Who comes close to being a "perfect fighter?"

[southpawed]

pernell whitaker.

the tools he possessed and the way he used them. amazes me everytime i watch his fights.

[TheBranMan]

I don't think there's such a thing. Simply because styles make fights. Unconventional fighters with great athletic talents, like Roy Jones (in his prime) would take a very solid and superior boxer and make them look stupid.
In terms of a perfect boxer/technical fighter. Floyd has a style that makes him very hard to beat. If he can't take you out through safely boxing, he'll make sure that his remarkable speed makes you unable to catch him without paying. It'll be interesting it see how he does on March 13 against a smart, tough southpaw with similar speed. Still, I think Manny will be too aggressive to beat Floyd.. and there's no way in hell he'd be able to out-box him. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure there are ways to beat Floyd, Castillo did expose some weakness in his style (although the rematch proves it was not nearly enough). Sooner or later someone will find the last piece to the puzzle, although I doubt it'll be Manny.

[ICB]

pernell whitaker.

the tools he possessed and the way he used them. amazes me everytime i watch his fights.

Yup he also had underrated toughness, the only thing he probably didn't have was power. But that was also underrated aswell, who could forget his brutal KO of Diosbelys Hurtado, damn that still gives me a chill down my spine thinking about it.