My Personal 25 Greatest of all times List.

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by tasteit, May 14, 2013.


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  1. WABCBoxer

    WABCBoxer Member Full Member

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    LOL agreed. He's not a #1. Floyd is a great fighter though, and i think he could at least hold his own against (if not potentially beat) anyone in history at his weight.
     
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  2. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace

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    here's mine, no order (eye test)

    Muhammad Ali
    Henry Armstrong
    Jung-Koo Chang
    Ezzard Charles
    Julio Cesar Chavez
    Roberto Duran
    Wilfredo Gomez
    Marvin Hagler
    Fighting Harada
    Tommy Hearns
    Eder Jofre
    Roy Jones Jr
    Sumbu Kalambay
    Ray Leonard
    Benny Leonard
    Nicolino Locche
    Ricardo Lopez
    Joe Louis
    Floyd Mayweather
    Carlos Monzon
    Jose Napoles
    Willie Pep
    Ray Robinson
    Mike Tyson
    Pernell Whittaker
     
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  3. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Kalambay far too high. Getting sparked in 1 isn't the best look.
     
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  4. Quick Cash

    Quick Cash Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Based on your criterion, I have to take issue with Benny Leonard, Ricardo Lopez, and Nicolino Locche. All three are obviously great fighters, but to place them among the 25 best ever, there's just no case.
     
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  5. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Locche and Leonard, i'l admit, are interesting inclusions. There is also talk to be had about Tyson and Charles. But Lopez is an OK inclusion. At what he did, he looked perfect, and there was a lot of it.
     
    McGrain, May 14, 2013
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  6. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    luf's wen't all hardcore.I've had to wipe away a tear.
     
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  7. lufcrazy

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    Locche looks amazing to me but I probably could be persuaded to drop him.

    B. Leonard is a definite, he's in my top 10 actually.

    Lopez looks incredible and is going nowhere.

    Tyson is a force of nature at his best and has to be in there.

    Charles is a difficult one, looks good on the glimpses we have (walcott 2, valentino, marshall 2, louis) combine that with the reports of earlier fights of his and I feel comfortable having him up there, much more so than having locche in.
     
    lufcrazy, May 14, 2013
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  8. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace

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    :lol:

    I'm just bored of studying records, resumes and achievements. I'll watch someone and rank them, **** everything else :lol:
     
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  9. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace

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    watch him school a prime mccallum and tell me he aint one of the best to lace them up.
     
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  10. xRedx

    xRedx Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This list is way better than ESB's official list at least.
     
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  11. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    If one of the best means one of the top 200 boxers ever then yes.
     
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  12. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    :lol:

    He looks amazing at what he does, but is he even in the top 100 by eye on offence?
    How do you think he would do against Duran and Whitaker? Pretty well?


    I've never seen him look like one of the best twenty-five fighters in history in a hard fight. In all his hard fights he looks diminished.


    I think Mayweather looks better than HW Charles.
     
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  13. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Shane Mosley at his best looks amazing :conf

    The eye test thing just doesn't work for me.
     
    turbotime, May 14, 2013
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  14. lora

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    How? is it written somewhere you aren't allowed to rate mosley highly?(i'd quite enjoy that but i doubt it's the case:yep) Get him into the top ten if you want.:good
     
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  15. Vic-JofreBRASIL

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    Consistency, dominant champion, h2h great and beat plenty of capable opponents.......Benny Leonard is in my top 3.
     
    Vic-JofreBRASIL, May 14, 2013
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