Who you guys got? I got Tommy Hearns.. spending the night watching old fights and damn... hearns is something else. What a cheatcode boxing build. Anything.. ANYTHING not useful for boxing, the stat point were put into height and reach. A 6ft 1~2 welterweight is just... yeah. And he carried power in weightclasses too. And the 5 division champ... its not like 105~120 or something like that. We talking welter to light damn heavy. Talking about the physically most generically gifted ever in stats. As if it was a video game.
Roy Jones, and I don’t really think it’s that close between him and others. Not only was he just an explosive freak when he was at his prime 168, but he was able to win a title at heavyweight.. I know John Ruiz wasnt a GOAT heavyweight or anything - but how many other middleweights could you see moving up 50 lbs and winning a world title. My second choice would be Pac for similar reasons - overall insane explosiveness, and 8 weight classes just sounds like a comic book character or something.
Prince Naz rates a mention here. If Yuriorkis Gamboa was English, Mexican or PR, he would be getting all the big fights.
Genetically gifted? Roy was something special to watch in his prime, probably the most athletically gifted fighter ive ever seen.
The only answer this thread should see. One glance at RJJ and it´s obvious that he was built different. No one else ever moved like him in the ring. It was ridiculous. And Manny was just a freak. I think Ugas and Clottey are the only two men Manny couldn't visibly hurt in the ring at 147lbs. Even in his mid and late 30s, Manny was able to stun and often even knock down bigger opponents. And he did it through speed and timing as he kept relying more and more on his counter punching ability.
Ray Leonard for me. Speed, power, footwork (as opposed to just foot speed), durability, big heart and great versatility / smarts. Could outbox boxers and outslug sluggers if forced to. Not necessarily the best in any single area, but scores consistently well across them all.
