who was the best of these calzaghe,forrest,lopez,chacon,laporte,nelson?

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  1. judahhouse

    judahhouse Member Full Member

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    JOE CALZAGHE(UK) 46-0 32 KO

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    VERNON FORREST(USA) 41-3 29 KO

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    RICARDO FINITO LOPEZ(MEX) 51-0-1 38 KO

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    BOBBY CHACON(USA) 59-7-1 47 KO

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    JUAN LAPORTE(PR) 40-17 22 KO

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    AZUMAH NELSON(GHA) 39-6-2 28 KO

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  2. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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    Lopez. its not close
     
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  3. Momus

    Momus Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Toss-up between Lopez and Nelson.

    Go with Azumah on the basis that he was one of the greatest rematch fighters ever, and his best wins (Gomez, Fenech and Ruelas) are much better than Lopez' (Alvarez, Grigsby). His wins over Sorjaturong and Sor Vorapin look great on paper, but neither was at their best when Lopez blew them away. Lopez was one of the best fighters of the era to watch though, and the only thing holding him back historically is a lack of defining wins, rather than lack of ability.
     
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  4. JMP

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    Nelson, followed by Lopez.
     
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  5. Atlanta

    Atlanta Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Vernon Forrest
     
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  6. jake the mus

    jake the mus New Member Full Member

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    Big Joe by a welsh country mile.He would have leathered a prime roid Jones no bother.
     
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  7. Siren1927

    Siren1927 Active Member Full Member

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    Lopez easily
     
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  8. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    Lopez !
     
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  9. floyd_g.o.a.t

    floyd_g.o.a.t Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ricardo LOpez !
     
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  10. sdsfinest22

    sdsfinest22 Pound 4 Pound Full Member

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    Lopez! ****er knew how to get the win and was pretty versatile.
     
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  11. JASPER

    JASPER Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Toss up btwn lopez and nelson . . . voted lopez
     
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  12. JASPER

    JASPER Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    1a) Lopez
    1b) Nelson
    3a) Calslappy
    3b) Forrest
    5) Chacon
    6) Laporte
     
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  13. teeto

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    Lopez imo, although he is not the most tested, Nelson was more tested and by some distance. It comes down to opinion when going purely on visual aesthetics and not resume, but for me it's clear, Lopez was the ****, it's just blatant. Tremendous boxing ability and technique on the power shots, punches in bunches, ususally from range, but he was usually at his own range because his generalship was so good, positional sense etc.

    That said, you could swing it for Nelson on the basis of effectiveness as opposed to merely on skill. Nelson was so strong, great at fighting off the ropes (one of the GOATS in this regard along with guys like Victor Galindez), had heart, power, and could pound downstairs. These traits are desirable when it comes to actually winning tough matches and or proving yourself.

    I'll go with Lopez.

    Calzaghe was a great ring general btw, establishing the jab in mid ring and changing direction as he pleased, it will always be left to speculation as to whether he would have done it at the highest level in his prime, but that's not to say he wouldn't have done. At the end of the day, all we can do is speculate on all of this stuff when it comes to retired fighters.
     
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  14. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Nelson by miles.
     
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  15. Clinton

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    Azumah,then Finito and then JC.
     
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