Fighters who had the highest aura at their peak.

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  1. Devon

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    I’d assume most of your list will be heavyweights since they tend to have more aura to most, although I could see someone like Hearns getting in this list with how intimidating he was.
     
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    Early Nigel Benn. His punch power (100 % kos), his swagger and attitude.

    Disappeared after the classic Watson fight but turned it around to win 2 World titles and win that war vs Gerald McClellan.

    Real warrior.
     
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    Aaron Pryor.
     
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    Prime Roy Jones Jr
     
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    Shocked that peak Tyson wouldn't be the insta-#1 pick.

    Other examples: SRR, Dempsey, Olivares, Zamora, pre-stool Liston, pre-Zaire Foreman.
     
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    Robinson.
    Golovkin for some time.
     
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    “Pre-stool” is evil man
     
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    Joe Louis
    Greb
    Armstrong
    Joe Gans
    Jack Johnson
    Pep
    Benny Leonard
    Monzon
    SRR
    SRL
    Hagler
    Hearns
    Duran
    Ali
    Tyson
    Foreman
    PBF
    RJJ
    Loma
    Usyk

    All different characters, all different records and retrospective re-evaluation, but there was a time when they were at their best and they were THAT guy!
     
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    I started watching boxing in 1995. Roy Jones by a country mile.
     
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    Carlos Ortiz had negative aura. Zero rizz, no mogging, I don't think he's ever even heard of mewing. Hella negative aura with that skibidi face of his. Hella sussy, definitely the imposter.

    Arguello had top tier skibidi Ohio rizz. Alexis was the rizzler no cap. Even better rizz than Livvy Dunne rizzing up Baby Gronk fr fr on God.

    Nonito had sigma male aura in his prime fr, he fanum taxed loads of chins, the type of guy to have John Pork call him mid-fight. When prime Nonito got in the ring it was seriously morbin' time. Sin City was made for him.

    Good luck understanding any of this.
     
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    I was just watching some YouTube shorts of Donaire mogging Darchinyan.
     
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    Julio Cesar Chavez.
     
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