The 5 best fighters you saw fight live in your lifetime explain and discuss

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  1. pugilistspecialist

    pugilistspecialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I have no particularly order

    I was born in 1985 and wont include fighters who were past prime by the time I was born..(excluded Leonard considering he was inactive til 87, arguably lost to Hearns, and add the losses to Norris and Camacho...in my lifetime he lost as much as he won, although he is a top 20 all time great IMO

    Pernell Whitaker, Roy Jones, Floyd Mayweather, Ricardo Lopez, and Julio Cesar Chavez

    Up until their 30's all were as close to unbeatable as you can get, faced stiff comp, had great skills and were the top or near the top of the p4p rankings throughout their entire primes.
     
  2. moparfan

    moparfan ESB's glass jawed fraud Full Member

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    Not quite in their prime, but I saw the following fight live:

    Evander Holyfield vs. Sherman Williams (Almost got to work Holyfield's corner, but I chose to let another trainer be the assistant).

    Vitali Klitschko vs. Kevin Johnson (Worked KJ's corner)

    Mike Tyson vs. Clifford Etienne (Had a fighter on the undercard)
    " " vs. Lennox Lewis (Had fighter on the undercard)


    Manny Pacquiao vs. Jorge Eliecer Julio (on Tyson's Lewis Undercard)

    Bernard Hopkins vs. Numerous Opponents (Allen, Jones, Dela Hoya)

    Roy Jones Jr vs Max Alexander (Worked Alexander's corner for the fight)

    So, Ive seen:
    Holyfield
    Klitschko
    Lewis
    Tyson
    Jones Jr
    Hopkins
    Pacquiao

    On the Tyson vs Etienne card, i worked with Keith McKnight (A Heavyweight from Tennessee)

    On the Tyson vs Lewis card, I worked with George Klinesmith, youtube Klinesmith Hackney. Klinesmith is the guy that punches the guy that jumped on the ropes.
     
  3. MVC!

    MVC! The Best Ever Full Member

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    Floyd Mayweather, Jr
    Roy Jones, Jr
    Bernard Hopkins
    Lennox Lewis
    Vitali Klitschko
     
  4. buckdacious

    buckdacious Sin~City punks!!! Full Member

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    Hopkins, Mayweather, Cotto, Marquez, RJJ
     
  5. Matt in a hat

    Matt in a hat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    This is a tough list for me, and I'm probably wrong here.
    I know Tyson was not atg in the 90's, but his 80's stuff was.
    Leonard, and Hagler were arguably the 2 best p4p of the 80's
    Jones , and Hopkins dominated much of the 90's landscape, and hopkins longevity is unrivaled.

    Tyson
    Ray Leonard
    Hagler
    Jones Jr.
    Benard Hopkins

    Hearns, Duran, Toney, Barrera, Mayweather Jr., Manny, Holyfield, Lewis, Klitschko(s),and Trinidad just off my list.
     
  6. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    Muhammad Ali
    Lennox Lewis
    Bernard Hopkins
    Manny Paquaio
    Smokin Joe Frazier

    I could keep adding names all night
     
  7. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Never seen one :!:
    But im only 21
     
  8. buckdacious

    buckdacious Sin~City punks!!! Full Member

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    gotta make some moves bro! doesnt have to be a big fights, just hit some firday night fights or something. atmosphere is awesome!
     
  9. Console Command

    Console Command Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I live in montreal so I only got to see bute, pascal, davied lemieux ( who I got to speak to ) and stevenson for the moment being ... can't really afford to move around much at 19 years old:(
     
  10. MVC!

    MVC! The Best Ever Full Member

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    Toronto is complete **** for boxing. Too bad we have no up and coming fighters here.

    If there was any world class fighter here, he could potentially pack the ACC and I'd go every time.

    I have to go to Vegas for the big fights. Don't really want to keep doing that.

    Hoping that Toronto finally breeds some decent boxers. It's so pathetic. We have quite a few gyms and there is not ONE decent prospect, not one!
     
  11. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Your mom pays for you to go all the way to Vegas???? Do you go all by yourself? :think
     
  12. MVC!

    MVC! The Best Ever Full Member

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    No, I work.

    Yes I do. Sometimes I go with a friend or two.

    Got a friend who lives there so I stay at his place when I get there. Saves me quite a bit of money.
     
  13. SouthChicagoRay

    SouthChicagoRay Active Member Full Member

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    Roy Jones Jr.
    Julio Cesar Chavez
    Mike Tyson
    Ricardo Lopez
    Manny Pacquiao -

    honorable mentions
    Johnny Tapia
    Erik Morales
    Naseem Hamed

    all explosive and fun to watch.
     
  14. HellSpawn86

    HellSpawn86 "My heart goes out to you!" Full Member

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    :deal I co-sign on these same 5 fighters. I don't have words to give these 5 fighters justice, but at the top of their game it was other wordly.
     
  15. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    chavez sr
    pernell whitaker
    manny paquiao
    marco antonio barrera
    azuma nelson