Can anyone past 1990 be reasonably put in top 5-10 AT p4p lists?

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  1. Kell Macabe

    Kell Macabe I don’t know s*** about boxing Full Member

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    I think the people with the best arguments would be RJJ, Pac and PBF but personally I think that you could find 10 more fitting boxers through out time to replace them. Who else can make the list?
     
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  2. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Greb, Robinson, Langford, Duran, Armstrong....

    Who you bumping and for whom?
     
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  3. Kell Macabe

    Kell Macabe I don’t know s*** about boxing Full Member

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    Nice top 5 but I think if I absolutely had to I think Duran and Jones are the most likely to be replaced.
     
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  4. Kosst Amojan

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    For that time line Ricardo Lopez, Felix Savon, arguable Pernell Whitaker, Julio Cesar Chavez, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Marco Antonio Barrera, Shane Mosley and Felix Trinidad.
     
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  5. Tonto62

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    Savon! lol
     
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  6. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    Reasonably? No.
     
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  7. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Well none of this list stuff is actually real.

    But the McCallum-Toney fights were the best two-way boxing 101s I’ve EVER seen.
     
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  8. red corner

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    I'm not going to waste time on this question. Yes. Watch and learn the history.
     
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  9. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No, the closest are Jones Jr, Holyfield, Pac, May Jr,
    Whitaker, Trinidad, Chavez (But it can be reasonably
    be argued Chavez, Holyfield, and Whitaker were at their
    absolute best in the 80's) Delohoya, Barrera, Marquez
    and Lopez are somewhere with in the top 100, a few in the
    top 50.
     
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  10. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I don’t think I can make an argument for anyone in the past 32 years being top 5 p4p, no. At least not legacy wise. Are there some head to head matches that could be won possibly.
     
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  11. salsanchezfan

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    No. They're modern and therefore inherently inferior.
     
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  12. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    If Duran or Ray Leonard is in there, it’s reasonable to swap in Mayweather and Pac.
     
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  13. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who of the men you mention here do NOT, in your opinion, belong in the top 50?
     
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  14. UndergroundBoxing

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    Roy Jones, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are all in with a shout. Pound for pound is subjective but those guys should definitely be in the conversation
     
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  15. scandcb

    scandcb Active Member Full Member

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    Whitaker
     
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