Fighter of the decade

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Chuck Norris, Mar 2, 2019.


Who?

Poll closed Dec 2, 2019.
  1. Floyd Mayweather

    25 vote(s)
    28.4%
  2. Wladimir Klitschko

    8 vote(s)
    9.1%
  3. Andre Ward

    14 vote(s)
    15.9%
  4. Roman Gonzalez

    8 vote(s)
    9.1%
  5. Bernard Hopkins

    1 vote(s)
    1.1%
  6. Manny Pacquiao

    12 vote(s)
    13.6%
  7. Bernard Hopkins

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  8. Oleksandr Usyk

    15 vote(s)
    17.0%
  9. Naoya Inoue

    2 vote(s)
    2.3%
  10. Terence Crawford

    3 vote(s)
    3.4%
  1. MVC!

    MVC! The Best Ever Full Member

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    Beat Cotto, Mosley, Canelo, Pacquiao, Maidana x2 (Champion), Guerrero, Berto, Ortiz (Champion)

    If it ain't him, it's no one.
     
  2. Dance84

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    Umm it's a good resume but I just don't think it would be floyd . .like I said he is up there meaning he is in contention for it ....but I just don't think he wins it....
     
  3. HerolGee

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    floyd ward pac hop, cant see beyond them.

    Some of the others, there time will come but no others have gone above elite yet like these.
     
  4. MVC!

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    If he ain't, then it's a total sham, just like the 2000's.
     
  5. HerolGee

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    why, FLoyd was only dominant for half that decade. It was good rule he had, but the light that burns half as long, dont matter if it burns twice as bright, its dark for the rest of the night.
     
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    Robinson never moved up 4, he only had fights at 3 and only one at LHW
     
  7. MVC!

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    He was dominant for at least 6 years and has the best resume, no one else has that kind of lvl of sustained excellence against that quality of opposition.

    No one else beat that kind of opposition with that kind of dominance, he did not lose 4 rounds to any of those fighters other than Maidana in the 1st fight.

    He administered beatdowns to world class opposition.
     
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  9. HerolGee

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    I dont think you are looking at the dates right for the DECADE, MC.

    Decades begins 2011, not 10.

    This means he showed dominance up to 2014, which is 11, 12, 13, 14, = FOUR years. Its very good...but not enough to compare to the body of work that others carry across 8 years.

    Bearing in mind of course its not over yet, I miht be proved wrong as yet about who does what.
     
  10. MVC!

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    No one else is shining in this decade, that's the issue. Ward retired early or else it would have been him if he continued on this path until 2020

    His body of work even in this decade eclipses everyone.

    It includes 2015 and 2016, Berto and McGregor count.

    11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. He retired end of 2016.
     
  11. HerolGee

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    no way, berto was a weak swansong, and i tihnk you know this. You can push it as far as Manny in 15, thats it. Thats HALF of THAT decade.

    Why did you write Conor in there, thats crazy, you should know better.

    As I say hes in there but no way is it surefire. Ward for instance took two divisions in that time by storm with several elite scalps. It is also possible for Pac to as yet clawback enough to take it.
     
  12. MVC!

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    Even if you give him 5 years, it still eclipses everyone else in terms of quality.

    It really would have been Ward if Ward continued his dominance at 175 after he beat Kovalev, but he retired.

    Floyd has been p4p #1 for the entire duration of his presence in this era.

    That's just a fact, it's not opinionated.

    Definitely not Pac, he's lost at least 3x in almost his biggest fights and had a robbery vs Marquez in 2011. What big fights has he really won in this era?

    Beating Tim 2-3x?
     
  13. HerolGee

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    I've not said its Pac.

    Its you who is saying its May for half a decade of work. Cast not ye stones, unless ye be sinless yourself, my friend.
     
  14. MVC!

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    That's what most are saying, including myself and many others. I'm actually saying it's 6.

    Floyd is winning the poll for good reason, I think most realize what I've said. Nobody else is really shining in this era for the ENTIRE decade, and I think that's why Floyd will be foty even when he hasn't fought the entire decade.

    You're saying Pac COULD claw back, which is in fact absurd. It's actually Canelo who has a chance of maybe clawing back.

    It could have also been Roman Gonzalez but he faltered in the end, he just couldn't keep up with the weight climb.
     
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    Deontay Wilder no doubt. Active all decade and undefeated, won the WBC HW title and multiple title defences.