Most talented fighters ever.

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  1. 196osh

    196osh Mendes Bros. Full Member

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    Who do you think are the most talented fighters ever.

    Roy Jones Jr

    Thomas Hearns
     
  2. eze

    eze Everybody Know Me Full Member

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    Roy Jones Jr

    Floyd Mayweather

    Ali

    SRR
     
  3. Snorkel

    Snorkel Active Member Full Member

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    In some respects, Naz. He had freakish power and reflexes but such an unorthodox style that 99.9% of fighters would've gotten destroyed if they tried to employ it without his physical gifts.

    As far as all round athletic packages go, RJJ is well up there.
     
  4. HOF'er

    HOF'er Fair and Balanced Posting Full Member

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    All earlier posts and would like to add SRL
     
  5. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Hearns is nowhere near the most talented fighter ever IMHO. He was a great fighter but most talented?
     
  6. kg0208

    kg0208 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Absolutely. His freakish power combined with his height, reach, speed. He was also a supremely talented boxer. Remember, he outboxed Leonard for most of their first fight and was robbed in the 2nd one, and Leonard was a great boxer.
     
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    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    If only he had an iron chin, may never have seen any of his staplemark losses. He was technically perfect.
     
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    Wladimir Klitschko
     
  9. BlueApollo

    BlueApollo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mike Tyson has to be up there, along with Ali, RJJ, SRL, Sugar, Sanchez, Pep, Armstrong... and Mayweather. He is absolutely an all-time great talent.
     
  10. Ashy Knucks

    Ashy Knucks Prize Fighter Full Member

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    Roy Jones Jr

    Floyd Mayweather Jr

    Sugar Ray Robinson
     
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    themainevent New Member Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Robinson
     
  12. Outboxer

    Outboxer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    In no order:

    Sugar Ray Robinson
    Roy Jones Jr
    Naseem Hamed
    Muhammad Ali
    Hitman Hearns
    Sugar Ray Leonard
    Willie Pep
    Whitaker
     
  13. Bigcat

    Bigcat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Talent.. I think an unlikely name that was very talented fighter was Greg Page.... beleive that ... He was very good technically...
     
  14. kg0208

    kg0208 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If he had an iron chin, it wouldn't have been fair to the mortals. That's like making Superman immuned to kryptonite.

    I am gonna toss out the supremely talented Donald Curry.
     
  15. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Define "talented".