What Does Your Top 10 List Of Greatest Boxers Of All Time Look Like?

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  1. Davidkratos92

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    [url]Top ten greatest boxers of all time list[/url]
    I find this list accurate, except I would put Joe Louis third instead of first and I would probably remove Roy Jones Jr. and add Manny Pacquiao. (just my personal opinion)

    Whats your top 10 list look like?
    1. Sugar Ray Robinson
    2. Muhammad Ali
    3. Jack Louis
    4. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
    5. Rocky Marciano
    6. Mike Tyson
    7. Joe Frazier
    8. Evander Holyfield
    9. Manny Pacquiao
    10. Willie Pep or Oscar De La Hoya
     
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    If Floyd Mayweather defeated a prime Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya and fought and defeated GGG I would put him as 1
     
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  3. jmarlow

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    1. Sugar Ray Robinson
    2. Muhammad Ali
    3. Joe Louis
    4. Henry Armstrong
    5. Manny Pacquiao
    6. Willie Pep
    7. Sugar Ray Leonard
    8. Benny Leonard
    9. Roberto Duran
    10. Roy Jones Jr
     
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  4. Davidkratos92

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    Great list but no Floyd Mayweather?
     
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  5. scarecrow

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    Floyd never fought a great fighter in their prime. Hard to put him in the top 10 when you gave guys like Duran who would fight Hearns, Hagler, Leonard, Marcel, Benitez, etc.
     
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  6. sas6789

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    1. Sugar Ray Robinson
    2. Muhammad Ali
    3. Harry Greb
    4. Henry Armstrong
    5. Joe Louis
    6. Ezzard Charles
    7. Roberto Duran
    8. Benny Leonard
    9. Sugar Ray Leonard
    10. Willie Pep
     
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  7. There Will Be Blood

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    1) Ray Robinson
    2) Muhammad Ali
    3) Henry Armstrong
    4) Andre Berto
    5) Roberto Duran
    6) Ray Leonard
    7) Joe Louis
    8) Willie Pep
    9) Benny Leonard
    10) Salvador Sanchez
     
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  8. Davidkratos92

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    Even if they are not in their prime, his wins are still extremely impressive
    Defeated 23 World champions, including an eight division world champion and a six division world champion.
     
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    Harry Greb
    Sugar Ray Robinson
    Sam Langford
    Muhammad Ali
    Henry Armstrong
    Bob Fitszimmons
    Jimmy Wilde
    Maxie Rosenbloom
    Packie McFarland
    Roberto Duran
     
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    Octolony shore Well-Known Member Full Member

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    where is audley (a force) harrison
     
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  11. Gannicus

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    Greatest ever:
    1. Harry Greb
    2. Sugar Ray Robinson
    3. Henry Armstrong
    4. Sam Langford
    5. Ezzard Charles
    6. Muhammad Ali
    7. Robert Fitzsimmons
    8. Joe Gans
    9. Roberto Duran
    10. Benny Leonard

    Best ever:
    1. Roy Jones Jr
    2. Sugar Ray Leonard
    3. Muhammad Ali
    4. Roberto Duran
    5. Sugar Ray Robinson
    6. Thomas Hearns
    7. Jose Napoles
    8. Vasyl Lomachenko
    9. Pernell Whitaker
    10. ?
     
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  12. Davidkratos92

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    Whats the difference between greatest and best? im confused
     
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  13. Gannicus

    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Prime Thomas Hearns for example is better than prime Shawn Porter. We expect Thomas Hearns to beat virtually everybody in history. This means that he is one of the very best ever in head-to-head matchups.

    Prime Roy Jones is the best ever, in my opinion. However, I can think of many boxers who are greater than him. There's more factors that come into play for Greatness.
    Greatness:
    1. Resume and Circumstance: Who you've beat, the condition you've beat them in (and the condition you were in), how you beat them, records you set or broke.
    2. Your 'head-to-head' ability aka how good are you?
    3. Your longevity.

    The problem is, people have a big habit of confusing the two, and rankings get lost in translation. When you say 'Mayweather is in my Top 15 of all time', do you mean Greatness or Head-to-Head ability (when prime)?
     
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  14. Davidkratos92

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    Yeah I meant top 15 as in mayweather is top 15 greatest
     
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  15. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    1.Ray Robinson
    2.Henry Armstrong
    3.Ezzard Charles
    4.Benny Leonard
    5.Mickey Walker
    6.Roberto Duran
    7.Willie Pep
    8.Barney Ross
    9.Archie Moore
    10.Muhammad Ali
    *Harry Greb
    **Sam Langford
     
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