"Fighter of the Decade" Rankings

[Kev]

Interesting question.

Guys like Winky, JM Marquez, just finish outside those above imo. although maybe Winky deserves to make the top 10, not sure. Wins over Mosely and Trinidad are obviously huge.

Don't forget Winky's draw (win, IMO) vs. Taylor. Jermain has also been a top fighter in this decade, and only the Pavlik KO soils his record.

Q, You get one up and one down.

Winky is definietly one of the best, and the fact that his only two losses in this time (Vargas & Hopkins) were highly controversial. I will also say that Bernard Hopkins has either dominated his opponent or lost by a very close decision in all of his fights since 2000. He took on all comers below and above him.

Jermain Taylor Are you kidding me? Name someone of note that he fought at MWT without Hopkins or Pavlik... don't worry, I'll wait. He was pumped up by the fact that he was an Olympian and promoted by DiBella. Look at his opponents; Ouma, Spinks, Eduoard, Bunema and even Winky were all SuWelts, and out of that record, I would say he was 2-1-2. Just look at the recent Bute fight, and you will see what I mean about the quality of his wins... And I still say he lost one and drew one against Hopkins!

I agree Taylor is nowhere near the top 10 of the decade but I took the poster to mean that it was still a good result for Winky, which I agree it was.

Winky was very unlucky not to win that fight. Winky is borderline top 10 definitely, trouble is of the other 11 I mentioned I don't know who I'd drop to include him.

For the record guys like Cotto, Vazquez, Margarito, whilst being very good fighters don't make the top 10 either.

[ArawakWarria]

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For the record guys like Cotto, Vazquez, Margarito, whilst being very good fighters don't make the top 10 either.

Please recognize that Cotto is definitely one of the best of this decade.
Margarito
Mosley
Zab
Quintana
Malignaggi
Branco
N'Dou
Corley
Bailey
Moussa
Cesar Bazan
Justin Juuko
and one loss among this entire group?

These were all fought this decade... and only the last two were NOT Championship fights. Give the man some credit.

[Kev]

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Please recognize that Cotto is definitely one of the best of this decade.
Margarito
Mosley
Zab
Quintana
Malignaggi
Branco
N'Dou
Corley
Bailey
Moussa
Cesar Bazan
Justin Juuko
and one loss among this entire group?

These were all fought this decade... and only the last two were NOT Championship fights. Give the man some credit.

I do credit him mate it's just he's not a top 10 fighter. He's never even been the number one fighter in his division. At 140 he was rated behind Hatton and at 147 he's behind Floyd, Margarito and Williams.

If you put him in the top 10 of the last decade you have to take somebody out, and who would of the following would you drop to make way for him?


Mayweather
Jones Jr
Hopkins
Pacquaio
Barrera
Morales
Calzaghe
Lennox Lewis
Winky
Trinidad
Mosely
De La Hoya
Toney

I wouldn't put Cotto above any of them. Maybe if we are counting a decade as being this decade, i,e starting at 2000 rather than a ten year decade, i.e 1998 you could put him above a couple but certainly for me he doesn't make the top 10.

He never unified a division, he never became THE man in any division, he lost his most important fight by a devastating KO.

He doesn't rate above the others mentioned, not even close imo.