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  1. Lampley

    Lampley Boxing Junkie banned

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    As usual, OK at the top and highly flawed as you move down the list.

    Some of the omissions are quite glaring.

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    11. Juan Diaz
    12. Shane Mosley
    13. Oscar De La Hoya
    14. Ricky Hatton
    15. Ivan "Iron Boy" Calderon
    16. Jermain Taylor
    17. Chris John
    18. Cory Spinks
    19. Joan Guzman
    20. Antonio Margarito
     
    Lampley, Feb 13, 2008
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  2. JETSKI

    JETSKI Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Flawed at the bottom of the list? You think Kelly should be a bit higher, as do I?

    I'd at least switch him with Winky. Wright drew vs Taylor, KP crushed him, and WW is getting old.
     
    JETSKI, Feb 13, 2008
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  3. SteveO

    SteveO MSW Full Member

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    Personally I wouldn't have Oscar so high.
     
    SteveO, Feb 13, 2008
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  4. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    Winky Wright shouldn't be in the top 10

    Miguel Cotto's wins over Shane Mosley, Carlos Quintana, Zab Judah, Paul Malignaggi, and Oktay Urkal are superior to Hopkins' wins over Tarver and Wright in the same time frame.

    Cristian Mijares and Chad Dawson deserve to be above Margarito

    De La Hoya is still a very good fighter, but so inactive that I can't put him that high
     
    brooklyn1550, Feb 13, 2008
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  5. Larson

    Larson Paenkhay Full Member

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    The bottom 10 is ****.
     
    Larson, Feb 13, 2008
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  6. MagicManPaulie

    MagicManPaulie Future Champion. Full Member

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    Can somebody show some respect to Miguel Cotto? I think he deserves to be alittle higher on tht list..
     
    MagicManPaulie, Feb 13, 2008
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  7. MagicManPaulie

    MagicManPaulie Future Champion. Full Member

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    Fully agreed.
     
    MagicManPaulie, Feb 13, 2008
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  8. Lampley

    Lampley Boxing Junkie banned

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    I think De La Hoya and Spinks are my two greatest complaints. Neither of those guys has been consistently impressive in quite a while, and inactivity (excusable, in Cory's case) has been an issue as well.

    Dawson, Mijares and Klitschko all should be at least in the top 20. I know everyone is down on the HWs, but Wladimir is the class of the division and has been brilliant in recent fights. Certainly, he's been better than some of the other guys on that list.

    What do we think about David Haye cracking the top 20? Reasonable, right?
     
    Lampley, Feb 13, 2008
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  9. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    I agree with the Wladimir choice. Haye has a good case as does Arthur Abraham.
     
    brooklyn1550, Feb 13, 2008
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  10. Lampley

    Lampley Boxing Junkie banned

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    Based on accomplishment and career status, I'd go:

    1) Mayweather
    2) Calzaghe
    3) Pacquiao
    4) Cotto
    5) JMM

    Hopkins and Wright are too far past it to be ranked as highly as they are. Dan tries hard, but he is very American-TV biased, particuarly with respect to HBO. For someone who claims to watch every fight on DVD, that's a little disappointing.
     
    Lampley, Feb 13, 2008
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  11. Symphenyceo

    Symphenyceo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    shane and DlH need to be lower.......Joe at #2?..nah move him down...Pac and JMM should be 2a and 2b..Joe and BHop 3a and 3b..how many losses does it take for winky to drop out the top 10?
     
    Symphenyceo, Feb 13, 2008
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  12. Symphenyceo

    Symphenyceo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    where is Wlad and Haye?
     
    Symphenyceo, Feb 13, 2008
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  13. SteveO

    SteveO MSW Full Member

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    I'd put Wlad in there somewhere for having not lost a fight in almost 4 years, avenging an old loss, etc.
     
    SteveO, Feb 13, 2008
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  14. Punisher33

    Punisher33 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Wlad should be in the top 20, beating nobodys at Heavyweight should not put in the top 10, the only good oppenent Wlad beat in the last 4 years is Sam Peter, a fight where he was almost knocked himself.

    Top 5

    1. Mayweather
    2. Calzaghe
    3. Hopkins
    4. Pac
    5. Pavlik or Cotto
     
    Punisher33, Feb 13, 2008
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  15. LockDog387

    LockDog387 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Why in the hell is Winky Wright still in everyone's P4P list? They need to remove him off the list, bump Kelly Pavlik up, and have Wladimir Klistchko at #10.
     
    LockDog387, Feb 13, 2008
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