5 greatest fighters you have seen in your lifetime as a fan

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  1. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Roy Jones …Floyd Mayweather …Pernell Whitaker …Manny Pacquiao …Terrence Crawford
     
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  2. Curtis Lowe

    Curtis Lowe Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Duran
    Pacquiao
    Leonard
    Hagler
    Chavez
     
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  3. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    Fury, Spadafora, Malignaggi, Wilder and Yuri Foreman, for me.
     
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  4. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran

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    Ali
    Duran
    Foreman
    Leonard
    Mayweather
     
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  5. thistle

    thistle Boxing Junkie

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    fighters I admired as Top and/or Great Champions and Fighters...

    Norton (though Chuvalo intrigued me, 'tough' as)
    SRL (not so much anymore)
    Hearns
    Camacho
    Tyson

    Benn
    Watson
    Toney

    Duran
    Carbajal
    JCC
    Haugen
    LL (eventually)

    fighter's I'd hoped more for...
    Jeremy Williams
    Ruddock
    the Pres'
    Kessler
    Parker (still Hoping)
     
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  6. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    1972 here.

    I never saw Ali fight live unless you count the Foreman bout: I was 2 and remember looking at it on tv live with dad but I was barely aware of what was happening.

    So for me its:
    Duran
    Chavez Sr.
    Sanchez
    Floyd Mayweather Jr.
    Leonard
     
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  7. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    I saw Uncle Jimmy rematch Yuri Foreman at the family BBQ he said “son I don’t care for you” that was all it took.
     
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  8. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    Juan Manuel Marquez
    Floyd Mayweather Jnr
    Manny Pac-Man
    Canelo Alvarez
    Monster Inoue

    HM: Carl Thompson because it’s my list… did I even know what boxing was when he was active? No…
     
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  9. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    It's a bit weird, coz I've only been a fan since 2017 - so I've seen like, the final moments of a guy like Pacquiao but I don't know if he'd count coz he definitely wasn't the best fighter I've ever seen when he thought Thurman, Ugas and now Barrios. **** it, I'll count him.

    #01: Pacquiao
    #02: Chocolatito
    #03: Usyk
    #04: Canelo
    #05: Inoue

    HM: Estrada

    Edit: forgot Inoue so I swapped him in for #5.
     
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  10. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Toney
    McCallum
    Barrera
    Morales
    Holyfield
     
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  11. OddR

    OddR Well-Known Member Full Member

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    My fandom really kicked off in 2017 as well even though it was 2013/2014 when I first showed interest.
     
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  12. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Fighters that were active during my period of interest (1970-1999-ish)? Okay, how about…..

    Whitaker
    Chavez
    Leonard
    Duran
    Arguello
     
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  13. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    add Iron Mike and Evander Holyfield and I’m with you.
     
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  14. slash

    slash Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Arguello
    Hagler
    Leonard (never liked him, personality wise)
    RJJ (actually considered him to be GOAT material, at the time)
    Holyfield
     
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  15. Jamal Perkins

    Jamal Perkins Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Marvin Hagler/Thomas Hearns
    Donald Curry
    Mike Tyson
    Roy Jones Jnr
    Bernard Hopkins
     
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