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    Default Re: Top 20 Fighters Since 1980

    Oh yea and people talking about moving up in weight and all this shit let me tell you if you move up to heavyweight and win belt by beating the man it different then moving few division in lower weights. Holyfeild I feel is one of the best pound for pound fighters there has ever been. I mean tell me a guy being a lhw to start and then becoming a top10 hw of all time that better to me then what Hop, Hagler, Jones, Mayweather and Pacquio did. The reason that shit exist is because smaller fighters lose to big guys and hw division champ is the man that can kick anybody ass. Holyfeild didnt need pound for pound he went form lhw to cw to one greatest hw champs of all time beating giants to do so he been out weighed for pretty much most of his career fighting way bigger guys.

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    There's a handful of fighters who can replace Spinks in that list, not just Trinidad. It is what it is.

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    Default Re: Top 20 Fighters Since 1980

    Leonard,Lewis,Holyfeild,Mayweather,Hearns,Jones,Ty son,Holmes,Duran,Spinks,Hopkins,Hagler,Whitaker,Ch avez,Pacquio,Calzaghe,Waldimar,Marquez,Dela Hoya, Trinidad thats about the list in order i have no trouble with Tito being in there but no way i rank him higher then Spinks. Say what you want tito about the glam division or what ever but Spinks division was consider top of the crop and people gave a shit when he came on. Should look at more of his fights at the weight Spinks skills were off the charts and could ko dudes with both hands in a flash being undefeated Lhw has never happen before as champ and he held the Hw lineal championship at the same time that has never been done before either. I cut out lower weights besides Lopez because he was unbeatable and Lewis is a heavyweight that could beat anyone in the division history.

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    Default Re: Top 20 Fighters Since 1980

    Mr. 140,

    Ray Leonard at #1

    That is too much 'Sugar'.

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    Default Re: Top 20 Fighters Since 1980

    Also i did put them up in order my list and all I would like to know how people view Spinks and Hagler. They both had about the same amount of defenses and the wins they have i think are pretty equal for how good they were at there weights. Would like to hear any thoughts on it people will say Duran and Hearns but both were not same force at middle weight and Holmes fights were close for Spinks. Going off that with out those wins who would you say beat the better comp at there weight class.

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    Default Re: Top 20 Fighters Since 1980

    Quote Originally Posted by Mr140 View Post
    Also i did put them up in order my list and all I would like to know how people view Spinks and Hagler. They both had about the same amount of defenses and the wins they have i think are pretty equal for how good they were at there weights. Would like to hear any thoughts on it people will say Duran and Hearns but both were not same force at middle weight and Holmes fights were close for Spinks. Going off that with out those wins who would you say beat the better comp at there weight class.
    What great fighters did Spinks beat? I know he was dominate champion but he was just before the time that I became a fan. Actually so was Hagler, but his fights were repeated and are classic.
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    Default Re: Top 20 Fighters Since 1980

    There were few lhw i would say that were pretty great at the weight class Spinks was in. Muhammad, Johnson and Qawi are about as good as any mw Hagler fought what Minter last guy forgot dudes name before Hagler lost to Leonard. Hearns was pretty good at the weight but was coming up and Duran was no star really at mw and up. If we count the Hearns win i say Spinks although both fights were pretty close beating Holmes was pretty huge and going up in weight to do it looking at the names i say lhw in Spinks era are as good as any really.

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