Most talented fighters ever.

Wilfred Benitez. Defensive master, who was rumoured to have never busted his ass training.

Ali, Robinson, Leonard, Hearns, etc.

 

Define Talent, when I think of talent I think of skills. So Roy Jones is not at the top of my list. But if it is about athletic ability, than Roy is number one.

Talent or skill wise

Ray Robinson

Pernell Whitaker

Ray Leonard

 

Talented hands down

Hearns and Donald Curry

 

In my eyes it would have to be the PRINCE....

 

HW Ali & Holmes
CW Deleon and Holyfield
LH Spinks and Moore
SM Toney and RJJ
MW Nunn & Robinson
WW Floyd and Don Curry

I' ll leave it there...... Some great fighters naturally..

 

SRR
Ali
Sugar Ray Leonard
RJJ
Sweet Pea
Money May

and...


Teofilo Stevenson!

(who?)

 

SRL, Whittaker and Mayweather are the best I've seen.

 

Exactly, clearly a lot of people are trying to pigeon hole certain types of fighters (Big punchers, granite chins, etc) as being "less talented." That's just bull****. If you are great at winning fights then you're talented. This reminds me of all those idiots criticizing Shaquille O'neal by saying "Psh, He's just BIG, that's all."

 

Something I know when I see it.

 

There is plenty of really talented fighters throughout history. I mean you can't just name a few and think there more talented the next. I'll try though.

Sugar Lay Leonard
Tommy Hearns
Ali
Sonny Liston
Joe Louis
Bob Foster
Mike McCallum
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Roy Jones Jr.
James Toney
Chris Eubanks
Julio Cesar Chavez
Oscar De Lahoya

Too many to name.

 

Since Jones and Robinson have been mentioned, Mike Tyson.

Power check
Speed check
Chin check

 

In all honesty...Zab Judah is one of the most talented fighters I have ever witnessed. Only he lacked the mental makeup and the chin to do anything with it. But on a pure skill/talent standpoint, there aint many better...EVER...its what makes him so damned frustrating.

Others have been mentioned.

Ali
SRR
SRL
Whitaker
RJJ
Tyson
Hearns
Plus others that have been brought up (havent seen a name I could "disagree" fully with so, no use arguing any)...

A few others that deserve mention...Calzaghe, Finito, Chava, Meldrick Taylor, etc...

 

A name that should be on most people's lists, but maybe isn't.

 

:good

 

tyson
rjj
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