Best boxer of the last 15 yrs ????

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  1. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    I was gonna do 20 yrs but I knew we would get 90% of posters saying Whitaker or Chavez so I had to exclude those 2.

    Ive been debating for a while now on who was the best boxer of the last 15 yrs - post JCC/Pea if you like - & I had narrowed it down to 2... Roy Jones & Floyd Mayweather.

    After much thought & the re-watching of some old fights of both men, I came to the conclusion that the best boxer of the last 15 yrs is..........

    FLOYD MAYWEATHER


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  2. EL-MATADOR

    EL-MATADOR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Roy Jones JR
     
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  3. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Wouldnt argue with Roy, he is my 2nd choice, I feel that Mayweather is a much better technical boxer than Roy who relied quite a lot on his athletic ability (nothing wrong with that at all) but dont forget, Floyd is also very athletic, not AS athletic as Roy but very athletic & IMO Mayweather kinda has the best of both worlds, the athlete with the ATG technical level complete skillset.

    I thought Jones had something over Floyd when I saw the Toney fight, he was phenomenal but after watching the Gatti fight they drew level again.

    I just feel Myweather is the more complete fighter with the large variety of boxing skills.
     
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  4. heart

    heart Active Member Full Member

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    i like toney hopkins much more than mayweather and rjj. but thats just personal preference.
     
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  5. olyalex

    olyalex Manos de piedra Full Member

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    Roy Jones Jr.-no doubt
     
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  6. Shaolin Box

    Shaolin Box Respect Full Member

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    I agree. PBF was the better boxer. Roy had super human abilities but lacked fundamentals.
     
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  7. Saltzy

    Saltzy Bam-O Full Member

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    PBF or Hopkins
     
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  8. Marnoff

    Marnoff Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Between Jones, Hopkins, and Mayweather.
     
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  9. djoc175

    djoc175 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Floyd.wheres the poll?
     
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  10. EL-MATADOR

    EL-MATADOR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Above Hopkins?
     
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  11. h13vyy

    h13vyy Well-Known Member Full Member

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    roy defo come on top. like he says ya'll musta forgotttt. what if he retired at the top of his game like mayweather did..it would be a different story. rrj was unbeaten for 16 years (excluding the disqualification). RRJ is a true boxing legend. For some reason i see mayweather as a extremely talented boxer/athelete but not a true boxing legend!
     
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  12. fatony

    fatony Member Full Member

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    You're kidding right, he fight a few tough guys on his way up, but he once he was there he pissed away all those years. Whitaker by far
     
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  13. ya-ni

    ya-ni Guest

    Calzaghe,,,,,,,,,NO question,,,go ask hopkins,
     
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  14. jaycuban

    jaycuban Cubans Do It Better ! Full Member

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    Roy Jones Jr.
     
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  15. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Whitaker was past his prime for the most part post '93. Jones is the correct pick, for certain.
     
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