Who deserves the #10 spot on my fighters of the decade list?

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  1. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    Sort of following on from a post I made yesterday, I'd like to ask the people of ESB for their thoughts on this issue. I believe that 9 of the Top 10 fighters of the last decade (2000's) are a lock for the list. Although I also I believe that the order, and one or two names, are open to debate. This is how I see it at the moment:

    1. Manny Pacquiao
    2. Bernard Hopkins
    3. Floyd Mayweather
    4. Marco Antonio Barrera
    5. Erik Morales
    6. Juan Manuel Marquez
    7. Winky Wright
    8. Shane Mosley
    9. Joe Calzaghe

    The question I have is: Who is the most worthy of the #10 spot between these three fighters?

    Jose Luis Castillo
    Diego Corrales
    Joel Casamayor
     
  2. El Intocable

    El Intocable Guest

    Castillo cause he has the better resume out of those three but its close.
     
  3. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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  4. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    I admire Wlad's consistency and dominance. But how many potential HOFers has beat in our around their prime?
     
  5. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What about Kostya Tszyu, Rafa Marquez, Miguel Cotto, Ricky Hatton, Ivan Calderon, Fernando Montiel, Pongsaklek Wonjongkam, Wlad Klitschko etc.?
     
  6. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    There are only ten spots. The three fighters identified are my preference.
     
  7. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    Other: Israel Vazquez.

    If I'm forced to pick between just those three, then I'd go with Castillo by a hair. But while I pretty much agree with your top 9, there are a number of guys I'd list ahead of any of the three in the poll (Vazquez, Tszyu, Hatton, R. Marquez, Jones Jr., Cotto).
     
  8. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    Did good work at the start of the decade, but really the noughties was all about his steep decline, peppered with embrassing losses to guys who wouldn't have laid a glove on him in his prime.

    But yeah, as I said to the other fellow, there are always plenty of potential candidates.
     
  9. Brickhaus

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    You could certainly say exactly the same thing about Castillo and Corrales, and to a lesser extent, Casamayor.
     
  10. Henke67

    Henke67 One of the 45% Full Member

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    I vote other.

    I'm not sure how my top 10 would look exactly but I'd have Rafa Marquez, Tszyu and Cotto ahead of those three.

    Of Casa, Castillo and Chico I'm not sure in what order I'd rate them. There's pretty much nothing between them imo and you could make a good argument for any order.
     
  11. saul_ir34

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    Winky Wright? I know he is good but i mean he was avoided by alot of guys so the fights did not materelize. So i would not put him in a top 10.
     
  12. nufc_jay

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    Trinidad??? Nope... just me?!?!
     
  13. pound

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    Cotto
     
  14. pound

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    Tito was a 90-00' dominant fighter. He didn't have much of an impact 00-10'... I love Tito and he was top 5 for me in the 90s... Even though Tito's run stretched into 01 give or take.... The bulk of his prime was in the 90s. He was no longer optimal at middleweight, and ****ing done already by the time he fought Mayorga/Winky. Cant stand how people give that stage of Tito's career any importance as if its significant at all.
     
  15. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    Trinidad was inactive for most the decade.