Top 5 boxing super athletes ever?

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  1. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This isn't a p4p skill list, but an athletic or explosive athelte list.

    For me.

    1. Roy Jones Jr
    2. Manny Pacquiao
    3. SRR
    4. Mike Tyson
    5. SRL
     
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  2. MrPook

    MrPook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ken Norton was on the Football team of the Marines when the Vietnam war broke out. When they started sending team members to Vietnam Ken Norton got on the boxing team.

    He looked like a bodybuilder before PEDs came around, as far as I know.
     
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  3. J_metal

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    Legit list id have 2 think about who 2 add
     
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  4. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    John Conteh was pretty good athlete he did well on Superstars didn't he ?

    Others that that come to mind....

    Evander Holyfield = Beat Carl Lewis in 800 m charity race.

    Ken Norton

    Muhammad Ali
     
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  5. Furey

    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    The first two that spring to mind would be Roy Jones & Mike Tyson.

    In terms of boxers who could easily turn there hand to other sports or had freakish ability (e.g. sprint) I'll thrown the below names into the mixer.

    Anthony Mundine
    Sergio Martinez
    Ken Norton
    Anthony Joshua
    Katie Taylor
     
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  6. TipNom

    TipNom Active Member Full Member

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    Jones Jr
    Ali
    Hamed
    Pacquiao
    Hearns
    SRR
    Joshua
    Wlad
    Wilder
     
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  7. MrPook

    MrPook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A MMA fighter but got to mention Pudzianowski.
     
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  8. Kissan

    Kissan I respect box Full Member

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    Michael Grant, back in the 90s, 2000s looked like a tank.
    So did David Haye, as far as for the not obvious ones that have been mentioned.
     
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  9. im sparticus

    im sparticus There Ye Go. Full Member

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    The strongman?
     
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  10. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Joshua and Wlad???
     
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  11. MrPook

    MrPook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yes
     
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  12. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Tyson Fury

    He is the new meta of heavyweight. No man of his size past or present has his stamina and movement for his size.

    and he will be the only man in history to have walked through the abyss and Wilder's right hand coming out the other end to tell the tale.
     
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  13. mrbigshot

    mrbigshot Active Member Full Member

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    If i get your question right and you are not asking for 5 best boxers but for 5 most athletic bodies than :

    1 mike tyson
    2 wilder
    3 aj
    4 holyfield
    5 wlad

    There will be further in lower weight classes.
     
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  14. Guerra

    Guerra Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Mike weaver
     
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  15. Mountbattenberg

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    Frank Bruno was more muscular and ripped than all of those guys. Tyson doesn't even make the top 50 in reality.
     
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