Post YOUR 20 Greatest fighters of all time!

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  1. Kid Presentable

    Kid Presentable Facial Blocking Full Member

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    his uppercuts caused opponents to somersault backwards in rocky 5
     
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  2. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    My list is the definitive list to end all listing. It cannot be bargained with, it cannot be contained. Bow at its feet.
     
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  3. Beezy

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    Rough Cut of my top 20.. just off the fly........

    1 Sugar Ray Robinson
    2 Ali
    3 Joe Louis
    4 Henry Armstrong
    5 Sam Langford
    6 Sugar Ray Leonard
    7 Roberto Duran
    8 Willie Pep
    9 Harry Greb
    10 Jack Dempsey
    11 Roy Jones Jr.
    12 Benny Leonard
    13 Rocky Marciano
    14 Gene Tunney
    15 Julio Ceasar Chavez
    16 Bernard Hopkins
    17 George Foreman
    18 Marvin Hagler
    19 Emil Griffith
    20 Manny Pacquiao

    Yeah I know it could use some work, and I won't even PRETEND like I know the full track record on half these guys.. but just like with Dr J and Magic, you were taught that these were the guys....:hey

    Also, Jones Jr and SRL to me are not overrated on my lists... those guys were unbeatable at certain points...
     
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  4. Beezy

    Beezy 2 Eazzy Full Member

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    I did man, check it out.. its up above
     
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  5. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    On some legit ****, here's the top 20 of a list I made little while ago.

    1. Harry Greb
    2. Ray Robinson
    3. Henry Armstrong
    4. Sam Langford
    5. Bob Fitzsimmons
    6. Ezzard Charles
    7. Roberto Duran
    8. Packey McFarland
    9. Joe Gans
    10. Benny Leonard
    11. Muhammad Ali
    12. Willie Pep
    13. Barney Ross
    14. Charley Burley
    15. Archie Moore
    16. Tony Canzoneri
    17. Jimmy McLarnin
    18. Barbados Joe Walcott
    19. Mickey Walker
    20. George Dixon
     
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  6. dinnynosher

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    1. Muhammad Ali
    2. Sugar Ray Robinson
    3. Marvin Hagler
    4. Sugar Ray Leonard
    5. Charley Burley
    6. Lennox Lewis
    7. Manny Pacquiao
    8. Roy Jones Jr
    9. Mike Tyson
    10. Joe frazier
    11. Joe Louis
    12. Archie Moore
    13. Rocky Marciano
    14. Harold Johnson.
    15. Jack Johnson
    16. James J Jeffries
    17. Fighting Harada
    18. Floyd Mayweather
    19. Young Stribling
    20. Arturo gatti and Mickey ward are tied here because they were jus so much damn fun to watch!!!
     
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  7. Longcount

    Longcount boxing Full Member

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    The thread starter ranked Jess Willard above Sonny Liston. I am still in shock.
     
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  8. Pat$$$

    Pat$$$ Active Member Full Member

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    That's better!
     
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  9. Money7

    Money7 The Best Full Member

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    you should just watch films on youtube of those guys... to get a better perspective then to just go by what "you were taught"... judge for youself....you're missin' out on not seeing some great fighters.... personally, I can't make my list of 20 greatest fighters because i still need to see more of the old school fighters... but i CAN do a 20 fav fighters.. that one is easy... :yep :good
     
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  10. Pat$$$

    Pat$$$ Active Member Full Member

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    Good job! But my thing is, and I have said it before, I don't buy the "you were taught that these were the guys" argument. Analysts and sometiems historians have a strong bias for whatever reason!

    For example, if you listen to some of the boxing historians, they would list Tyson at the bottom of the top ten- somewhere between 7 and 10- just because of his out of the ring shennanigans, or because they are promoters and writers for Holyfield or Lewis, who can both still cash in on their name and fame.

    We need to be fair and honest with ourselves to see who's the best!

    Tis all!
    :good
     
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  11. Beezy

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    Dang son.. no love for Joe Louis?
     
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  12. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    21. Ray Leonard
    22. Pernell Whitaker
    23. Carlos Monzon
    24. Joe Louis

    No problem with anyone rating him higher, although I can't see much of an argument for top 10, personally.
     
    El Bujia, Sep 2, 2011
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  13. Beezy

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    I definitely will dude :good

    True...:thumbsup
     
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  14. Beezy

    Beezy 2 Eazzy Full Member

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    I feel you.. some people I just forget about.. Like Whitaker.. I actually would have put him in had I remembered because lately I felt he didn't get the appreciation his talent warranted...
     
    Beezy, Sep 2, 2011
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  15. LancsTerrible

    LancsTerrible Different Forms of Game. Full Member

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    I think the General Forum (or at least people in the know about him) appreciate Whitaker more than enough. Tends to top a lot of best fighters of the last 20 years lists.
     
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