Rank These 12 Fighters From Greatest to Least Greatest

:deal WHat a bunch of delusional Lewis nuthuggersatsch:verysad ****ing no way is he better than Oscar Or any of the other guys for that matter. Glass Jawed got knocked out by 2 so so heavyweights.:dead

 

Prime? WTF are you on? He was 17 in that first fight. He was 20 in the second one. So let me see a malnourished 17 year old is some how prime? No wonder you were voted dumbest poster on ESB. Same thing with the second not to mention he failed to make weight so had to wear heavier gloves. The Morales loss I'll admit he was in prime and he avenged those losses in devastating fashion. So again your ******ed.

 

ehy, poor nallege will try all things against pac even he become the most dumbest in this forum. take off voids dick you dumb ass.... just scratch his ***** atsch

 

You rank Toney above both Barrera and Morales and you can call my post ridiculous? I didn't have the 'whole day' to put these guys in order, and at second looking I have ranked both Barrera and Morales higher than they should be...but there are lists on this thread that are a lot worse than mine, especially the ones that have Lennox Lewis at #1.

 

I wanted to respond to this after some study, because I admit I wasn't too familiar with the lighter weight guys.

So, instead of posting the list in order of my favorites, I compiled some information and studied it...

I know...unheard of on ESB...but I'm not a sheep..what can I say?

Anyway, here is what I put together:

note: in some cases due to vacating titles, changing weights, refusing titles..it was difficult to get exact counts. in those cases items may be blank or have a ?

Pacman
Oscar De La Hoya
Hopkins
Roy Jones Jr.
Lennox Lewis
Tyson
Erik Morales
Marco Antonio Barrera
Evander Holyfield
James Toney
Shane Mosley
Floyd Mayweather

To give you and idea why I ranked them that way:

Quaility of Opposition: OLDH
Most Accomplished: Pac Man
Best Resume: Lennox Lewis
Warrior: Holyfield
Most Intimidating: Tyson
Most Natural Ability: Roy Jones
Most Tenacious: Bernard Hopkins
Most Heart: Barrera/Morales
Scotty Pippen Award (Amazing but Overshadowed): Shane Mosley
Walks the Walk: Toney
Talks the Talk: Mayweather


And if you want the super drawn out version...

Manny Pacquaio
Win%: 91
KO%: 68
Length of Reign: 5 yrs
Title defenses: 18?
Consecutive title defenses: 9?
Consecutive Wins: 13


Only Septuple Champion in Boxing history - Major Title Belts:
* 1st Title: 108 WBC Flyweight Title
* 2nd Title: 122 IBF Super Bantamweight Title
* 3rd Title: 126 The Ring Featherweight Title
* 4th Title: 130 WBC and The Ring Super Featherweight Title
* 5th Title: 135 WBC Lightweight Title
* 6th Title: 140 The Ring Light Welterweight Title
* 7th Title: 147 WBO Welterweight Title

Lineal Championship Titles:
* World Flyweight Champion (112 lbs)
* World Featherweight Champion (126 lbs)
* World Super Featherweight Champion (130 lbs)
* World Light Welterweight Champion (140 lbs)


Resume: Cotto, Hatton, ODLH, Diaz, Marquez, Barrera, Solis, Morales, Larios, Sasakul

Awards
* 2006, 2008 & 2009 ESPN "Fighter of the Year"
* 2006, 2008 & 2009 Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year
* 2006, 2008 & 2009 Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year
* 2007 World Boxing Hall of Fame Fighter of the Year
* Pacquiao's second round KO over Ricky Hatton was named the 2009 Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year.
* Voted the 2000-2009 "Fighter of the Decade" by the Boxing Writers Association of America.
* 2000-09 Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Decade
* 2000-09 HBO Fighter of the Decade
* 2006, 2008 and 2009 Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year
* 2006, 2008 and 2009 ESPN Fighter of the Year
* 2006, 2008 and 2009 The Ring Fighter of the Year
* 2008 and 2009 The Ring No. 1 Pound-for-Pound (year-end)
* 2008 and 2009 ESPN Star's Champion of Champions
* 2008 and 2009 WBC Boxer of the Year
* 2009 ESPN Knockout of the Year (in Round 2 against Ricky Hatton)
* 2009 ESPY Awards Best Fighter
* 2009 The Ring Knockout of the Year (in Round 2 against Ricky Hatton)



