Top five of the last forty years ?

I agree with Cuchulain/

 

In no order
Ali
Duran
Leonard
Hagler
Jones

 

Leonard
Duran
Hagler
Whitaker
Jones


Then you have Ali, Chavez, Mayweather, Hopkins, etc.

 

Ali
Leonard
Whitaker
Jones, Jr.
Duran

The comes...
Hearns
Hagler
Hopkins
Mayweather
Holmes
Chavez
Holyfield
Benitez
Lewis
Lopez
Arguello
Barrera
Tyson
De La Hoya
Tszyu
Toney
Wright
Mosley
Curry
Nunn
etc.

 

Calzaghe
Jones
Whitaker
Mayweather
Duran

 

Mayweather
Jones
leonard
Sweet Pea
Ali

 

nO MENTION OF TYSON?! SACRILAGE

 

atsch My bad...he slipped my mind - after all, he didn't exactly have a crowd pleasing style

 

Solid post.

The American resume obsession is out of control, they bring it up on thread specifically designed to avoid the whole resume issue.

 

Calzaghe....




Jones
Whitaker
Mayweather
Duran




Better?

 

Jones, Leonard, Whitaker, Mayweather, Ali....

Based purely on "natural boxing talent" I would take this five.

Tyson, to me, required more training and repetition of techniques, whereas someone like Jones could do stuff that you could not train someone to do. Bernard Hopkins again learned his style by watching the past legends and perfecting it, so it wasn't necessarily a "natural ability" that helped him rise to the top, albeit anyone who reaches such a high level must have some ability to start with.

Tough to beat the five I've listed here for just "having it".

 

It is actually not difficult to make a case about Calzaghe being a more natural boxer than Hopkins.

 

Are we talking about Natural or possessing those aforementioned skills??? Because if we are talking abouyt a natural fighter its PAC

 

"CONSIDER

speed
reflexes
style
movement
ring generalship
offence
defence
timing
counterpunching"

Create arguments based on these factors of Lopez's abilities which form a case suggesting he isn't a naturally talented fighter...