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Tough list to make for sure...I will give my top 25 but thats about it..

1. Ray Robinson
2. Willie Pep
3. Henry Armstrong
4. Muhammad Ali
5. Joe Gans
6. Benny Leonard
7. Roberto Duran
8. Archie Moore
9. Pernell Whitaker
10. Harry Greb
11. Sam Langford
12. Billy Conn
13. Joe Louis
14. Alexis Arguello
15. Salvadore Sanchez
16. Bernard Hopkins
17. Roy Jones
18. Ricardo Lopez
19. Stanley Ketchel
20. Sandy Saddler
21. Ray Leonard
22. Barney Ross
23. Kid Gavilan
24. Jack Johnson
25. Wilfredo Gomez

Keep in mind I base all my choices on prime condition of the fighters, I do not use world titles won etc as a part of my opinion (EG Guys like Langford would be punished because they were never given a shot at the titl;e due to color)...

Though maybe some spots might be off by 1 or 2 places either way It is pretty , much my complete list of the top 25
Why Hopkins above Jones?
Longevity...In his 40s he is still a P4P #1 fighter...Also Hopkins has a better level of comp....Hard to even say when Hopkins prime is/was because he is still elite...

Jones...Titles from 160,168,175, and HW best wins are over

Tate, Toney, Hill, Hopkins (A very new to the game Hopkins not the version he turned out to be).... (his bout with McCallum was a waay past his best McCallum)

Jones also ducked guys...Admittingly he ducked Calzaghe in his LHW reign stating he had too much to lose for him to travel and fight him

Hopkins best wins...

Glen Johnson (Ist to do so) Felix Trinidad, De La Hoya, Eastman (when Howard was worthy), Wright, Pavlik, Daniels,

Hopkins beat tha man to KO Jones 1st time out...He has never been Stopped and he has never been dominated in one sided fashion he has never lost a fight by more then 3rds on any scorecard....

11yr Middleweight champion, 4yrs as undisputed MW champion, former LHW ring champion

IMO Jones in his prime may have been the most gifted athlete in the game when he fought at 168 to this day I don't think P4P he could have been beaten by anyone in history but that time was short, Jones spent a lot of soft time at LHW...his last outing was embaressing.....KO'd back to back

I had to give Hopkins the nod easily for me...just my opp though