Who are the Top 10 fighters 1995 onwards?

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  1. JonOli

    JonOli Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Who do you think are the top 10 fighters (in order) from 1995 onwards?

    This thread was done in the Brit forum by someone. I decided to repeat it in here as there are a fair list of contenders....

    Here are my choices probably open to great criticism but there you go... who are yours?

    1. Roy Jones Jr
    2. Floyd Mayweather Jr
    3. Lennox Lewis
    4. Oscar De La Hoya
    5. Manny Pacquiao
    6. Marco Antonio Barrera
    7. Erik Morales
    8. Bernard Hopkins
    9. Felix Trinidad
    10. Evander Holyfield (wins over Tyson, Moorer, Ray Mercer, and a draw with Lewis in this period - WBA, WBC, IBF Heavy weight titles)


    10 - 20 in no order...
    Ricardo Lopez, Jaun Manuel Marquez, Johnny Tapia, Joe Calzaghe, Winky Wright, Shane Mosley, Kostya Tszyu, Ricky Hatton, Wladimir Klitschko, Prince Naseem.

    I did think about putting Floyd above Roy...
     
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  2. JonOli

    JonOli Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Joe Calzaghe but no Felix Trinidad.
     
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  3. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    1.RJJ
    2.PBF
    3.Hopkins
    4.Lewis
    5.EM
    6.Pac
    7.Oscar
    8.Tito
    9.MAB
    10.NAS

    Lopez would have been there if this would have been from 1990 til now so would have Toney, Pea and Chavez
     
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  4. smitty_son408

    smitty_son408 J ust E njoy T his S hit Full Member

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    1. rjj
    2.pbf
    3.lewis
    4.hopkins
    5.dlh
    6.pac
    7.tito
    8.shane
    9.mab
    10.em
     
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  5. BADINTENTIONS2

    BADINTENTIONS2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    give me an argument for DM.

    i'm begging for it.
     
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  6. BADINTENTIONS2

    BADINTENTIONS2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    good list.

    pacman jumps morales and lewis into 4th for me.
     
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  7. DINAMITA

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    Good list, but I can't have Holyfield in mine. By the end of '97 after his wins over Moorer and Tyson, I never thought he was the same. If you're taking the time period to be 1995-2008, IMO Holyfield doesn't justify inclusion for 3 wins gained 1995-1997. But that's just my opinion.

    My ten is:


    1.Roy Jones Jr

    2.Floyd Mayweather

    3.Lennox Lewis

    4.Bernard Hopkins

    5.Oscar De La Hoya

    6.Manny Pacquiao

    7.Marco Antonio Barrera

    8.Erik Morales

    9.Felix Trinidad

    10.Joe Calzaghe


    Honourable mentions: Juan Manuel Marquez (11th), Winky Wright (12th), Johnny Tapia (13th), Shane Mosley (14th), Kostya Tszyu (15th).

    Sorry, but I cannot accept Naseem Hamed or Wladimir Klitschko even being mentioned in this discussion!! Hamed never beat one top quality fighter in his entire career, and Wlad simply isn't good enough and never was. Those two would not dent my top twenty.
     
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  8. Brian123

    Brian123 ESB WORLD CHAMPION Full Member

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    In no order:

    Roy Jones Jr
    Juan Manuel Marquez
    Lennox Lewis
    Oscar De La Hoya
    Manny Pacquiao
    Marco Antonio Barrera
    Erik Morales
    Bernard Hopkins
    Felix Trinidad
    Joe Calzaghe
     
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  9. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    :lol: :rofl :lol:
    Worst list posted so far.
     
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  10. Brian123

    Brian123 ESB WORLD CHAMPION Full Member

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    :huh It has 8 of the 10 names on your list so yours must not be much.:patsch
     
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  11. Boom_Boom

    Boom_Boom R.I.P Boxing 6/9/12 Full Member

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    worst list ever no doubt this dude is eurotrash
     
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  12. Spitbucket

    Spitbucket Guest

    Lewis is way too high!:deal
     
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  13. Axe

    Axe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Beat #4 rated Barber to win his belt.

    Beat #1 rated and linear champ Hill for 3 belt unification.

    Won Cruiser WBO belt.

    Beat #3 Montell Griffin.

    Beat top 10 rated Harmon, Hall (x2), and Rochigianni (x2).

    IMO he ranks slightly ahead of guys like Hamed and Tszyu and slightly behind guys like Hopkins and Morales.
     
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  14. Axe

    Axe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Where is Pacman WAAAAH? :|

    :rofl
     
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  15. mr. magoo

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    Great list, but I'm not so sure Holyfield should be top 10. He did most of his best work pre 1995, and suffered a lot of defeats over the past 10 years.
     
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