Conn...etc.,etc.
The thing Ali didn't have even close as good p4p with Robinson or RJJ was power.