1. Injin Chi
2. Wayne McCullough
3. Dennis Andries
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1. Injin Chi
2. Wayne McCullough
3. Dennis Andries
Mike Tyson
Henry Armstrong
Oscar DLH
Others that need a mention are Duran, Calzaghe and LaMotta
Erik Morales
Wilfredo Gomez
Evander Holyfield
Pancho Villa
Pacman
The Marvelous Marvin Hagler
Nigel Benn
Arturo Gatti
Joe Calzaghe
(and I feel that I have to stick Tommy Hearns in there as well!)
Duran
Tszyu
Benn
Ask me tomorrow for three totally different responses.
1. floyd mayweather jr
2. miguel cotto
3. ronald winky wright
Tommy Hearns - most exciting fighter ever, devastating power
Kostya Tszyu - Based in Aus, so I had a lot of exposure to him. Brilliant power, good thinker and a genuinely nice guy.
Azumah Nelson - did EVERYTHING well, could box, brawl and punch. Probably one of the most underrated fighters ever. I think he'd have given anyone problems.
current:
juan manuel marquez
rafael marquez
jose luis castillo
humberto soto
retired:
salvador sanchez
alexis arguello
bobby chacon
julio cesar chavez
Shane Mosley- A true warrior who will take on anyone in the ring. Always comes to fight and and is always in top shape. Classy fella in and out of the ring. If only everyone fighter was like Mosley boxing would be more popular.
Miguel Cotto- Again a true warrior who wears his heart on his sleave. A muderous body puncher who is never in a boring fight. Like Mosley always shows repect for his opponent.
Juan Manual Marquez- A classy counter puncher who always come to fight. Has the heart of a lion, you may knock him down but you know he is gunna get back up and fight back. The man drinks his own piss now thats dedication to the sport if there ever was any!!
Honorable mentions: Bernard Hopkins/Ricky Hatton/Kelly Pavlik
Hagler first for me, had a long wait for his shot then became one of the best MW's IMO. Didin't duck anyone and only got outsmarted by the roadrunner known as Leonard ;D
Nigel Benn, balls of steel, just around at the wrong time for some really big matches which he wouldn't have ducked.
Sonny Liston, only ever really mentioned for two fights which will always be up for conjecture but no one seems to remember how he got where he did.
Same as Kel, will probably post a different list tomorrow !!
Joe Calzaghe
Oscar De La Hoya
Mike Tyson
:)
JC Chavez - Grew up watching this man, simply one of the toughest fighters I have ever seen.
Hector Camacho - Great hand speed, great boxing skills, always fun and entertaining to watch, and always went the distance.
Chico Corrales - true warrior, always came to fight
Walker smith
muhammad Ali
Leonard
All self explanitory
Honourable mentions
Bobby chacon
Nicolino Locche
Duran
Frazier
jerry quarry - just love watching this guy
1. Roy Jones Jr. (in his prime)
2. Sugar Ray Leonard
3. Manny Pacquiaou
I look at Roy Jones Jr. (again, in his prime) kind of like the Muhammad Ali of our generation. There haven't been many boxers in all of boxing history that had a such a lethal, and balanced combination of power, speed, and flashiness. One of the most entertaining boxers ever. Sadly, that's not how he's going to be remembered because he just won't stop. He should have hung them up after the Ruiz fight. But I digress, these are my top 3.
1. Joe Frazier
2. Floyd Patterson
3. Teófilo Stevenson
Frazier is the boxer I wish I could be. I know his style comes from the tools he was given but I love fighters that live in the strike zone and manage to keep the wits about them.
Patterson, well I'm just a beginner and the peek-a-boo is what I use. It's effective and safe. He was a classy gentleman as well.
Stevenson is one of those mirages from childhood. I'm still not sure he ever existed. Part folk hero/part superhero.
Honorable Mentions
Sugar Ray Robinson - I still think he was the best ever.
Thomas Hearns
Ali - The Strongest Will of any fighter
MY favourite fighters growing up(born in 81).....
Randomly....
Chavez
RJJ
Pacquiao
Hagler
Whitaker
Holyfield
Joe Louis: Text book puncher, and he delivered every punch in that book with unrivalled power and precision.
Sonny Liston: Brutal and underrated.
Marvin Hagler: consumate workman.
Nigel Benn
Ricky Hatton
Eric Morales
Pacquiao
Shane Carwin
tie Cotto/Pavlik
Sorry but Im going break the rules on this thread and list more than 3 ....
1. Juan Manuel Marquez
2. Finito Lopez
3. Sugar Ray Leonard
4. Jung Koo Chang aka Korean Hawk
5. Diego Corrales
1 roberto duran
2 marvin hagler
3 eric morales
George Foreman
Hector Camacho
Manny Pacquiao
Fernando Vargas
Roy Jones Jr.
Zab Judah
At the time of this thread
Tszyu
Mosley
Jones
How could we only have three even from one era!
JMM
Lopez
Carbajal :)
All time is really hard too cause not all of them are on film, so I've only read about some but figure from what I've read, maybe even Len Harvey or Jimmy Wild could impose on my list if I got to see their styles;
Robinson
Lopez
........ ?
Mayweather Jr.
Hearns
Erik Morales
marquez
haggler
m. ward
Rocky Marciano, George Foreman, Roberto Duran.
1 Lennox Lewis
2 Foreman
3 Hagler
And present:
1 vitali klitschko
2 mayweather (i think pacquiao would beat him, but if mayweather trained as hard and scientifically as pacquiao he would be better)
3 pacquiao