Real fighters, not hype jobs, who have fought in the last 10 years.

Give me some names of fighters who you think were/are real fighters within the last 10 years. Not hype jobs but real fighters and why you rate them.
I'll give you some names to help you along

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- retired undefeated 2 weight champ 46-0 SMW/LHW

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- undefeated 2 weight champ 31-0 LHW/CW

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- retired 2 weight champ went 48 fights unbeaten LHW/CW

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- retired undefeated champ 34-0 SMW

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- retired 2 weight champ SMW/LHW had some early career losses then came good 42-4

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- undefeated LMW champ 37-0

Hopes this gives you some ideas. No more Calzaghe debates please. Theres plenty of threads for that.

So what names of real fighters of the last 10 years have you got?

 

itt: we give paper champs a lot of props



(except for calzaghe)

 

Tito Trinidad

 

What do you mean by paper champs?
I did say realfighters not hype jobs

 

I consider someone who's brave enough to get punched for a living a real fighter, with some exceptions, Margarito etc.

 

Not Pacquiao, he sucks.

 

I agree anyone doing the job is brave and deserving of respect. Maybe I wasnt clear enough when saying real fighters meaning not media hype jobs,

 

Nobody on your list(besides calzaghe) ever fought anyone of p4p relevance, ever. Ottke in particular is full of crap, with a few controversial homecooked decisions padding his record.

DM had a good victory over Virgil Hill but that's basically it.

 

Calzaghe, a guy who many Brits regard as the number one British fighter ever. ****ing hell, what does that say about us and the talent we possess:-(

 

Wilde or Lewis are better UK fighters for my money. :deal

 

Definately.

 

Sergiy Dzinziruk is not real fighter anymore. He signed contract with Gary Shaw and now fights in USA. Shame on him!

 

real fighters ?

Gatti (unbelievable tough)
Ward
Morales
Marco Antonio Barrera
Juan Manuel Marquez ( beat Pacqauio twice)
Pacquaio ( the man of the last decade )
Tomasz Adamek

 

P4P is a mythical rating so the other fighters you mention on the list

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beat Gonzalez when highly rated (Ring #2) for his close win over Michalczewski and beat the highly rated Garay twice as well as Sahnoune and Ulrich. 11 LHW title defences, stepped up and beat the WBC CW champ. Just a point Dawson who is highly rated by the Ring has never beaten a higher rated LHW than Erdei as Hopkins was holding the #1 spot for a long time so hasnt beaten a higher rated fighter than Erdei

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won the WBO LHW title 23 defences and the WBO CW title. He also won the WBA & IBF LHW titles and beat Rocchigiani who was wrongly stipped of the WBC title, so had claim to all the LHW titles. When The Ring LHW belt was first around before it disappeared and then reappeared handing the belt to Jones, if the original line of you have to beat the man to be the man was followed it should have gone to Michalczewski for his win over Hill.

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had 21 title defences IBF & WBA champ winning his first title in his 13th fight beating a wealth of top names Brewer twice, Mitchell, G Johnson, Mundine, Markussen, Larson, Krajanc, Reid, Tate twice, Butler, Starie

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gave Mitchell his first defeat, beat Siaca & Del Valle who put Jones down. Girard was only ever KOd once by the very good Sahnoune that Erdei beat

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has so far made 6 defences and strangely is rated below Foreman whos big win was Santos a fighter Dzinziruk beat years earlier

 

barrera
morales
marquez
kostya tzyu
mayweather (lets be honest he gets more hate than love)
would you count ricardo lopez?