Most aesthetically pleasing fighters pre-robinson era.

Mickey walker, pete herman, jimmy wilde, mike gibbons, mike odowd,tony canzoneri, freddie steele, jeff smith, sam langford, joe gans, the list goes on and on.

 

Joe Louis definitely.
I also like Jack Dempsey, Henry Armstrong, Kid Chocolate, Mickey Walker, Tony Canzoneri

 

Mike Gibbons

 

He said the list goes on.

 

Yeah McFarland, Leonard, Welsh, another that almost never gets a shout out is Willie Ritchie. Im very impressed with him.

 

If I were to pick five they'd be Benny L., Canzi, Gans, Loughran & Langford.

 

and pancho villa?

 

Yes it is a long list with so many different styles and approaches...maybe chocolate

 

Kid Gavilan and Holman Williams.

 

Max Baer
Jim Corbett
George Hackenschmidt

 

Pep and Robinson were contemporaries having turned pro three months apart and retiring 5 months apart.

 

In the list of greatest olympic teams that could've been 1940 is up there. Pep, Robinson, Ike Williams, Ezzard Charles, maybe Lamotta.

 

Packey McFarland, Les darcy, no doubt Young Griffo was but we can't ever see him in action........ Joe Gans, Battling nelson... many in fact but of course it is a matter of taste... oh yes Joe Jeannette is definately one