Most athletic boxer ever

If we're using a commonly-accepted definition of "athletic" - able to compete at events other than, and including boxing - Norton is/was a top candidate. None of these other guys were noted for anything beyond boxing - they were exceptional at it, to be sure, but ask them to play any other sport and they'd be left in the dust. Norton not only competed, but excelled in other things than boxing. If he didn't turn to boxing, he had a shot at being a professional in several other sports; the same can't be said of most boxers.

 

I assume we’re not going to list guys like Ed ‘Too Tall Jones’, Alonzo Highsmith and Mark Gastineau who were successful NFL players and had brief pro boxing careers.

Roy Jones played in a minor league basketball game a few hours before he fought Eric Lucas. This is the bout in which George Foreman said sweat was coming down “pitifully” from RJJ

I’m not sure how good he was but from what I read, it seems he held his own as a reserve player. I checked the roster of the 96’ Jacksonville Barracudas and the majority of his teammates were former D1 players. One of them was Darvin Ham.

So obviously he had some basketball talent, and really impressive for someone who’s one of the greatest in another sport.

 

Fury is incredibly fast for his size.

 

Ali Roy Jones Eubank Senior

 

By athletic I meant quick, I only rate his power 7/10.

 

In high school Norton entered 8 events in a single meet and won 7 of them which resulted in the Ken Norton Rule, limiting superior athletes such as himself, and myself, from entering more than 4 events.

 

I only rate his KO ratio 7/10.