The 10 Most Skilled Fighters You Have Ever Seen

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  1. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Definitely had a better Defense
     
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  2. HOUDINI

    HOUDINI Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Louis
    Sanchez
    SRR
    Pep
    Duran
    SRL
    Loughran
    Canto
    Dempsey
    Ali
     
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  3. George Crowcroft

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    Hard list to make, I've been giving it thought tho, I'd say mine looks like this with the stated criteria. In No Order
    • Ezzard Charles
    • José Napoles
    • Roberto Duran
    • Sugar Ray Robinson
    • Luis Rodriguez
    • Charlie Burley
    • Vasyl Lomachenko
    • Willie Pep
    • Floyd Mayweather Jr
    • Benny Leonard
    I really wanted to include Guillermo Rigondeaux, but I couldn't think who I'd place him over in the end. Guys like Kalaumbay, Jones and Toney were all guys who I considered but obviously fell short.
    Now for my own list, with my own criteria. Said criteria is the following
    Speed, timing, footwork, punch structure and selection, defence, distance management, versatility, ring IQ and generalship, feinting ect.
    So I think my list would look like this

    1. Ezzard Charles
    2. Roberto Duran
    3. Sugar Ray Robinson
    4. José Napoles
    5. Roy Jones Jr
    6. Pernell Whitaker
    7. Benny Leonard
    8. Muhammad Ali
    9. Charlie Burley
    10. Willie Pep
     
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  4. roughdiamond

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    *gasp* no Canto is a Blasphemy! lol.
     
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  5. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Duran
    Napoles
    Canto
    Pep
    Samart
    Burley
    Robinson
    Rodriguez
    Moore
    Harold Johnson

    There are more than 10 fighters I'd have in the same class skill wise. So some different names here, along with the obvious.
     
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  6. roughdiamond

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    Chan Hee Park also perfectly fits the criteria.
     
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  7. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    These are the top 10 Ive seen when I saw them fight live either in person or on TV

    Leonard
    Benitez
    Duran
    Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
    Hilario Zapata
    Whitaker
    Michael Spinks
    Mike Tyson
    Larry Holmes
    Roy Jones

    Ali is not on my list because I didn't see him fight live until the first Leon Spinks fight.

    If the criteria were footage, the list would be different.
     
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  8. Bummy Davis

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    Willie Pep
    Ray Robinson
    Roberto Duran
    Benny Leonard
    Jersey Joe Walcott
    Gene Tunney
    Barney Ross
    Tony Canzoneri
    Lou Ambers
    Ray Leonard
     
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  9. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    In no order these guys come to mind first
    Duran
    SRL
    SSR
    JMM
    Arguello
    Holmes
    JCC
    Napoles
    Monzon
    Amber's
     
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  10. Clinton

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    In no order
    SRR
    SRL
    Benny Leonard
    Duran
    Sweet Pea
    Miguel Canto
    Chava
    Mantequilla
    Pep
    Floyd Mayweather
    For me, so many other just miss the cut like Mike Spinks and Ezzard Charles. But the TS asked for 10
     
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  11. Vockerman

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    Alexis Arguello
    Archie Moore
    Benny Leonard
    Eder Jofre
    Ezzard Charles
    Miguel Canto
    Roberto Duran
    Ruben Olivares
    Sugar Ray Robinson
    Willie Pep
     
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