Best fighter you`ve ever seen in their prime ?

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  1. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Obviously a lot of good fighters primes were not filmed or had hardly any film so they dont count despite what the articles say.

    My vote goes to Muhammad Ali 1964-67.
     
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  2. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    Roy Jones Jr.
     
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  3. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    There's absolutely no way I could narrow it down to one. There are simply too many fighters who've impressed me in too many different ways, and I'm constantly learning about more.

    Ali wouldn't be in the top 20 probably, though. I'm just nowhere near as impressed with his all around skill-set as I am with a lot of other fighters.
     
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    Rebel-INS Mighty Healthy Full Member

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    Pernell Whitaker.
     
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  5. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    By class:

    Ali, M. Spinks / Foster, Monzon/Hagler, Hearns, Leonard/Napoles, Duran, Arquello/ Chavez, Sanchez, Gomez, Zarate, R. Lopez
     
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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Duran-Chavez-Leonard-Hagler-Holmes-Gomez
     
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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Forgot Arguello.
     
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    teeto Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    As you know, i am, i look at effectiveness more so than any other facet
     
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    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Napoles, duran, Chavez, Arguello, Whittaker, Gomez, Ray leonard, Sanchez, Hagler

    also in the 2 10 minute clips of Pep in his prime against Walton and Cam i am very impressed
     
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    teeto Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Yes GP, Naples and Duran in their primes are something else. All top level elites at their best, even if some greatness wise stack up better than others
     
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    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Duran from '78-'80, particularly in DeJesus III, Palomino, and Leonard I. Those were his absolute peak performances.
     
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    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How about Monzon treating Nino Benven, like a rag-doll?
     
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    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Probably Ali or Leonard. Whitaker and Jones comes closely behind. What I'm missing from Jones is a real showing of guts and bravery. Robinson, when slightly past his prime, against LaMotta ain't bad either. Tyson is around there somewhere as well.
     
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    In the end, effectiveness is the only thing that matters.
     
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    Impressive list...I would substitute Tyson for Ali and give it to Spinks over Foster...Hagler and Duran would be my two top choices from what I saw whilst growing up and good to see Carlos Monzon on your list.

    Willie Pep in his prime would have been poetry in motion, but the crash in the middle of his career shortened his prime,even though he boxed on long afterwards.Henry Armstrong from what I have read would have been awesome.
     
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