Who is your Top #1 P4P based on Eye Test?

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  1. Rubber Glove Sandwich

    Rubber Glove Sandwich 'Iranian flag green' reflecting pool Full Member

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    surprised you didn't mention Charles. Is he fifth?
     
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    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Honestly mate, in the film we have of him, I don't think he's top 10. Or even better than Moore. I suspect at his best he is top 5 though.
     
    George Crowcroft, May 19, 2025
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  3. thistle

    thistle Boxing Junkie

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    Louis for poise, control and just sheer measured movement

    SRR just plain Perfect Beautiful Boxing

    JJW for pure class, slippery, dangerous trap setting & luring stylist

    Charles TOP Class Basic Boxing

    Lloyd Marshall for eye grabbing finesse ghost movement & winning capability, RJJ long before Roy.

    Mike Tyson for pure menacing Power, Lethal Pressure, Intimidation, a Speedy Unstoppable Force & Deliberate Boxing

    JCC for all-round basic Box/Fighter pressure & surety in execution

    Hector Camacho boxing excellence, speed, footwork, deliberation and entertaining

    Haugen & Gatti for grit, willingness, capable boxing & fighting - representing a whole history of thousands of great, capable and often unsung Prizefighters

    too many really, but to the Thread, I'm going with...

    SRR.
     
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    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Roberto Duran has it all in terms of his top 10 fights,if he was more consistent and always the underdog/the underpaid he would've thrived better.

    Other than that,I think JCC, SRR and Archie Moore came close,then you'll have Pernell Whitaker,Floyd Mayweather and in the end Ezzard Charles,as he wasn't as destructive as his young self.
     
    FThabxinfan, May 20, 2025
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    On eye test it can only be this guy:

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    Impressive stuff and VL was usually the smaller man. That makes his performances even more impressive.
     
    Pat M, May 20, 2025
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    Yeah, the one who looked the most unreal to me.
     
    Bokaj, May 20, 2025
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    Here is the answer...the greatest. Simple.
     
    Philosopher, May 20, 2025
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    Julio
     
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    Willie Pep
     
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    A quick divisional list off the top of my head. It's likely to change next week and there's some i can't separate.

    Bantamweight - Olivares/Jofre/Zarate
    Junior Featherweight - Wilfredo Gomez
    Featherweight - Willie Pep
    Junior Lightweight - Chavez/Arguello
    Lightweight - Roberto Duran
    Junior Welterweight - Roberto Duran
    Welterweight - Sugar Ray Robinson
    Junior Middleweight - Thomas Hearns
    Middleweight - Sugar Ray Robinson
    Super Middleweight - Roy Jones Jr
    Light Heavyweight - Ezzard Charles
    Cruiserweight - Evander Holyfield
    Heavyweight - Muhammad Ali
     
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    Ezz’s disease started to affect his legs before he went to heavyweight, I agree entirely with you.
     
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