Oscar De La Hoya
Win%: 87
KO%: 67
Length of Reign: 8 yrs
Title defenses: 10?
Consecutive title defenses: 23
Consecutive Wins: 31

6 Division World Champion

Amateur record: 224-5

Awards:
* Named The Ring Fighter of the Year for 1995.
* He is a member of the 2008 United States Olympic Hall of Fame

Resume: Forbes, Mayorga, Sturm, Ramon Campas, Vargas, Javier Castillejo, Gatti, Coley, Oba Carr, Quartey, Julio Cesar Chavez, Hector Camacho, Kamau, Rivera, Jessie James Leija, Hernandez, etc..



Hopkins:
Win %: 88
KO%: 55
Length of reign: 12 yrs
Title Defenses: 21
Consecutive Title Defenses: 20
Consecutive Wins

Achievments:
* 2 Division World titles: Undisputed World Middleweight Title, World Light Heavyweight Title
* Fighter of the Year 2001
* Longest-ever reign as World Middleweight Champion
* Most title defenses as World Middleweight Champion (20)
* Oldest fighter in history to hold the World Middleweight Title
* Future Hall of Famer

Resume: ODLH, Eastman, Glen Johnson, Trinidad,Tarver, Wright, Pavlik, Joppy, etc..


Roy Jones JR.
Win%: 89
KO%: 66
Length of Reign: 11 yrs
Title defenses: 25 ?
Consecutive title defenses: 24?
Consecutive Wins: 49

Awards & Recognition
* Named 1994 Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year
* Ranked as the #1 Pound-for-Pound Boxer of All-Time in the Nov./Dec. 1997 issue of International Boxing Digest.
* His victory on April 25, 1998 over Virgil Hill was named Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year.
* Voted "Fighter of the Decade" for the 1990s by the Boxing Writers Association of America.
* 2003 World Boxing Hall of Fame Fighter of the Year

Resume: Ruiz, Vaca, Hopkins, Toney, Hill, Gonzalez, Trinidad


Lennox Lewis
Win%: 93
KO%: 73
Length of Reign: 8 yrs
Title defenses: 17
Consecutive title defenses: 11? (draw with Holyfield in middle of the run)
Consecutive Wins: 25

Along with Muhammad Ali, Holyfield, Vitali Klitschko and Michael Moorer, Lewis is one of only five boxers in history to have won the heavyweight championship three times.

* Lewis defeated every professional opponent he faced, one of only three World Heavyweight Champions to do so.
* Lewis was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 2008 and into the International Boxing Hall of Fame 2009.
* WBC Heavyweight Champion (1992-1994)
* WBC Heavyweight Champion (1997-2001)
* IBF & WBA Heavyweight Champion (IBF - 1999-2001) (WBA - 1999-2000)
* IBF & WBC Heavyweight Champion (IBF - 2001-2002) (WBC - 2001-2004)

Amatuer Record: 75–7 (58 KOs)
* 1983 Junior World Super Heavyweight Champion
* Represented Canada as a Super Heavyweight at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
* 1985 Silver Medalist at World Cup competition.
* 1986 Super Heavyweight Gold Medalist at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland
* 1987 Super Heavyweight Silver Medalist at Pan American Games in Indianapolis. Lost to Jorge Luis Gonzalez of Cuba in the final.
* Won the Super Heavyweight Gold medal for Canada at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Resume Vitali, Tyson, Tahman, Tua, Botha, Grant, Holyfield, Mercer, MOrrison, McCall, Briggs, Tucker, Bruno, Ruddock, Biggs, Gary Mason


Tyson
Win%: 86
KO%: 76 (21 1st Rnd KO's)
Length of Reign: 5 yrs
Title defenses: 11
Consecutive title defenses: 10
Consecutive Wins: 37

