Very good post. For me i rate Holyfield and Lewis roughly equally overall, maybe Holy slightly higher on a p4p list. I think Lewis was the better heavyweight overall, but Holy was also a great cruiserweight as you say.
Natural talent - Toney, boxing ability - Toney, for me James Toney is a clearly greater fighter than Kostya Tszyu in every way. It's not that I dislike or don't rate Tszyu, but for me James is simply a higher level fighter.
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Question for TheGoldenHoya. Just out of interest, but why did you put Kessler on the list of possibles? I think everyone has placed him at 10, and rightly so (he's bottom by quite a margin). I have nothing against the big Dane, but he just doesn't belong in that kind of company.
Jones Jr. * Mayweather Jr. Holyfield Lewis De La Hoya Tszyu Hamed Toney Chavez Sr. * Kessler I think LL of course was the far better HW, but in terms of P4P I think Evander edges LL.
Basically, just listed my ten favourite fighters at the moment, just to get people's, who know more about boxing than me, opinions on them. Usually when I do a list like this Hamed is always last, at least Kessler gave him an opportunity to break his losing streak :hey
Jones Jr lewis Mayweather Jr Delahoya Chavez Sr Holyfield Toney . . . . . Tszyu . . . Hamed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kessler