Who are your favorite top ten and why?

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  1. Mike_b

    Mike_b Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Miguel Angel Cotto - nobody went to war like him
    James Nathaniel toney - my favorite hw to watch
    Michael Girard Tyson - the best hw
    Sugar Shane Mosley: fought every big name on the block
    Floyd money Mayweather - legacy legacy legacy no question
    Oscar de la Hoya- fought a who's who of everybody
    Ricky Hatton - a common bloke who could brawl
    Zab Judah - they don't call him super for nothing
    Bernard Hopkins - the executioner and the alien!
    Roy Jones Jr - he was Superman.
    Honourable mention: Lennox Lewis - h2h the baddest hw.
     
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  2. NoChin

    NoChin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tim Tszyu
    Nikita Tszyu
    Jackson England
    Nathaniel May
    Liam Paro
    Sam Goodman
    Terence Crawford
    Lomachenko
    Devin Haney
    Tank Davis
     
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  3. NoChin

    NoChin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Past Fighters No Order

    Floyd
    Kostya
    Sugar Shane
    Iron Mike
    Prince Neesham
    Garth Wood
    B-Hop
    Marquez

    cbf with the rest. They get a standing 8 count.
     
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  4. Rollin

    Rollin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The Big Three:

    George Foreman
    Sandy Saddler
    Archie Moore

    The rest in no particular order:
    Jersey Joe Walcott
    Ken Norton
    Nicolino Locche
    Primo Carnera
    Marvelous Marvin Hagler
    Jose Napoles


    And the honorable heavyweight mentions that are always on the brink of getting into my top ten:
    Jimmy Ellis
    Micheal Moorer
    Ron Lyle
    Max Baer
    Riddick Bowe
    Andrew Golota
     
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  5. The Cryptkeeper

    The Cryptkeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Kostya
    Foreman
    Lewis
    Evander
    GGG
    Tim Tszyu
    Smokin Joe
    Fenech
    Danny Green
    Bruno
     
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  6. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hearns
    Tyson
    Koopmans
    Curry
    Hagler
    Holyfield
    Witherspoon
    Chavez
    Bruno
    GGG
     
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  7. Ioakeim Tzortzakis

    Ioakeim Tzortzakis Active Member Full Member

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    Duran - Incredible skills, great and exciting to watch at his best, entertaining personality, sheer machismo and badassery.

    Hagler- Superb technician, tougher than nails and leather combined, pure unadulterated badass, only but admiration for him and how he made his way to the top.

    Greb - has a mythical quality to him, learning of his story and life is incredible, incredibly interesting man as a whole.

    Langford- same as above.

    Morales - One of the best crowd pleasers ever, absolute badass and thrilling to watch when he really wanted to prove something.

    Moore- Incredible life story, amazing guy to study and learn things from, whether it's about Boxing or life.

    Napoles - Pure eye candy to watch in the ring, mantequilla.

    Louis - Arguably the all time greatest puncher to watch, incredibly inspirational man for what he meant during his time.

    Robinson - arguably the finest offensive machine ever, otherwordly when he shifted up a gear.

    Benny Leonard- same as Greb and Langford.
     
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  8. MrPook

    MrPook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No Tuur? No Joval? No Van Klaveren?
     
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  9. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Van Klaveren zit wel in mijn top 40......maar was jaren voor mijn tijd.
     
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  10. MrPook

    MrPook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think Tuur had more in him then he showed.
     
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  11. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Maybe.....but that wbo title wasn,t highly regarded at that time
     
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  12. tee_birch

    tee_birch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Has to be Iron Mike for me

    Duran, Hearns, Hagler, Leonard, Pacquiao, Benn (Sr!)
     
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  13. MrPook

    MrPook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    True but he had a lot of talent to work with and work ethic. He just let his personal life get in the way.

    I believe he was supposed to fight Azumah Nelson but basically went into a depression.
     
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  14. skandinavija

    skandinavija New Member Full Member

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    In no particular order

    Wilder
    Tito Trinidad
    Micky Ward
    GGG
    Big Foreman
    Smokin Joe
    Chisora
    Tank Davis
    Ugas
    Zhang
     
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  15. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Personally, I see this as the best list so far. But it's a very subjective subject.
     
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