Your top 10 "p4p most skilled ever"

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  1. ajackman1

    ajackman1 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Robinson
    Sugar Ray Leonard
    Pernell Whitaker
    Floyd Mayweather Jr
    Roberto Duran
    Muhammad Ali
    Mike Tyson
    James Toney
    Willie Pep
    Roy Jones Jr
     
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  2. JMP

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    Duran
    Whitaker
    Napoles
    Gomez
    Robinson
    Leonard
    Burley
    Gavilan
    Rodriguez
    Monzon

    HM to Ortiz, Mayweather, Hagler, Hopkins, Canizales, Kalambay, McCallum, Moore, Spinks, Charles, Chavez, Gonzalez, Conteh, Hearns, Pep, Toney, Louis, Ali, Tyson, Sanchez, Jofre, Pedroza, etc. Lots of names.
     
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  3. stevebhoy87

    stevebhoy87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Of course the likes of Judah isnt more skillfull than those on your list. Someone like Whitaker or Napoles, **** it even Mayweather, fighters who may not have a record to match those names on your list could at least be argued to be more skilled than some of those names, if not have the overall career they has.
     
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  4. ripcity

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    1. Benny Leonard
    2. Ray Robinson
    3. Pernell Whitaker
    4. Floyd Mayweather
    5. Ray Leonard
    6. Roy Jones
    7. Ezard Charles
    8. Joe Louis
    9. Wilfred Bentiez
    10. Barney Ross
     
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  5. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Robinson
    Duran
    Leonard
    Hagler
    Hearns
    Charles
    Whitaker
    Mayweather Jr.
    Jones
     
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    About right
     
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  7. PaddyD1983

    PaddyD1983 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Anyone that does not have Duran in their list needs to go and have a word with themselves. SRR is a clear #1 for me, after that I wouldnt know where to start but it feels like Duran, Ali, SRL, Sweet Pea, Armstrong, Charles, Arguello, Hagler and Lopez all should be make it, in no particular order like. Happy for other names to be thrown in the mix too but I'd find it hard to ignore someone like say Lopez for someone like James Toney, who I agree was a massively skilled fighter.

    Also, subjective as to what is meant by "skilled". RJJ was so athletic that when he was young his flaws were hidden, wheras someone like B-Hop has developed a strategy that makes the most of his own strengths. Who's more skilled there? I dont know. Similarly, Tyson in his prime was a killing machine, but his head movement was phenomenal. Does that make him more skilled than say Lennox Lewis who had a dominant outside game (and his inside game wasnt too shabby either). So, I took a view of natural talent coupled with how its implemented in the ring.
     
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  8. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    I really like this one.
     
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  9. Hands of Iron

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    It's good.
     
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  10. Hands of Iron

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    Very little love for Pep. Surprising.
     
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  11. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Swap Louis with a Pep/Burley and it's almost game over. :hat
     
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  12. ripcity

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    Thank You. :D
     
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  13. Zavy

    Zavy A fan among experts Full Member

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    RJJ skills are underrated so much because he was so athletic. You don't dominate on athletic ability alone...if you did there would be more like him.
     
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    :d
     
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  15. Chempasillo

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    let it be :nono:bart:lol:
     
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