Who's the greatest athlete to set foot in the Ring?

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  1. SJS19

    SJS19 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    In your opinion, who's the greatest pure athlete to ever compete in boxing?

    Roy Jones immediately comes to mind for me. (Just watched the 'Sweet Science documentary where he works with Mackie Shillstone to gain the weight to fight Ruiz) but there are other options.

    Ali?
    Meldrick Taylor?
    Floyd?
    SRL?

    Who d'ya think?

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  2. cesare-borgia

    cesare-borgia Übermensch in fieri Full Member

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    Has to be Roy Jones (or tyson)
     
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  3. luuk166

    luuk166 New Member Full Member

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    maybe not physically very gifted but I think he was quite athletic, he was good at baseball too and his crouch required a lot of atheletism.
    MARCIANO
     
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  4. canucks9314

    canucks9314 Iron Chinned ATG Warrior Full Member

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    Rjj
     
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  5. Sandmanl337

    Sandmanl337 Pactard Full Member

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    Muhammad Ali.. He isn't called the greatest for nothing..
     
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  6. DanishFightfan

    DanishFightfan Boxing Junkie banned

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    Muhammed Ali and Roy jones..
     
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  7. Flatlander

    Flatlander Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    yep :yep
     
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  8. DanishFightfan

    DanishFightfan Boxing Junkie banned

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    Andre Dirrell also has some great athletic gifts..
     
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  9. Brauer

    Brauer Well-Known Member Full Member

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    RJJ or Tyson
     
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  10. JMP

    JMP Champion Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Austin
     
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  11. LancsTerrible

    LancsTerrible Different Forms of Game. Full Member

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    Mike Polchlopek aka Bart Gunn.
     
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  12. nervousxtian

    nervousxtian Trolljegeren Full Member

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    In his prime, probably RJJ.
     
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  13. valdezjp

    valdezjp Member Full Member

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    RJJ and Roberto Duran @ 147........
     
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  14. Keueng

    Keueng Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Sugar Rat
     
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  15. RazorHandz

    RazorHandz Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ali.
     
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