Top 10 offensive fighters

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  1. BundiniBlack

    BundiniBlack Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Modern era only(Mid 60s - present)

    1.Roy Jones
    2.Sugar Ray Leonard
    3.Ricardo Lopez
    4.Aaron Pryor
    5.Manny Pacquiao
    6.Roman Gonzalez
    7.George Foreman
    8.Wilfredo Gomez
    9.Mike Tyson
    10.Naseem Hamed
     
  2. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Pacquaio
    Gomez
    McClellan
    Julian Jackson
    Nigel Benn
    Jeff Fenech
    Carlos Zarate
    Danny Lopez
    Mike Tyson
    Jung Koo Chang

    But that is really just off the top of my head...nothing I feel strong enough about to debate
     
  3. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1 Roberto Duran
    2 Joe
    3 Bazooka Limon
    4. Wilfredo Gomez
    5 Foreman
    6. Tyson
    7. Fletcher
    8. Pipino
    9 Cyclone
    10 Art Hafey
     
  4. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Good enough list! Good to see Hafey get mentioned
     
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  5. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    11 Hamsho
    12 Yuh
    13 Leon
    14 BOZA
    15
    Saad
    16 Nunez
    17 Ganigan
    18 Durelle
    19 Shavers
    20 Roldan
    21 Olivarez
    22 Chavez
    23 oJuam Meza
    24 McGuigan
    25 Gati Gatti gatti
    26 Hearns
    27 Marvin Kohnson
     
  6. emallini

    emallini Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Ricardo Lopez should be on this list
     
  7. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Hamed was exposed by MAB and Jones was mainly a counter puncher, he sometimes had trouble opening lower level fighters up compared to the way the rest of the fighters on your list did, I feel Benitez fought better defensively v Leonard than Toney did v Jones and RAy landed far more punches on the extra slippery Wilfredo.
     
  8. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Instead of Hamed.
     
  9. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I feel Loma has more offensive skills than most boxers that have ever laced them up, he`s constantly jabbing and changing angles.
     
  10. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Well done! This deep analysis is exactly what I come here for
     
  11. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Roberto Duran
    Alexis Arguello
    Ray Leonard
    Wilfredo Gomez
    Mike Tyson
    Thomas Hearns
    Marvin Hagler
    Evander Holyfield
    Matthew Saad Muhammad
    Aaron Pryor
    Hector Camacho prior to Edwin
     
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  12. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    1.Roberto Duran

    2.Jose Napoles

    3.Ruben Olivares

    4.Fighting Harada / Eder Jofre

    5.Jung Koo Chang

    6.Wilfredo Gomez

    7.Julio Cesar Chavez

    8.Roman Gonzales

    9.Tyson / Holyfield

    10.Alexis Arguello

    I'm probably forgetting people, but my first 4/5 would be set in stone from your time specified and onwards.

    Edit. Edited list slightly.
     
  13. BundiniBlack

    BundiniBlack Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Did you read the OP? Lopez is #3 Hamed is #10
     
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  14. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Lol, if that impresses you, watch a true great like Fighting Harada.
     
  15. BundiniBlack

    BundiniBlack Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I am confused by this post you say "'Benitez fought better defensively v Leonard than Toney did v Jones'" yet Leonard should be ranked ahead? That makes no sense.

    Also probably Roy's #1 feat of his career is opening up and stopping guys who were PROVEN to have elite durability:
    Malinga
    Tate
    Thornton
    Hill
    Woods
    Sosa

    Literally no one is able to open you up like Roy could.
     
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