The best fighter ever at age ____

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  1. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I can't begin to complete this by myself but what I thought would be interesting an interesting exercise would be to say go from the ages of 17-50 and label the best boxer at each age.

    For example, at 17 I think this goes to Benetiz

    At 38 I think it goes to Duran,

    At 40-47 it's probably between Foreman and Hopkins

    48-49 Hopkins

    etc.
     
  2. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    From about 23-33 it's going to be stacked since basically everybody had their prime sometime then.
     
  3. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Holmes could be considered in the 40's plus range. Probably goes something like this though:

    Hopkins
    Moore
    Foreman
    Holmes
     
  4. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    20-23 Mike Tyson
    26-30 Hagler
     
  5. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    So Ray Robinson at 26-30 wasn't better than Hagler? Duran too was clearly better.
     
  6. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Duran was clearly better? How so?
     
  7. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Because p4p he's the better fighter. Montreal Duran was the man.
     
  8. N_ N___

    N_ N___ Boxing Addict Full Member

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    38 is not Duran. It's Moore or Mayweather, depending on criteria. Duran isn't in the picture.


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  9. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    thanks for taking all the easiest ones :lol:

    Tyson at 21/22 :p

    good idea by the way :good
     
  10. N_ N___

    N_ N___ Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Vitali Klitschko was better in his early forties than Foreman and Holmes. They might have better singular wins than him, but they were taking loses and struggling for wins whereas Vitali walked through Adamek who I think was the number one contender, then beat fringe guys in Chisora and Charr with room to spare.
     
  11. N_ N___

    N_ N___ Boxing Addict Full Member

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    25 could go to Jones. He beat Toney and was a year removed from beating Hopkins.


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  12. Sangria

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    Good call. We'll have to look up every fighter and which age they did what in which year. :huh

    Good, time consuming thread.
     
  13. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Depends on the years as a whole. How many fights did Vitlay have in his 40's? Holmes's won over Mercer and Foreman's win over Moorer trumps anything Vitlay did overall in his 40's, possibly.
     
  14. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :drink
     
  15. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Didn't Ray Robinson win the Welterweight title at 25? Didn't Leonard finish Hearns at 25?