Who are your top 5 most entertaining fighters INSIDE THE RING

Ground rules. Entertaining INSIDE THE RING. If you talk mess outside the ring and then are boring inside the ring, not interested. I.E....Paulie Malignaggi. That being said, here are mine

1. Muhammad Ali
2. Mike Tyson
3. Roy Jones Jr. (in his prime)
4. Arturo Gatti
5. Manny Pacquiaou

I'm 31 years old, so I haven't seen all the fights of all the greats. I've seen alot of Ali's fights replayed so that's why he made this list.

1. Ray Leonard

2. Marquez

3. Finito Lopez

4. Jung Koo Chang

5. Terry Norris

1.Erik Morales
2.Arturo Gatti
3.Evander Holyfield
4.Wilfredo Gomez
5.Tito Trinidad

This is interesting so far. I'm able to make a list of fighters I need to watch. I'll be making some dvd purchases after I see the rest of these posts. Thanks guys.

Chavez Sr., Ricardo Lopez, McGirt, Little Red Lopez, James Toney. Can't go wrong with Jesse James Hughes, RIP, for sheer entertainment.

Entertainment:
1. Chacon
2. Gatti
3. Tyson
4. Hearns
5. Tapia

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Originally Posted by Gocougars3

Entertainment:
1. Chacon
2. Gatti
3. Tyson
4. Hearns
5. Tapia

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Yeah, Bobby Chacon, going back to when I was 6 or 7 years old. I tend to block him out because he beat Lopez. Other than that he was ok.

Entertainment alone... For my likings and to not repeat:
"Miracle" Saad
"Bazooka" Gomez
Evander
"Hawk" Jackson
Jorge Arce
Naz

Honors: "Naco" Berrio, Valero, Rios, DeMarco & Arguello.

-Entertaining-

1. Iron Mike Tyson
2. Muhammad Ali
3. Roy Jones Jr.
4. Sugar Ray Leonard
5. Manny Pacquiao

I will do this based on people I have actually seen fight in my era


1. Gatti
2. Tyson
3. Benn
4. Pacquiao
5. Hearns

1. Naz Hamed
2. Ricky Hatton
3. Roy Jones Jnr
4. Tommy Hearns
5. Mike Tyson

Mentions: Oscar, Manny, Benn & Jamie Moore.

1. Marvin Hagler
2. George Foreman
3. Roberto Duran
4. Tommy Hearns
5. Michael Spinks

Ray Leonard
Tyson
Benn
Hearns
Frazier

1. Mike Tyson
2. Muhammad Ai
3. Evander Hoyfield
4. Roy Jones Jr ( Prime)
5. Juan Manuel Marquez

Honourable mentions: Michael Katsidis, Manny Pacquiao, Timothy Bradey, Joe Calzaghe.

Tyson
Naz
Marciano
Ali
Vargas

Honourable mentions: SRR, Froch, Benn, Hatton, Khan, Mayweather. To be fair my list could change daily depending what mood i'm in!

Current/Recent Past:
1. Roy Jones Jr.
2. Arturo Gatti
3. Wladimir Klitschko
4. Mike Tyson
5. Miguel Cotto

Past:
1. George Foreman
2. Joe Louis
3. Rocky Marciano
4. Roberto Duran
5. Sugar Ray Robinson

I could have gone with Hearns and Foster too...LOVE big power punchers, but the brawlers are great too.

I'm only 18 so haven't watched many older fighters.
1.Roy Jones Jr.
2.Floyd Mayweather jr.
3. Arturo Gatti
4.Diego Corrales
5.Fernando Vargas

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Originally Posted by jabvargas24

I'm only 18 so haven't watched many older fighters.
1.Roy Jones Jr.
2.Floyd Mayweather jr.
3. Arturo Gatti
4.Diego Corrales
5.Fernando Vargas

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Good to see Vargas on your list too ;)

Short career but packed a hell of a lot of entertainment in to it!

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Originally Posted by armyash

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Originally Posted by jabvargas24

I'm only 18 so haven't watched many older fighters.
1.Roy Jones Jr.
2.Floyd Mayweather jr.
3. Arturo Gatti
4.Diego Corrales
5.Fernando Vargas

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Good to see Vargas on your list too ;)

Short career but packed a hell of a lot of entertainment in to it!

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The fights vs Trinidad, De la Hoya, and Quartey were quality

1. Johnny Tapia
2. Aaron Pryor
3. Roberto Duran
4. Bobby Chacon
5. Ray Leonard

Benn
Gatti
Tyson
Pac Man
Hearns

Alternative 5

Curry
Herol Graham
Julian Jackson
Pryor
Carl Thompson

1. Gatti
2. Nigel Benn
3. Tommy Hearns
4. Carl Froch
5. Andrew Golota (comedy value, never knew when he'd punch someone in the nuts or quit)