Give an HONEST assessment of your favorite fighter..

1. Joe Calzaghe
2. Status: First Undisputed SMW ever, longest reigning champ in boxing.
3. Best wins: W12 Eubank, W12 Reid, W12 Woodhall, TKO5 Sheika, TKO1 Veit, TKO2 Mitchell, W12 Lacy, W12 Kessler.
4. Strengths: Absurd footspeed, good handspeed, multi-dimensional, decent power, limitless stamina, limitless workrate, good defence, good chin, very experienced and extremely skilled.
5. Weaknesses: Sometimes can drop defence, fragile hands, vulnerable to lead right counters, power has gone down in recent years.

 

I would have put Roberto Duran but I think this is geared towards more recent fighters. :verysad

So...

1) Miguel Cotto
2) Status: WBA Welterweight Champion, former Junior Welterweight Champion, Considered a top P4P boxer of today
3) Best Wins: Paulie Malignaggi W12, Ricardo Torres (KO7), Carlos Quintana(TKO 5), Zab Judah(TKO 11), Shane Mosley W12
4) Strengths: Formidable/Methodical Boxer, Strong, Heavy Hands, Great Body Punching, Relentless Pressure, Steady Jab
5) Weaknesses: Chin may be suspect, Somewhat slower or perhaps just a little too tedious, Reach Disadvantage, Sloppy Defense and at times more reactive then proactive(getting hit with a shot and then defending rather than defending the shot in the first place)

 

1. Floyd Mayweather.
2. Status: The number-one pound-for-pound boxer in the world.
3 Best wins: Angel Manfredy TKO 2, Jesús Chávez TKO 9, DeMarcus Corley Decision, Diego Corrales TKO 10, Phillip Ndou TKO 7, Arturo Gatti TKO 6 Zab Judah Decision Oscar De La Hoya Decision Ricky Hatton TKO 10
4. Strengths: Extraordinary Reflexes,Speed,Boxing skills,Defense,Stamina,Versatility,Counterpunching,Accuracy
5. WEAKNESSES: Stance is really wide at times,This occasionally puts him off balance,brittle hands.

 

1. Wladimir Klitschko
2. Status: World HW Champion (hopefully unified by tomorrow)
3 Best wins: Peter UD, Brewster TKO, Mercer TKO, Byrd twice UD and KO, MCCLINE TKO
4. Strenths: Steelhammer jab, good handspeed and footwork, always focused, good stamina, lethal right hand, puts together effective coherent and consistent combinations, always comes in shape
5. WEAKNESSES: Terrible chin, vulnerability to suffering cuts that cause awful swelling

 

1. Floyd Mayweather
2. Status: 1 P4P Fighter in the World, Lineal 147 Champion.
3. Best wins: JLC x2, Corrales, Hernadez, Judah, DLH, Hatton
4. Strengths: Near Complete boxer. Speed, great defense, accuracy, ability to lead with awkward angles.
5. Weaknesses: Brittle Hands, Doesn't throw many combos, and lacks heavy hands as he's moved up in weight.

 

1. Jermain Taylor
2. Status: Former unidsputed Middleweight champion of he world.
3. Best wins: W12 Hopkins twice, W12 Cory Spinks, W12 Ouma, W12 William Joppy, TKO9 Marquez
4. Strengths: Great chin, good handspeed, good overal offence and explosivness, plenty of talent/skill, lots of heart, developing head movement and defence, good jab.
5. Weaknesses: Not very good stamina, awful footwork and balance (always forwards and backwards, never side to side), doesn't have a true boxers mentality, has the occasional tendancy to load up and throw wild punches, keeps hands low= occasional leaky defence.

 

Bernard Hopkins - Light Heavyweight Champion of the World. Former Long Reigning Undisputed Middleweight Champion.

1 - Age 43
2. Best Wins - Tito, DLH, Tarver, Echols, Winky
3. Losses - Lost 1st pro fight, against RJJ, and two (bull****) losses to JT
4.Strengths - Superb Defense, Iron chin, Underrated Power, great right hand, Great Body puncher, excellent footwork, adaptive with his fight plan, great stamina.
5. His tendency to be a slow starter (although this has gotten better since he moved to 175).

 

1. Samuel Peter
2. Status: Interm WBC Heavyweight champion
3. Best wins: Toney UD12, Williams KO 2, Yanqui Diaz TKO 5.
4. Strengths: Devastating Power, granite chin, underrated boxing technique, excellent jab, and strong determination.
5. WEAKNESSES: Learning on the job. Not very experienced. And seems to have issues with listening/learning. Maybe his head is too big for the task in front of him.

 

1. Miguel Cotto

2. Status: Former WBO light welterweight champion, current WBA welterweight champion

3. Best Wins: TKO8 Maussa, TKO6 Pinto, KO7 Torres, W12 Malignaggi, TKO5 Quintana, TKO11 Judah, W12 Mosley

4. Strengths: Physical strength, great body puncher, intelligence, good workrate, consistancy, excellent power, versatility, pressuring skills, great punch variety, jab, improved chin at 147, mentality, toughness, recuperative ability

5. Weaknesses: Leaky defense, succeptable to punches straight up the middle, succeptable to overhand rights, can be stunned and hurt with punches he doesn't see coming, can be a slow starter, becomes too offensive at times and caught with punches he shouldn't, less than stellar footspeed, doesn't have the same devestating impact that he had at 140, at a reach and height disadvantage against most welterweights

 

1. Mikkel Kessler

2. Status: Former WBA and WBC champ

3. Best Wins: W12 Mundine, KO3 Bayer

4. Strengths: Great jab, reflexes, good workrate, power, size, solid chin, good handspeed and footwork, always focused.

5. Weaknesses: Fragile hands and back, throws few bodyshots, doesnt take bodyshots well, a bit mechanical, needs more headmovement

 

1.oscar de la hoya

2. Status: former 6 time world champion
3 Best wins: w12ike, tko11 vargas, tko charvez x 2, tko 6 Mayorga
4. Strenths: great jab an left hook, good foot work, power, speed an a underrated chin
5. WEAKNESSES: stamina, right hand not the best defense

 

Paul Malignaggi

Lt. Welterweight (140) IBF Champion

Notable fights: Edner Cherry(the brash pressure fighter), Lovemore N'dou(the title win), Herman N'goudjo (The controversial decision/ wakeup call), Miguel Cotto (The first loss/title attempt) All greats have these types of fights with different names attached to the portion in quotations.

Strength: Top notch jab, unyielding heart, relentless endurance, technically sound, solid chin, elite hand and footspeed.

Weakness: Does not always train to capacity, lack of knockout power, underestimates opponents, overestimates strength, questionable bone durability.