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

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  1. FThabxinfan

    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    oh damn,I thought we're counting internet footages,i misread the thread :/
     
    FThabxinfan, Aug 10, 2026 at 3:14 AM
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  2. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    :lol: for a sec, i thought you were in your 90's
     
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    wutang Active Member Full Member

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    Mayweather
    Pacquiao
    Rjj
    Toney
    Hopkins

    Honorable mentions:
    Morales
    Mosley
    Odlh
    Jmm
    Barrera
     
    wutang, Aug 10, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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  4. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Leonard
    Hagler
    Hearns
    Roy Jones
    Tyson
     
    Saad54, Aug 11, 2026 at 11:13 AM
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  5. Shay Sonya

    Shay Sonya The REAL Wonder Woman! Full Member

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    Hello, dmt.

    I was born in 1974, started watching live boxing in about 1979, old films before that (courtesy of my late Grandfather).

    Live, mostly on Television (Heavyweights, alphabetical):

    George Foreman
    Larry Holmes
    Evander Holyfield
    Lennox Lewis
    Mike Tyson
     
    Shay Sonya, Aug 11, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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    ikrasevic War for Souls Full Member

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    Evander Holyfield
    Manny Pacquiao
    George Foreman
    Bernard Hopkins
    James Toney
     
    ikrasevic, Aug 11, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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  7. Mark Dunham

    Mark Dunham Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Beterbiev would definitely be one of them
     
    Mark Dunham, Aug 11, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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  8. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    You are such a size queen! ;)
     
    Fogger, Aug 11, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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  9. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    I don't know about greatest but my favs are:

    Foreman
    Usyk
    Toney
    Chavez
    Lewis
     
    catchwtboxing, Aug 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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  10. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran

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    Seen live
    Lennox Lewis
    Evander Holyfied
    Wladimir Klitschko
    Naseem Hamed
    Meldrick Taylor
     
    Noel857, Aug 12, 2026 at 12:52 AM
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    Duran
    Pacquiao
    Jones Jr.
    Lomachenko
    De La Hoya
     
    Boxing GOAT, Aug 12, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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  12. Rubber Glove Sandwich

    Rubber Glove Sandwich 'Iranian flag green' reflecting pool Full Member

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    technically:

    1. Pacquiao
    2. Mayweather
    3. Jones Jr
    4. Holyfield
    5. Roman Gonzalez

    Without counting them when they were Trump levels of old:

    1. Pacquiao
    2. Mayweather
    3. Roman Gonzalez
    4. Usyk
    5. Inoue

    Maybe I'm forgetting somebody.
     
    Rubber Glove Sandwich, Aug 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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    Rubber Glove Sandwich 'Iranian flag green' reflecting pool Full Member

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    I started in 2016 so I relate to having the greatness boxers you've seen been the past prime or even washed up versions. Our lists are basically the same except I'm counting Mayweather from the time he fought Mcgregor. Do you think Crawford could sneak into the honorable mentions or maybe even the fifth slot? I was thinking about maybe putting him in here.
     
    Rubber Glove Sandwich, Aug 12, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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  14. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Oh yeah I saw May-Mac too, I must've decided not to include Floyd for it. I saw Floyd against a couple of YouTubers and Tenshin Nasakawa too.

    As of now, id say Canelo drops 2 spots, and Inoue moves up one and Crawford sneaks in at #5.
     
    George Crowcroft, Aug 12, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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    Yorbals Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Truth.
    Born in 2006? Get off boxing forum and go change your nappy
     
    Yorbals, Aug 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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