Who is the greatest WEIGHT-JUMPER of the past 30 years?

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  1. reed_man02

    reed_man02 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Roy Jones. From MW to HW with only a fluke loss along the way.
     
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  2. boricua100%

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    true!:good
     
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  3. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    That's an awesome list. I can't vote. There isn't a nickel's worth of difference between some of those guys. If you made your criteria more specific, it might be easier to pick one.
     
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  4. DeanoFlash

    DeanoFlash Boxing Addict Full Member

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    easily RJJ

    160-200

    and still the fastest man in the business at every class he jumped. gotta be Roy
     
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  5. Words

    Words Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jones all day
     
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  6. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    Pfft.......

    That's just a who's who of the best fighters of that period, other than the heavies.

    I can't really vote for Roy Jones...... I know he won a version of the HW crown, but it was against the weakest champion, if he had beaten Byrd then perhaps.... also he never defeated a linear champion in his entire career - DM counts against him IMO.

    Hearns I like a lot, faced probably the best LHW around at the time in Virgil Hill, and although the fight was pretty close, it was an excellent boxing display.

    If DLH had received a bit more luck from the judges he would be in with a shout - the only decision fight he definitely lost was the Mayweather one. Each of the others you could argue in his favour - he certainly beat Trinidad and Mosley in the rematch.
     
    Beeston Brawler, Nov 6, 2009
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  7. Vitor Belfort

    Vitor Belfort Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    he did actually recieved a lot of luck from the judges.. quartey-sturm and whitaker victories can be considered as lucky:lol:
     
    Vitor Belfort, Nov 6, 2009
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  8. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    He clearly lost the first Mosley fight,theres no way you can make a case for him winning that fight.
     
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  9. thechampizhere

    thechampizhere Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i voted for the pac-man....not only has he moved up in weight and fought world class opponents(discounting oscar and maybe ricky) he has moved up with power and looks like a machine...
     
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  10. Kush

    Kush Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    RJ Jr.
     
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  11. thewoo

    thewoo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    RJJ from middle all the way to heavy without losing more than a handfull of rounds.
     
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  12. Knives7

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    Why is Henry Armstrong not there?
     
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  13. FinalBELL

    FinalBELL Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Oprah Winfrey, how is she not on the list?
     
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  14. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Its last 30 years :deal
     
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  15. saul_ir34

    saul_ir34 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    DLH.
    Fought the best of his era in every weight class and you can honestly only say he lost 2 fights. Hopkins and Pacquiao.
    The rest could have gone either way and were usually against top elite fighters in their prime.
     
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