20 Best boxers I've seen in my life

Prince. · Jun 14, 2012

Good to see everyone appreciating RJJ and there's no MetalMandible in sight.

Don't Sleep · Jun 15, 2012

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During my lifetime? In the last 15 years (Been involved in Boxing since I was about 5.)

1. Roy Jones - Say what you want about him, but when I went to the Boxing gym, we was all trying to be RJJ.

2. Lennox Lewis - Emerged as number one from a Golden Era of HW's.

3. Floyd Mayweather - A hybrid of Jones's athletic talent, and Hopkins fundamentals and ring IQ.

4. Manny Pacquaio - I'm a bigger fan of his lower weight career. Cotto win was impressive

5. Oscar De La Hoya - The biggest star of my generation. People forget how good he really was.

6. Bernard Hopkins - Tactically and technically perfect. Sadly under appreciated by some today.

7. Shane Mosley - Before he fought Forrest, Shane was a bad dude. Combinations full of speed and power. Great body punching. Past his best by the time he weighed Margarito, but still one of my favourite performances.

8. Juan Manuel Marquez - Poetry in motion. I'm at a point of technical understanding where I see and understand most things I see in a ring. Marquez continutes to use tactics I've never dreamed of, and humble me.

9. Marco Antonio Barrera - Brilliant. Tenacity twined with timing. A warrior with a tool belt.

10. Erik Morales - You hit him, then you can be damn sure he's going to hit you back. His win over Pacquaio is one of my favourite fights.

11. Tito Trinidad - Watch the way he set his punches up, then watch the technique to generate the leverage.

12. Joe Calzaghe - Boxing is scored on points. If you're searching for a style that gives judges every reason to score a fight for you; look at the Welshman. Top conditioning too.

13. Wlad Klitschko - Under appreciated. Lack of amazing competition doesn't mean he isn't well skilled. Great power along with a high ring IQ

14. Winky Wright - Tactically brilliant, and a H2H nightmare at 154lbs. Lacks a big win over someone his own size. Should of had it with Taylor.

15. Miguel Cotto - I've watched his evoloution. From the terminator he was at 140, to the Boxer puncher at 147, to the more complete fighter we're seeing now. Entertaining and frustrating, skilled yet flawed. Cotto deserves his spot as the third biggest PPV star in the sport right now.

16. James Toney - I missed his prime. I can still appreciate what I saw. A natrual, who lacked the dedication he needed to dominate his era.

17. Kostya Tszyu - Power and timing. A genius ring IQ and a gentleman to boot. Kostya was king of the 140lb division, and I'm so dissapointed Mosley didn't stop off there.

18. Sweat Pea - So low on my list because I'm only considering what he did while I was able to sit and watch. I caught the tail end of a brilliant fighters career.

19. Ricky Hatton - You need an open mind to appreciate Ricky Hatton. Passion, pride and physical conditioning. He found a formula that worked for him, and just fell short at the highest echelon of the sport.

20. Evander Holyfield - Again, I only caught the tail end of his prime.
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Nice list

wooz · Jun 15, 2012

Thats a very good list! Agree almost completely with you.:happy

Hattons Hook · Jun 15, 2012

RJJ
Tyson
Whitaker
Lewis
Mayweather
Pacquaio
Hopkins
Calzaghe
Barrera
Holyfield
Morales
DLH
Trinidad
Tszyu
Marquez
Wright
Toney
McCallum
Wlad
Hamed
Benn
Eubank
Hatton
Watson

The last 4 could be considered nostalgia picks but still great fighters.
Im going from the late 80's when i properly started being a fight fan

barrera · Jun 15, 2012

Forthe people who were boxing fans during his time but dident include him:

justify lookin past alexisarguello NOW

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