My Top 10 Best Boxers of the Decade....so far

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  1. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    haha, anywhere you have calzaghe in the top 10 you'll get **** on..some will say he's not top 10, some will say he's the best but not a bad list at all:rofl and five is just fine for joe i think
     
  2. CHRIS_PARTLOW

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    LOL

    is cotto even top 10 p4p anymore?
     
  3. essexboy

    essexboy The Cat Full Member

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    Thanks for the feedback guys. I generally think these are the best ten of the decade its just getting them in order thats difficult. Calzaghe was hard to place but I felt fifth would keep everyone happy particularily as I placed Hopkins second. As for Barrera and Morales being so far apart, well maybe thats personal preference although Morales had the win over Pacquiao which certainly counts for something. Winky Wright to high? Perhaps but he definately deserves top ten in my book. Last but not least the heavyweights, Vitali and Wlad have certainly dominated since Lewis' retrement but they cannot be top ten they just havent had the opposition. Lewis is in my list of the top ten of the nineties but he only fought seven times since 2000 so I cant find a place for him here. I may add my list for the nineties, I've got a list of the best ten of each decade going all the way back to the twenties if theres interest I shall post them.
     
  4. Back Hand Slap

    Back Hand Slap Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Good list, i would replace izzy with Cotto and switch winky with mosley possibly. I would siwtch Marquez and mayweather probably too, heck i may put PBF at 5 and Calz at 4.
     
  5. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion

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  6. sdsfinest22

    sdsfinest22 Pound 4 Pound Full Member

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    Nice list...(Joe C should be on the bottom)
     
  7. GlassyEyes

    GlassyEyes Ya know what im sayin? Full Member

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    1. Bernard Hopkins
    2. Manny Pacquiao
    3. Shane Mosley
    4. Lennox Lewis
    5. Winky Wright
    6. Floyd Mayweather
    7. Marco Antonio Barrera
    8. Juan Manuel Marquez
    9. Erik Morales
    10. Zab Judah


    My opinion.
     
  8. executioner147

    executioner147 Execution Time Full Member

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    1. Hopkins
    2. Pacquiao
    3. Mayweather
    4. Mosley
    5. Barrera
    6. Morales
    7. Lewis
    8. Marquez
    9. Winky
    10. Calzaghe
     
  9. essexboy

    essexboy The Cat Full Member

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    Nice. I debated over putting Hopkins top but decided against it. I have Lennox in a 90's list. The only suprise for me is Judah I dont think he really capitalised on his potential.
     
  10. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Mayweather
    Pacquiao
    Morales
    Barrera
    Hopkins
    Calzaghe
    Marquez
    Mosely
    DLH
    Winky

    Very hard to do tho I must admit.
     
  11. Jorodz

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    good list but trinidad? he hasn't had a really meaningful win since 2001
     
  12. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion

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    1.PBF
    2.Hopkins
    3.Pac
    4.EM
    5.Mosley
    6.MAB
    7.Calzaghe
    8.JMM
    9.Wright
    10.Oscar
     
  13. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    :goodgood list. no matter what order you put them i think the top 3 you have is pretty much set
     
  14. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion

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    Thanks!:good
     
  15. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    Yes... he is, number 8 in the world actually.