The 10 Most Skilled Fighters You Have Ever Seen

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  1. SenorRamirez

    SenorRamirez Active Member Full Member

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    What is with Oscar D H ?
    or Tyson ?
    Ricardo Lopez ?
    for me ther are all top skilled boxers
     
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  2. couch13

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    In no particular order:

    Dan Mendoza
    John L Sullivan
    James Figg
    Jack Broughton
    Tom Cribb
    Jem Mace
    Jim Corbett
    Nonpareil Jack Dempsey
    Paddy Ryan
    Jake Kilran

    We have plenty of footage of these fine gentlemen.

    Honorable Mention:
    Tyler Durden
    Rocky Balboa
    Micky from Snatch
     
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  3. albinored

    albinored Active Member Full Member

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    not in any order but these are the first fighters whose names come to me:

    sugar ray robinson
    willie pep
    joe louis
    ezzard charles
    harold johnson
    billy graham
    hector camacho
    archie moore
    ike williams

    ...all i can think of off-hand....maybe a nod to joey maxim
     
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  4. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1. James Toney
    2. Arnold Cream
    3. Montell Griffin
    4. Chris Byrd
    5. Orlin Norris
    6. Muhammad Qawi
    7. Marlon Starling
    8. Mike McCallum
    9. Julian Jackson
    10. Reggie Joohnson
     
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  5. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    In no order:

    Duran
    Hopkins
    Patterson
    Kid Chocolate
    Whitaker
    Rodriguez
    Grifftih
    SRR
    Ross
    Charles
     
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  6. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Where's David "The Nonapareil" Tua???
     
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  7. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think I put Ali a little too high come to think of it, but I was largely thinking of his strategic nous and ring generalship which I classed as 'skill'. Having said that, I can't really justify having Ali in and Ray Leonard out then....

    As for Kid Gavilan, I don't think there's anything he can't do. I think he has an argument for being the most skilled fighter ever actually. Where do I start singing his praises?

    I'm suprised no one has mentioned Don Curry as yet. I don't think he's top ten, but by the definition others have taken to skill here (leaving out radar and intuition and what not - they are included in my definition) I think he has to rate a mention.
     
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  8. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Same here.
     
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  9. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Has anyone mentioned Ricardo Lopez yet?

    Quite simply the perfect fighter imo.

    Superb footwork,beautiful combinations,defensively adept,amazing ring generalship,superior punching technique, you name it he had it.

    An absolute joy to watch.
     
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  10. jyuza

    jyuza Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hey scientist long time !
    Are we to count hours of watching of the same footage ? ;)

    Here is my top 10 anyways :

    1. Pernell Whitaker
    2. Roberto Duran
    3. Marvin Hagler
    4. Muhammad Ali
    5. Ray Robinson
    6. Wilfred Benitez (surprised no one had him yet)
    7. Gene Tunney
    8. Salvador Sanchez
    9. Ray Leonard
    10. Floyd Mayweather Jr
     
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  11. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :good

    great call...though i,m more of a Hagler fan myself
     
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  12. Kingkazim

    Kingkazim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    In no order

    Ezzard Charles
    Roberto Duran
    Pernell Whittaker
    Ricardo Lopez
    Gene Tunney
    Joe Louis
    Alexis Arguello
    Barney Ross
    Bernard Hopkins
    Max Schmeling
     
    Kingkazim, Aug 2, 2011
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  13. horst

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    My ten would be (in no order):


    Pernell Whitaker
    Roberto Duran
    Ray Leonard
    Ray Robinson
    Willie Pep
    Jose Napoles
    Wilfredo Gomez
    Ricardo Lopez
    Roy Jones Jr

    Not sure about the last place. Maybe Salvador Sanchez, though I suspect a certain type of fighter would always have troubled Sal, same with Mike McCallum. Perhaps Monzon would round out my ten then, or JC Chavez. As a 15-round fighter, I think Chavez would've been extremely hard to beat by more or less anyone.
     
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  14. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Fair enough..
     
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  15. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    Curry has the right sort of style, but was too physically gifted for what i was trying for imo, he had a great combination of overall speed and strength.I'd say only his durability keeps him out of the very upper echelons of Welter physical marvels.Being a weight drainer helped of course.

    then again i'm not sure i really succeeded with the criterion i tried to set.you could probaby pick at half the fighters on the list as being a bit too capable in certain areas.
     
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