TOP 20 Extraordinary ,Great & excellent fighters of last 25 years

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  1. KingKrish

    KingKrish Active Member Full Member

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    Extraordinary:

    Mayweather - P4P for 4 years 5 weight champ

    Chavez- My personal fav mex of all time(always been suspicious about his gloves though, (another MArgarito we will never know) Meldric Taylors face looked liek it had been hit by a baseball bat.

    Roy Jones Jr - an unpresidented 10 YEars as the P4P best(whos done that?)

    Pernell Whitaker - best southpaw ive ever seen



    Great Champs:


    Hopkins- could possibly be put in the higher tier but incosistant performances in key fights(Calzaghe Taylor) hold him back. though he was 40+43.

    Barrera- most versatile fighter below 140lbs ive seen schooled our PRINCE in a virtuoso.

    Morlaes - Incredible will and heart faced the best

    MAnny Pacman- Will possibly join the Extra ordinary list after Hatton- faces the best anywhere anytime.

    Marquez- finally getting the recognition he deserves.

    Toney - if he was in condition who knows where he would be regarded?

    Holyfield- made a stale era in the 80's/90's Heavyweight interesting

    De La Hoya- awsome talent but lost most of his marquee fights (an Icon)

    Mosley- Margarito performance will defien his career, what a resilient little SOB

    Lennox Lewis- Best Heavyweight Champ of last 25 years.


    Excellent Champs:


    Calzaghe - recently received recognition for beating future HOF Jones + B Hop (been a pfper for 3 years)

    Hatton- A brit thats willing to fight the best! rare!

    Naz- 17 defences of Feather weight champ - opened the way for big paydays in the lower weight classes

    Tyson- an animal

    Ricardo Lopez- great record, possibly not great opposition

    Kostya tszyu- arguably the greatest light welter? maybe not (aron Pryor or soon our Fatton?)




    If I missed any names apologies! but these were the names that sprung to mind when thinking of last 25 years.


    I had extraordinary as a seperate section for truly elite fighters who for prolonged periods of their career seemed invincible.
     
    KingKrish, Mar 25, 2009
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  2. elgrancampeon

    elgrancampeon Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Where do people get this crap that Chavez loaded his gloves? The man had great punch technique and you don't think in 100+ bouts SOMEONE would have noticed?
     
    elgrancampeon, Mar 25, 2009
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  3. MattMattMatt

    MattMattMatt Guest

    Which 10 years would those be? He was ring P4P in '96, '97. '99 and '03.
     
    MattMattMatt, Mar 25, 2009
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  4. mckay_89

    mckay_89 Haw you! Full Member

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    forget what i said
     
    mckay_89, Mar 25, 2009
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  5. unclepaulie

    unclepaulie Run like an antelope! Full Member

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    Having Tyson and Tsyzu at the same level as Naseem Hamed and below the likes of Marco Antonio Barerra boggles the mind.
     
    unclepaulie, Mar 25, 2009
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  6. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Why? Barrera outdone Tsyzu and Tyson with longevity, resume, and skill set?
     
    Addie, Mar 25, 2009
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  7. Hank

    Hank Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Naseem Hamed does not belong on list, Hatton either.
     
    Hank, Mar 25, 2009
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  8. radab

    radab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Calzaghe and Hatton in the same league???

    Pacquiao always faces the best???

    Margarito performance defines Mosley's career???
     
    radab, Mar 25, 2009
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  9. amunz81

    amunz81 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    felix trinidad = great champion
     
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  10. dangerousity

    dangerousity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I would put Pac & Tyson on the extraordinary list. Tyson in his prime was an animal, and the only word you would use to describe him was extraordinary. Pac being a champ for this long, having that explosive physical talent and fighting in his 10weight division still destroying fighters IS extraordinary.
     
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  11. dangerousity

    dangerousity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Id rate both guys around the same league...Calzaghe has the 0 but if Joe has faced anyone near enough as good as PBF prime ie prime Hopkins, he would have 1 loss on his record too.

    Pac fought the lineal champ at flyweight and considered to be the best, Ledwaba was 1 of the 2 best 122 in the world, he jumps up to face MAB,JMM & Morales in succession. You can call them shot etc now or him ducking JMM but bottomline, at the time he fought them, they were the absolute best and he has already fought JMM twice. He fought DLH and although he is not the best WW, Pac WASNT a WW, he was a LW and when the fight was announced, DLH was considered BETTER and more dangerous opponent than any LW then. He is now fighting Hatton who is the best at 140.

    The only easy fight he took knowing it would be easy was Diaz at 135, then again, that was nothing but a tuneup.
     
    dangerousity, Mar 25, 2009
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  12. rickx1

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    Extraordinary: Calzaghe
    Mayweather: Great Champs

    Everything else I agree with.
     
    rickx1, Mar 25, 2009
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  13. Richel Hersisia

    Richel Hersisia Well-Known Member Full Member

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    you definitly missed out on Tito

    And if you name guys like hatton and naz... You gotta name guys like Winky, Vargas and probably many more
     
    Richel Hersisia, Mar 25, 2009
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  14. 2ironmt

    2ironmt Boxing Addict Full Member

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    nah tyson's skill set especially considering he was a heavy is extraordinary during his first reign. tyson was an "extraordinary fighter of the past 25 years" by any standard
     
    2ironmt, Mar 25, 2009
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  15. KingKrish

    KingKrish Active Member Full Member

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    I know...was not goign to put Clazgahe on the level with Hatton, Hattons is UD like Joe in his weight class ahving faced better fighters.

    I also think Hatton would beat /stop 40+ year old in a higher division.

    Hatton is better.

    Pacman has faced the best 3/4 ATG ....3 of them in their prime. and constantly jumps divisions....Hatton is next.


    How can the Margarito fight not define Mosley's career. He will always be remembered for that fight. Like Joe will be remembered for beating the great Lacy (lol)
     
    KingKrish, Mar 25, 2009
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