Former Boxing News Editor list his top 25 boxers of the last 25 years

Super Hans · Jul 15, 2015

Ra's Al-Ghul said: ↑

There should be Johnny Tapia, Joel Casamayor, Mike McCullum, Rosendo Alvarez, Acelino Freitas, Ronald Wright, Naseem Hamed, Artur Grigorian, Rid**** Bowe, Henry Maske, Veeraphol Sahaprom, Miguel Angel Gonzalez, possibly even Michael Nunn and maybe Azumah Nelson in it in my opinion.

While I think Lennox Lewis, Juan Manuel Marquez, Evander Holyfield, Miguel Angel Cotto, Oscar de la Hoya, Wladimir Klitschko, Erik Morales, Michael Moorer and Andre Ward are far too high ranked. I'd rank Mosley, Barrera, Whitaker and Lopez a bit higher.
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Freitas?

Super Hans · Jul 16, 2015

Ra's Al-Ghul said: ↑

Yes, arguable the greatest knockouter of our time (since Zarate); won his first 29 professional fights all by K. o., was unified & two divison champion (twice at Lightweight) and complettly outboxed Corrales for the first half of their bout (until the first knockdown). He had many exciting battles, aside of Corrales, also for instance against Barrios, Ramirez and Casamayor (although I had him losing by one point here). While he dominated also one of the best stinkers with Raheem, who humilated Morales and got robbed vs. Juarez.

Also could be in it Hector "Macho" Camacho and Juan Carlos Gomez. Maybe even Oleksandr Nazarov or Paulie Ayala.:think
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You have some very strange views.

elgoadie · Jul 17, 2015

Super Hans said: ↑

In this week's magazine. Here is his list:

25. Dariusz Michalczewski
24. Michael Moorer
23. Kosta Tszyu
22. Andre Ward
21. Joe Calzaghe
20. James Toney
19. Vitali Klitschko
18. Michael Carbajai
17. Wladimir Klitschko
16. Oscar De La Hoya
15. Shane Mosley
14. Miguel Cotto
13. Felix Trinadad
12. Erik Morales
11. Marco Antonio Barrera
10. Evander Holyfield
09. Juan Manuel Marquez
08. Julio Cesar Chavez
07. Pernell Whitaker
06. Ricardo Lopez
05. Lennox Lewis
04. Bernard Hopkins
03. Manny Pacquiao
02. Floyd Mayweather Jr
01. Roy Jones Jr.

Discuss
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I have little problem with Cotto being in the mid-teens, but I'd definitely swap his place with ODLH. Moorer for me shouldn't be on the list, I'd whack Tyson in there. He still had some decent fights and achievements post-90. Toney should be a few places higher, as should Calzaghe - both of these fighters should be above Vilai Klit. Wlad is way too low for me, I'd have him at number 11.

Super Hans · Jul 19, 2015

elgoadie said: ↑

I have little problem with Cotto being in the mid-teens, but I'd definitely swap his place with ODLH. Moorer for me shouldn't be on the list, I'd whack Tyson in there. He still had some decent fights and achievements post-90. Toney should be a few places higher, as should Calzaghe - both of these fighters should be above Vilai Klit. Wlad is way too low for me, I'd have him at number 11.
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I'd agree that 'Zaggers only one place above Ward seems unfair, as does Cotto above De La Hoya

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