Your top 3 fighters since Muhammad Ali`s decline (1975)

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  1. P4P

    P4P Active Member Full Member

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    hearns
    tyson
    duran
     
    P4P, Feb 26, 2010
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  2. Yuriorkisfan

    Yuriorkisfan Guest

    tyson, rjj and pac
     
    Yuriorkisfan, Feb 26, 2010
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  3. ashley

    ashley Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No...but the thread is about "your top 3" not "your p4p"
     
    ashley, Feb 27, 2010
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  4. Rock0052

    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    Duran, Leonard, Pac
     
    Rock0052, Feb 27, 2010
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  5. bernie4366

    bernie4366 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    SRL - JCC - RJJ

    Tyson, PBF, Pac, Duran, Hearns... there have been some pretty awesome fighters since then, but those are my top 3

    FAVORITE 3 would have to be MAB, EM, JCC with Pac and JMM coming up close behind. This FW era just blew my mind. Sucks that it's all but over. I was always a big Angel Manfredy fan too, for some reason... back in the 'El Diablo' days.
     
    bernie4366, Feb 27, 2010
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  6. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Yes but it meant... which fighters do YOU think were the BEST, not which fighters were your fav`s.
     
    Bill Butcher, Feb 27, 2010
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  7. Cocteau

    Cocteau Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Solid ****in' list, except no Holmes to me - will replace Holmes to Hearns. I hope it's not in that order, because ill probably put hagler as 9th or 10th. Also thinking of replacing Lewis to RJJ, but i reckon at this point Lewis history-wise should be higher.
     
    Cocteau, Feb 27, 2010
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  8. dublynflya

    dublynflya Stand your ground Son!! Full Member

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    :good Good call Bill!!

    Those three were great to watch and are undoubtedly ATG's, but my personal favourite three (to watch) are:

    Thomas Hearns (You just never knew what was gonna happen in his fights)
    Ray Leonard (A wonderfully talented fighter and great to watch)
    Mike Tyson (In his prime, he was an awesome sight).

    There have been many fighters who I have enjoyed watching over the past 20 years. I guess it could have been "Top 20" rather than "Top 3" Bill mate:)

    Whoops!! just realised, you were asking "Top 3 since 1980""!! Typical thick Geordie eh?:).

    Okay, here goes:

    1. Ray Leonard.
    2. Roberto Duran.
    3. Julio Ceasar Chavez.

    Numbers one and two were quite simple. Third place (Imo) was rather difficult, so many worthy contenders!!
    Of course, it is only an opinion and I wont argue with anyone else's!:).
     
    dublynflya, Feb 27, 2010
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  9. dublynflya

    dublynflya Stand your ground Son!! Full Member

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    Only if at stake was the last seat of an "All you can eat" buffet!!
     
    dublynflya, Feb 27, 2010
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  10. bandido

    bandido The Black Bandit Full Member

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    Based on the replies, looks like these boxers would round up the top 10:

    1. Duran
    2. Leonard
    3. Whitaker
    4. Chavez
    5. Hagler
    6. Pacquiao
    7. Jones
    8. Hearns
    9. Mayweather
    10. Tyson

    Honorable mention: Holmes, Hopkins, and Lewis
     
    bandido, Feb 27, 2010
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  11. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    :good

    Same top 3 as me.
     
    Bill Butcher, Feb 27, 2010
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    essexboy The Cat Full Member

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    :lol:
     
    essexboy, Feb 27, 2010
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  13. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Roberto Duran
    Sugar Ray Leonard
    Pernell Whitaker
     
    Addie, Feb 27, 2010
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    Duran, Leonard, Hagler.
     
    Trendkiller, Feb 27, 2010
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    hooligan Millionaire Bum Full Member

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    :good:good:good
     
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