Pleae read properly. Not the greatest resume. The guy who showed the most unbeatable skills inside the ring in their prime. Considering some fighters had very small primes, keep in mind this can include a large range of fighters. IMO Roy Jones JR takes this out. The way he dismantled James Toney in his prime is all the proof I need. KO Power, Blinding speed, Great defense, good chin at his natural weight and an unorthadox style that made him very hard to adapt to. I just can't see the majority of great traditional boxers adapting to what Roy could do in the ring. A prime and motivated Roy was as close to unbeatable as you could be. What are your thoughts? Who's skill set has impressed you the most, and what makes you believe that they should be placed above all others considering the criteria?
When it comes to all out skill, jsut watching somebody go to work and saying "amazing" Id say.. Sweet Pea (Whitaker), Tyson, Leonord, RJJR, no real order in that..Id almost throw Floyd in..you have to admit, he does look pretty amazing in there..but ill wait a bit.
The three best I have seen on film are Pernell Whitaker, Roberto Duran, and Roy Jones, Jr. Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Sugar Ray Robinson are right up there as well - great speed, SRR had great power, hard to hit, great ring generalship, great heart, and great chins.
Give me a ****ing breakatsch Roy Jones Jr? The guy who was KO'd by Tarver and Johnson. No way I like you're other three picks though
Welllll...He didnt ask who had the best CHIN of all time. He asked who was the most talented. Jones, like him or not, was one of the most freakishly talented fighters to ever set foot in the ring. And yeah....Im still holdin out on that John Ruiz thing....he is gonna prove us allllllllll wrong.....
Im suprised im the only one with Tyson in mind..they guy said even if they had a short prime..I mean, Ali was mentioned and he didnt have a prime..
He was very one dimensional. If we are talking domination...then yeah, he is in there...but pure talent....not so sure. Like I said, very limited, but otherwordly in the things he was great at. :good
He beat Holyfield, Rahman, Golota, Oquendo, Johnson, Tucker, and Thunder...he's great, no doubt about it.
Joe louis - his loss to Schmeling was like one in a million. He also learned very well from fights that didn´t go quite his way, and he was devastating in rematches. An 11 year reign and 25 defences speaks for itself.
Taylor had good hand speed that covered up a lot of other deficencies. Poor power, poor punch variety and average footwork. He was a good fighter but nowhere near 'most talanted of all time'