5 greatest fighters you have seen in your lifetime as a fan

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  1. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Who are the 5 greatest fighters you have seen in your lifetime who were active once you became a fan?

    I have been a fan since 2004 and even though RJJ and Toney had their best days prior to that, i am still going to include them since they were fighting.

    For me, in no order:

    Usyk
    RJJ
    Toney
    Mayweather Jr.
    Pacquaio
     
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  2. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Well I was born in 1999 but I was watching boxing way before my teens but from memory......

    Floyd Mayweather Jr
    Manny Pacquiao
    Juan Manuel Marquez
    Oleksandr Usyk
    Bernard Hopkins

    I would've included RJJ but he was past it when I started watching boxing so I didn't get the RJJ hype until years later.
     
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  3. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Duran
    Leonard
    Holmes
    Hagler
    Whitaker
     
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  4. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ali 2.0/Leonard/Tyson/Mayweather/De La Hoya
     
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  5. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ali
    Marvin Hagler
    Roberto Duran
    Floyd Mayweather
    Salvador Sanchez
     
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  6. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold Still raging that we didnt see Bowe V Lewis Full Member

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    Will say Usyk, Mayweather, Pacquaio - possibly Crawford. I could possibly put the winner of Bivol/Beterbiev in that bracket.
     
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  7. Mike Cannon

    Mike Cannon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hi Guys.
    So mine would be in no particular order :
    Olivares
    Napoles
    Duran
    Monzon
    Ali
    HM- Foster/ Sanchez/ Gomez/ Frazier/ Chavez.
    stay safe fellow posters.
     
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  8. themaster458

    themaster458 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Usyk
    Floyd
    Pacquiao
    Chocolatito
    Lomachenko
     
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  9. OddR

    OddR Well-Known Member Full Member

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    23 years old. Admittedly have a soft spot for Wlad so I would probably sneak him in somewhere but DP and Ice Cold have great lists.

    Inoue is not done yet either he is only 31 he is moving up fast.
     
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  10. OddR

    OddR Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Do you give worth to Loma's Amateur record?
     
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  11. Rockin1

    Rockin1 Pugilistic Member Full Member

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    Watched Live and in person

    Thomas Hearns
    Dwight Davison
    James Toney
    Oba Carr
    Eusebio Pedroza
     
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  12. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member Full Member

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    Floyd
    Pac
    Ward
    Hopkins
    Chavez
     
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  13. themaster458

    themaster458 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Somewhat but prime Loma was amazing to watch
     
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  14. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Ali
    Duran
    Hagler
    Chavez
    Jones, Jr.
     
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  15. Smokin Bert

    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hagler
    Chavez
    Tyson
    Roy Jones
    Pacquiao
     
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