Who is your favorite fighter(s) among currently active boxers?

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  1. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing Aficionado Full Member

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    For me it's Oleksandr Usyk.

    There are others I like, but Usyk stands above the rest.

    Others I like include Beterbiev, Golovkin, Madrimov, Ryan Garcia, Hughes, Canelo, Crawford, Jermell Charlo, Kossobutskiy, Takam, Makhmudov, Kurbanov, Spence, Hrgovic, Kovalev, Zhang, Callum Smith, Lomachenko, Joyce, and Briedis.
     
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  2. aaalbert

    aaalbert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Naoya Inoue but like many others.
     
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    Naoya "Monster" Inoue — the most skilled and hardest puncher in boxing.

    Others:

    Oleksandr Usyk
    Vasiliy Lomachenko
    Roman Gonzalez
    Artur Beterbiev
    Dmitry Bivol
     
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    Rubber Glove Sandwich 'Iranian flag green' reflecting pool Full Member

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    In no order here are my 5 favorite active boxers. Boxrec has Takayama listed as inactive, I'm not sure if he's retired but if he isn't then he would be on there instead.


    Roman Gonzalez
    Juan Francisco Estrada
    Jessica Mccaskill
    Julio Cesar Martinez
    Masamichi Yabuki
     
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    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    Top five are

    1. Terence Crawford
    2. Nonito Donaire
    4. Naoya Inoue
    5. Gennady Golovkin
    6. Leo Santa Cruz
     
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    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    Why isn't Inoue #1?
     
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    You already know. JOE JOYCE!!!!
     
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  8. JunlongXiFan

    JunlongXiFan Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Zhangs and Inoue, I'd be very upset if any of those lot lost. Second tier would be Usyk, Babic, Pulev and Jin Sasaki. Third tier would be like Joe Joyce, Ken Shiro, Masamichi Yabuki, Dmitry Bivol and Lucas Browne.
     
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  9. Levook

    Levook Well-Known Member Full Member

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    My exact first 2! Inoue speaks for himself and Zhang's growing on me a bit. Such a shame he started so late.
     
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    JunlongXiFan Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He actually started boxing at a fairly decent age, it's just that he went pro way late and then nobody wanted to fight a 6'7 2x world 1x Olympic medalist known for punching ridiculously hard for no money. Given his style and lack of damage until recently, I think he could be good for a couple more years. His skill is improving enough to more than cover whatever athleticism he might have lost.
     
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    Ph33rknot Take the risk or lose the chance Full Member

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    Inoue
    Jc Martinez
    Choco
    Usyk
     
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    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Usyk, Inoue, Loma
     
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    Loma.
    G.
    Fury.
    Inoue.
    Beterbiev.
     
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    Usyk.
    In my opinion a pugilist that only come along every now and then. I've said before, if he were a painter he has yet to produce his masterpiece. Along with being a true sportsman, gentleman and all round nice guy. He's up there with some of the greats for me.
     
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    Beterbiev, Usyk, Inoue and Lomachenko in order.
     
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