Which fighters do you think were more complete than SRL?

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  1. Swarmer

    Swarmer Patrick Full Member

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    Hard to say, Leonard certainly has a claim to being the most complete fighter of all time. Certainly he has the most complete boxing lexicon of any competitor in the last 50 or so years.

    On the same level/maybe better in "completeness":

    Joe Gans, Ezzard Charles, Sam Langford, Ray Robinson, George Dixon, Joe Louis, Pernell Whitaker, Roberto Duran, Jack Johnson, Willie Pep, and one i'm kinda surprised to have not seen in this thread at all... the original Leonard!
     
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  2. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    In complete all around skills, i think he ranks just below Joe Gans,
    Benny Leonard, and some forgotten fighter named Ray Robinson,simply
    because they did what Ray Leonard did in 4 times as many fights.They
    maintained their great skills over a longer time...But being #4 is not bad...
     
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  3. Pachilles

    Pachilles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Salvador Sanchez and Marvin Hagler are good shouts here
     
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  4. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Emile Griffith is comparable complete.
     
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  5. laxpdx

    laxpdx Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Napoles, Hagler
     
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  6. good right hand

    good right hand Well-Known Member Full Member

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    how about bernard hopkins... oops someone mentioned him.

    i would say mike tyson and oscar de la hoya.
     
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