Mayweather was #1. I know you hate it but it's hard to argue it. Jones is the only one with a case.Originally Posted by Master
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Mayweather was #1. I know you hate it but it's hard to argue it. Jones is the only one with a case.
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I go with JonesMayweather was #1. I know you hate it but it's hard to argue it. Jones is the only one with a case.
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No wayI go with JonesMayweather was #1. I know you hate it but it's hard to argue it. Jones is the only one with a case.
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Roy was everything Floyd was but with power.No wayI go with JonesMayweather was #1. I know you hate it but it's hard to argue it. Jones is the only one with a case.
I was sure you would say mayweather
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No list would ever be satisfactory.
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My biggest issues with the rankings are:
1) Whitaker being ranked 8th, and behind Oscar. That is just insane. I can see a case for Floyd, Sweet Pea, JCC, and even Roy for #1, but I can't see ANY argument for Oscar to be ranked higher than any of them.
2). Oscar being ranked ahead of JMM, Finito Lopez, Evander Holyfield...etc. Oscar was a great champion who fought all of the top fighters, but he lost many of his big fights and was given controversial wins more than once (Whitaker, Quartey, Sturm...etc.), no way Oscar should be ranked that high.
As for BHop, I can see a solid case for ranking him over Roy (I have him ranked higher on my list), and in the top 5. People rank Roy based on one of two criteria: his potential/freakish athleticism OR his actual in ring accomplishments/historical significance. If you rank him on how he looked in the ring and his natural gifts, you rank him close to the top. If you factor quality of opposition and historical significance, guys like Floyd, Manny, Sweet Pea, BHop, and JCC come out ahead.
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Roy easily beat Hopkins when they fought. How that doesn't count for more amongst some people has always baffled me. CLEARLY Roy should be higher, in anywhere near his best form he would have always beat Hopkins and anyone that Hopkins was capable of beating, it really shouldn't even be an argument.
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