Fighters who faced the highest number of high quality opponents

Moving to a couple of lower levels in the 80's for fun. Juan's top end is strong

Juan Laporte

Salvador Sanchez
Rocky Lockridge
Eusebio Pedroza
Ruben Castillo
Wilfredo Gomez
Barry McGuigan
Julio Cesar Chavez
Azumah Nelson

Jose Luiz Ramirez

Pernell Whitaker x 2
Julio Cesar Chavez
Cornelius Boza Edwards
Hector Camacho
Edwin Rosario x 2
Ray Mancini
Alexis Arguello
Ruben Olivares

 

From a early 90's fighter on, its Manny Pac. Had the old school mentality of wanting to prove he was the best. Stayed very active when the sport was transitioning frankly into a completely different sport altogether. Activity started to fall off the cliff, and 15 rounds had already turned into 12. Bringing fighters along to fight once a year has been brought to the forefront of the sport instead of staying active wanting to prove your the best. Pacman probably has the best resume in the last 40 years of the sport imo. Stayed very active and fought everyone all the way up.

 

Iran Barkley:
Wilfred Scypion
James Kinchen
Sumbu Kalambay
Sanderline Williams
Michael Olajide
Thomas Hearns x2
Roberto Duran
Michael Nunn
Nigel Benn
Darrin van Horn
James Toney
Henry Maske
Gerrie Coetzee
Trevor Berbick

And a lot of them were back to back too!

 

And that's that!

 

De La Hoya fought a smorgasbord of good fighters throughout his career.

Jeff Mayweather
Jimmy Bredhal
John John molina
Jesse James leija
Jorge paez
Rafael Rueles
Generous Hernandez
Jc Chavez x2
Miguel Angel Gonzalez
Pernell whitaker
Wilfredo Rivera
Ike Quartey
Oba Carr
Felix Trinidad
Shane Mosely x2
Arturo Gatti
Javier castillejo
Fernando vargas
Bernard Hopkins
Feliz Sturm
Yory boy campas
Ricardo Mayorga
Floyd Mayweather
Steve Forbes
Manny pacquiao

I mean that's a hell of a resume of fighters that he's fought.

 

Check out Marion Wilson's resume.

 

Everett Martin (you might know him as Bigfoot) fought the following, consecutively:

Bert Cooper
Johnny DuPlooy
Dwight Muhammad Qawi
George Foreman
Gary Mason
Pierre Coetzer
Francesco Damiani
Bonecrusher Smith
Michael Moorer
Riddle Bowe
Tim Witherspoon
Tony Tucker
Larry Holmes
Herbie Hide
Tony Tubbs

He also fought:

Lance Whitaker
Wlad Klitschko X2
Dannell Nicholson
Lamon Brewster
Fres Oquendo
Joe Hipp
Obed Sullivan
Serhei Liakhovich
Ruslan Chagaev

Trivia: He wore I think size 10 1/2 shoes. His nickname did not come from having large feet … it was the fact that he didn’t shave his torso and was a hairy son of a gun so someone likened him to the wooly mythic forest creature in reference to that.

 

Compared to others who fought around the same amount of Hall-of-Famers as McLarnin did, which is nearly the most in history, McLarnin has comparatively little fluff. I did an analysis a while back and I forget exactly what it was now, but he must have spent over half of his career, if not more, against guys who were ranked inside the top-10 or entered the Hall of Fame.

 

I have made that argument as well ie JMM. There some some that make the argument he ducked Margarito and Khan( the latter mention is something I find hilarious lol) But everything you wrote is correct. Well done.

 

I frickin' love this thread

 

Armando Muniz fought:

Ray Leonard
Carlos Palomino X2
Jose Napoles X2
Ernie Lopez
Boogaloo Watts
Clyde Gray
Pete Ranzany
Jimmy Heair
Angel Espada
Marcos Geraldo
Emile Griffith
Eddie Perkins X2

Willie Warren fought:

Marvin Hagler
Hugo Pastor Corro
Curtis Parker
Robbie Epps
Mickey Goodwin X2
Vito Antuofermo
Fully Obel
Ray Seales
Bennie Briscoe X2
Tony Chiaverini
Yaqui Lopez
Tony Licata
Sammy Nesmith
Boogaloo Watts
Willie Monroe
Marcos Geraldo
Luis Rodriguez
Billy Douglas

 

I think Journeyman , Leroy Caldwell , deserves a mention. He has stood in the ring against so many punchers , champions
and top challengers like:

Joe Bugner
Pinklon Thomas
Cleveland Williams
George Foreman
Ron Lyle
Earnie Shavers
Trevor Berbick
Oscar Bonavena
John Tate
Gerrie Coetzee
Terry Daniels

He was also the sparring Partner of Tim Witherspoon, Tony Tucker, Michael Dokes ,
Frank Bruno and said about Brunos Punching Power:

"Believe me, I've been hit by Earnie Shavers, George Foreman, 'Big Cat' Cleveland Williams and there's no difference in those guys' and his punching."