What boxer do you think fought the toughest oppositio?

[Spicoli]

Nice stuff....

Not a big fan but "Sweet pea" Whitaker logged a nice level of opposition Mayweather/Haugen/Rameriez x2/Pendleton/Nazario/Azumah Nelson/J.C.Chavez/McGirt x2/Paez/Trinidad/DelaHoya/J.C. Vasquez/W.Rivera x2.....even his 2nd tiers were pretty capable, Brazier/Cardona/Hurtado/J. Montes/A.Jones/Pineda/

[Preme]

Take away the "name" and judge on pure threat i would say oscar's is one of the best...

but again, it comes down to a lot of whom was around at the time and who had the balls to actualy step up and take the fight.

[ICB]

Marion Wilson

[Spicoli]

Marion Wilson

Haa....MO. Right up there with McCall as far as titanium chin

[LEGION]

I'd think Jerry Quarry could be on this list. Fought:

Ali twice

Ken Norton

Frazier twice

Lyle

Shavers

Chuvalo

Floyd Patterson twice

Mathis

[RozzySean]

I like the pick of Ezzard Charles for the old school.

Like Mick said, you can't compare modern fighters to old school fighter, just because they fought so much more and didn't have PPV to pad there pockets. They had to go and make quality matches and do it whenever possible.

Of modern boxers, since it doesn't matter whether they one or lost, I call it a toss up between Trinidad, De La Hoya. I give an honorable mention to Lennox Lewis, cuz he completely cleared out the division, just the division wasn't as good.

Tito - Camacho, a prime, undefeated Yory Boy, Pineda, ODLH, Pernell, Vargas, Winky Joppy, Hopkins, Mayorga, and Roy Jones Jr.

Oscar - Ruelas, Hernandez, Leija, Chavez, Pernell, Camacho, Quartey, Mosley, Vargas, Hopkins, Sturm, Mayorga, Mayweather.

Actually, it's not a tossup. It's Oscar by landslide, especially when you consider how many of the Oscar's opponents were in their prime or close (Leija, Quartey, Mosely, Vargas, Hopkins, Sturm, and Mayweather). Oscar also fought a much better version of Whitaker. Oscar fought Yory Boy and Gatti, too, but they are barely worth mentioning compared to the other names.

[Thread Stealer]

Sam Langford

[holmcall]

Yes, Quarry for sure.