Joe Louis or Sugar Ray Leonard - If You Had To Pick One as the Greater

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  1. SP_Mauler

    SP_Mauler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don't think I've heard a fighter talk bad about Joe apart from Ali but he's said numerous times Joe was the greatest.

    SRL great fighter but I've seen a few disregard Floyd Mayweather Jr to name the latest.

    Joe gets my vote on that one but in terms of skill I have to pick Joe. His reign was too dominant, Baer and Conn weren't bums but Joe turned them into one, don't matter who was in front of him in that time Frazier,Ali,Klitschko all would be KO'd.
     
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  2. Flea Man

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    I don't have Larry in my top five.
     
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  3. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    louis by a landslide
     
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  4. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    A heavyweight with the ability of Hearns ? What an awesome vision THAT conjures up !! We'd be talking about a fighter with George Foreman like brute force and power,but with better all round boxing skills than George had.
     
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  5. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Both Joe and Ray were very skilled in different ways. Looking at their records,Leonard wins out in QUALITY,but because of Joe's longevity at the top,he takes it on QUANTITY.
     
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    A taller Max Schmeling?
     
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  7. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    And then some.
     
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  8. turbotime

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    Probably some Chinamen.
     
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  9. Stevie G

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    More like a cyborg :D
     
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  10. ripcity

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    In terms of pound for pound. I have Sugar Ray Leonard at #2. Had he fought from 82-84 I'd probbly have him #1. I have Joe Louis within the top 10.
     
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