Achievements:
Titles
* Junior Olympic Games Champion Heavyweight 1982
* National Golden Gloves Champion Heavyweight 1984
* Undisputed Heavyweight champion (held all three major championship belts; WBA, IBF, and WBC) — August 1, 1987 – February 11, 1990
* WBC Heavyweight Champion — November 22, 1986 – February 11, 1990, March 16, 1996–1997 (Vacated)
* WBA Heavyweight Champion — March 7, 1987 – February 11, 1990, September 7, 1996 – November 9, 1996
* IBF Heavyweight Champion — August 1, 1987 – February 11, 1990

Records
* Youngest Heavyweight champion — 20 years and 4 months
* Junior Olympic quickest KO — 8 seconds

Awards
* Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year— 1986 & 1988
* BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality—1989
* Ring magazine Prospect of the Year—1985

Resume: Mathis, Ruddock, McNeeley, Mathis,Golata, Botha, Marvis Frazier, Verbick, Bonecrusher Smith, Tony tucker, Bruno, Bruce Seldon


Erik Morales
Win%: 89
KO%: 63
Length of Reign: 8 yrs
Title defenses:
Consecutive title defenses: 13?
Consecutive Wins: 41

* 4 Division World Champ

Resume: Pacquaio, Barrera, Jesus Chavez, Zahir Raheem, Kevin Kelley, Daniel Zaragoza, Wayne McCullough



Marco Antonio Barerra
Win%: 89
KO%: 58
Length of Reign: 8 yrs
Title defenses: 18?
Consecutive title defenses: 8
Consecutive Wins: 43

* 4 division World Champ
* Named The Ring magazine Comeback of the Year fighter for 2004.



Evander Holyfield
Win%: 78
KO%: 51
Length of Reign:
Title defenses: 17
Consecutive title defenses:
Consecutive Wins: 28

* 2 Division World Champion
* One and only 4-time Heavyweight Champion
* The Ring Fighter of the Year for 1987, 1996, 1997.
* Holyfield's first fight with Riddick Bowe was The Ring Fight of the Year for 1992, and the tenth round was the Round of the Year.
* Holyfield's first fight with Mike Tyson was The Ring Fight of the Year and Upset of the Year for 1996.
* Holyfield's second fight with Mike Tyson was The Ring Event of the Year for 1997.
* Inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.
* Amateur Record: 160-14
* 1983 Pan American Games Silver Medalist (178 lbs)
* 1984 National Golden Gloves Champion (178 lbs)
* 1984 Olympic Bronze Medalist (178 lbs)

Resume:
Botha, Qquendo, Rahman, Ruiz, Moorer, Tyson, Czyz, Bowe, Mercer, Larry Holmes, Buster Douglas, George Foreman, Tillis, Thomas



James Toney
Win%: 87
KO%: 53
Length of Reign: 6 yrs
Consecutive Title Defenses: 16
Consecutive Wins:

* 4 Division World Champ
* Fighter of the Year twice (91, 03)
* 4 Entries into CompuBox 400 club (most of any fighter)

Resume (Holyfield, Ruiz, Rahaman, McCallum)



Shane Mosley
Win%: 85
KO%: 72
Length of Reign: 6 yrs
Title defenses: 11
Consecutive title defenses: 8
Consecutive Wins: 38

* 3 Division World Champion
* Amateur Record: 250-16
* World Boxing Hall of Fame Fighter of the Year (2000)

Resume: Margarito, De La Hoya, Margarito, Mayorga, Vargas, Collazo, Holiday, Ceballos, Molina, Ruiz, Ed Morales, Leija, Rivera, Sannan Taylor, Stone, Estrada, Cruz



Floyd Mayweather
Win%: 100
KO%: 61
Length of Reign: 8 yrs
Title defenses: 10?
Consecutive title defenses: 8
Consecutive Wins: 41

4 Division World Champ

Amateur Record: 84-6
* 1996 Featherweight Bronze Medalist for the United States at the Olympics in Atlanta.
* Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year (1998 and 2007)
* World Boxing Hall of Fame Fighter of the Year (2002)

Resume: Mosley, Hatton, ODLH, Judah, Baldomir, Castillo, Jesus Chavez, Diego Corrales, Gatti, Agustus, Chop Chop Corley, Sosa, N'dou, Hernandez, Angel Manfredy, Ramon Rios