Was there any boxer in history more athletic than Mike Tyson?

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Athleticism... Hmmm that's a toughie but a great question at the same time.
Because athleticism is something that IS entirely measurable, I think I might of devised a crude system of assessing & comparing a fighters Athletic ability.

To begin with... I could break this down into two main categories:

Hand Speed over Punching Power & Strength over Mobility which I shall name Balletic Ability (I think I'm naming my own abilities here )

If you use these two categories to comprise separate lists of fighters and then cross reference those two lists, it should look something like this (these are just vague examples btw):



Hand Speed over Punching Power The amount of power delivered with speed or visa versa but with no bias to either
1. Mike Tyson
2. Manny Pacquiao
3. Roy Jones Jnr
4. Shane Mosley
5. Naseem Ahmed
6. Sugar Ray Robinson
7. Muhammad Ali
8. Floyd Mayweather
9. Sugar Ray Leonard

Balletic Ability remember that this is my comparative assessment of a fighters strength over his mobility, no bias to either
1. Muhammad Ali
2. Roy Jones
3. Floyd Mayweather Jnr
4. Naseem Ahmed
5. Sugar Ray Robinson
6. Manny Pacquio
7. Sugar Ray Leonard
8. Shane Mosley
9. Wladimir Klistchko

I think becuase Boxing is primarily a combatant sport, in relation to cross-referencing the two categories, the bias should naturally favour ''Speed/ Power'' as supposed to ''Balletic Ability''. With that being said, a list of the top athletes in boxing (in no order) would appear to look something like this: (Again, this is very vague)

• Roy Jones Jnr.
• Naseem Ahmed
• Sugar Ray Robinson
• Shane Mosley
• Muhammad Ali
• Manny Pacquiao
• Floyd Mayweather

Now, where it becomes very interesting is where & how you establish the bias with regards to weight. By that, obviously I mean how you distinguish between fighters of different weight divisions.

This I would do by utilizing a new catagory; Stamina over Weight. This is simply because IMO it is acceptable to assume that the fighter who is able to consistently carry the highest level of Athleticism (consistency in form of any kind) while having to carry the highest amount of bulk on his frame should be deemed the most Athletic P4P.

So with that in mind, the most obvious picks for me would be:

1. Muhammad Ali
2. Roy Jones Jnr.
3. Manny Pacquiao/ Sugar Ray Robinson can't separate the two

However, if were were speaking in terms of simple Speed over Power then Mike Tyson is your man