my 5 in no particular order. Mayweather Naseem Hamed Bernard Hopkins Ali David Haye- talked himself into an undeserving world title shot! though he is a class fighter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6XVTiE89Dg LOL @ Floyd trying to wind ricky up....look at his face hes desperatley trying to get under his skin....like a school Brat....boy does boxing need characters like that.
Vic Darchinyan, Ricardo Mayorga, Bernard Hopkins, David Haye and Anthony Mundine of current active fighters.
Ali was the all time greatest mind game player. He totally freaked out two of boxing historys most fearsome champions, Sonny Liston and George Foreman. Ali knew just how to get on peoples last nerve. But it backfired when he went up against Joe Frazier in Superfight I. Joe got pissed alright, but he used it to his advantage. Frazier had such a fire lit under his ass from Ali's ball busting , and an incredible will to begin with, nothing Ali could do that night was going to hold Joe off. Guys with less pure will like Liston and Foreman succumed, in spite of the fact that they were both vicious, brutal moutains of men.
Ali should be mentioned above any other fighter. Haye got the world title shot not by trash talking but by performance, something new to the HW, nothing to do with his speaking abilities. Also Vit Klit?!He doesn't even say anything let alone have mind games, he doesn't need mind games, hes the only HW in the world really at the moment. Of the current fighters I think Mayweather and BHop are the best!!!
He just annoys the hell outta people until they want to kill him. He has no skill or slickness with it, he just acts like a 12 year old girl.
james toney for me is the best trash talker,,although i don't think that he knew how funny it was at times,,telling nigel benn that he would bat him and his mum was a classic line,, as for mind games 'ali' taught them all!:yep
James Toney is really good. I used to think Mayorga was good. But it doesnt really count when he continuously gets his ass beat for talking trash.