The most special unique talents in the past 20 years.

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  1. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    Zaggers, Jones, Fury, Saunders, Pigford.
     
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  2. N17

    N17 Loyal Member Full Member

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    If you made it 30 years I would have named Pernell Whitaker who in my opinion would have beaten Mayweather.

    Over the last 20, special and unique.. Hmmm, OK I'm not a fan, I actually dislike the man but I'll throw in Bernard Hopkins.

    Longest reign of any middleweight champion, over 10 years.

    Holds the record of most middleweight title defences, 20.

    Oldest man to ever hold the middleweight title, 40 years and 6 months, beating Sugar Ray Robinson.

    Oldest man to win a world title.

    3 time Light Heavyweight Champion with all three reigns over the age of 40, his last one at the age of 49 years old.

    I'm sure he did more but all of that is is rather special and unique.
     
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  3. LeftRightDownThePipe

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    Loma, Usyk, Calzaghe, GGG, The Klitschko brothers, Manny Pacman, Mihai Nistor (Needs to go pro) and Jorge Linares.
     
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  4. vast

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    Lomachenko tops the list hands down.

    Next is Pac. Floyd, Calzaghe, Hopkins, Wlad
     
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  5. Liquorice

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    What about Wilder's father Tyson Fury?
     
  6. northpaw

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    Roy
    Manny
    Floyd
    Shane
    Oscar
    Loma
    Paul Williams

    It's more than just skill for them, they all have/had
    styles that can't be copied or duplicated because
    of their physical uniqueness and attributes.
     
  7. Official Scorecard

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    Pacquiao - For his physical abilities, toughness and being one of the greatest learners ever in boxing, he improved his skills, which are very underrated
    Mayweather Jr - Skills, ring IQ and phyiscal abilities
    Jones Jr - Physical abilities
    Toney - Skills, ring IQ, toughness
    Tapia - Skills
    Hamad - Physical abilities
    Lomachenko - Skills, ring IQ and physical abilities in his own right
    Usyk - Same as Lomachenko
    Inoue - Skills, ring IQ, physical abilities
    Chocolatito - Skills and ring IQ
    Mosley - Physical abilities and toughness
    Crawford - Skills, ring IQ and footwork
    Morales - Skills, ring IQ and toughness
    De la Hoya - Skills and toughness
    Canelo - Skills and toughness
    Fury - Skills, ring IQ and physical abilities
     
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  8. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don't see anyone replicating the "death by a thousand slaps" style of Calzaghe.
     
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  10. Salty Dog

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    :clap: :ole:
     
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  11. PIPO23

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    Manny Pacquiao and Lomachenko never seen anything like it.

    Very unique indeed. Not conventional.
     
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  12. DonTyson

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    The thread lost credibility with Wilder
     
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  13. ghostlybadge

    ghostlybadge Punch Drunk Full Member

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    Unique talents is hard as that gets rid of klits and alot of very good boxers. I would not class ggg as a unique talent just a very good come forward boxer with a very good chin same with canelo he is not unique just very good same with hatton.
    RJJ is unique
    Naz was unique
    Floyd was unique
    Calzaghe was unique
     
  14. destruction

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    Usyk
    Loma
    GGG
    Pacman
    AJ
     
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  15. Lakehouse

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    all the Desi boys lol