Which great fighters to all intents and purposes ducked no one?

Muhammad Ali
Lennox Lewis
Marvin Hagler
Oscar De la Hoya (Although some would argue against his greatness)
Barrera/Morales

 

Maybe Pac should have "ducked" a little more in rounds 2-12 of the Marquez fight :yep

 

He may have been the only HOF'er to duck someone in the middle of the fight. In all seriousness, there aren't many fighters who I have more respect for than Duran. The guy was a natural LW, yet fought Benitez, Leonard and Cuevos(Cuevos was a monster that people said SRL ducked) at WW. He fought Hearns at 154, Barkly, Hagler, and Joppy at MW. As an old man he also fought Camacho and Pazienza. Duran was a true warrior who would fight anyone at any weight

 

But he still quit in the middle of the ring :deal

 

I haven't seen Mosley, Hopkins, Trinidad, Gatti, Ward, or Corrales yet.

 

oscar ducked like nobodies business.

he didnt want any one until they had been exposed or were in a place where there was a lot of money involved...he ducked but fought them later on

 

if it was up to me it has to be mosley pure class
i know few men who would fight winky wright(bigger, harder to hit, amazing defence,stunning jab) instead of dlh (you have already beaten twice, has ducked you at the lower wieghts and would fighter you for TONS and TONS of money)
and he picked winky becuase no one was giving him credit

PURE class

mosley gets my vote

 

Mosely, probably should've ducked Wright, and Forrest. Gatti and Ward were in no position to duck anyone.

 

Agree big reg,duran gets my vote as the most badass boxer...Remember he also fought and beat world champ castro
at midlde or supermiddle and this when he was well over 40 as well....I dont know any fighter that small who campaigned as well and as high as duran,especially with his height,age and style....

 

Great list, along with earlier mentions of Holyfield, Duran, Hagler, Ali, and Benn.

Not sure if they have been mentioned, but I want to add:

Toney

Tszyu

McClellan

Barkley


Of all of those mentioned, the guys that really stand out to me as will-fight-anyone, anywhere are:


Ali

Holyfield

Hagler

Duran

Mosley

Benn

Barkley

Trinidad

 

Marvin Hagler
Michael Spinks(at light heavyweight, anyways).

 

Louis,Marciano,Ali,Hagler,Monzon,Greb,Pep,Frazier,Patterson,Lamotta,Zale,Cerdan,Benny Leonard,Ketchel,Jeffries,Charles,Walcott,Moore, I could go on, before the Alphabet titles and division in the divisions, most fighters fought the best in recent split titles W.ba wbc, etc. it was designed for fighters to avoid the best and get a title fight they could win and keep, a lot of times the promoter controlled the title(like in the Holmes era)

 

In the ideal world decebal yes,but money,cherry picking and fake legacies is what motivates many fighters....Pbf and hopkins being prime examples....