The greatest fighter ever to hold a WBO belt?

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  1. KOTF

    KOTF Bingooo Full Member

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    Notable names include:
    Thomas Hearns
    Joe Calzaghe
    Nigel Benn
    Chris Eubank
    Gerald McClellan
    Michael Moorer
    Miguel Cotto
    Merciless Ray Mercer
    Johnny The Entertainer Nelson
    Dariusz I dunno how to spell his last name
    Naseem The Prince Hamed
    Zab Judah
    Winky Wright
    Tony Margarito
    Paul Williams
    ODLH
    JMM
    Chico Corrales
    Acelano Freitas
    MAB
    Erik El Terrible Morales

    Nominate someone.
     
    KOTF, Aug 1, 2009
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  2. KCD

    KCD All aboard. Full Member

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    The greatest WBO champion in my opinion is either Calzaghe or Michaczewski.

    The greatest fighter to evr hold a WBO belt is probably JMM or Morales
     
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  3. mariancobretti

    mariancobretti Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hamed

    16 World title fights

    14 Kos

    9 Champs/former/present
     
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  4. JoeAverage

    JoeAverage Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Imo. it is between Hearns, Calzaghe and MAB. Perhaps throw Morales in there although I personally rate MAB somewhat above Morales.
     
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  5. painforall

    painforall Active Member Full Member

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    Hopkins
     
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  6. Jeff Young

    Jeff Young Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    hopkins, hearns, morales, de la hoya, calzaghe...
     
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  7. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Hearns & Morales
     
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  8. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Morales is better than Calzaghe.
    He is better than Barrera too but by a smaller margin.
     
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  9. alba

    alba Guess who? Full Member

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    Has to be the mighty Calzaghe,followed by Hamed a close second.You need to take Nelson out of that lesson,he wasent exactly the most stellar of champions was he
     
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  10. jyuza

    jyuza Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I personally don't give a damn about 21 defenses against poor opposition but if we are talking about the greatest fighter skill wise then it has to be the Hitman.
     
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  11. sitiyzal

    sitiyzal ................. Full Member

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    Hopkins, & Barrera @ 122lbs.
     
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  12. JabCross727

    JabCross727 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Current WBO Jr. Featherweight Champion Juan Manuel 'Juanma' Lopez
     
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  13. Minto

    Minto The Beast Full Member

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    Shannon Briggs
     
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  14. The Kurgan

    The Kurgan Boxing Junkie banned

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    Shannon Briggs couldn't hold Henry Akinwande's jockstrap...

















































    ... Because he doesn't even need one.
     
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  15. MAG1965

    MAG1965 Loyal Member banned

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    The greatest fighter in that group is Hearns. He fought the best opposition and was the greatest, but the one who had the greatest reign as WBO champ was probably Calzaghe. Hearns had his greatest moments at lower divisions. Odd to think that Calzaghe and Hearns held the same title, with Hearns being the first champion of the WBO at 168 pounds, fighting the formidable James Kinchen for the title. Tommy defended it against Olajide in 1990. He did not have it on the line vs. Leonard in 1989, although he could have , but the Leonard fight was at an agreed upon weight of 164 I think. Maybe that is why it was not for the WBO title.
     
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