Who was the most skilled: Muhammad Ali, SRL, or Roy Jones Jr?

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  1. kmac

    kmac On permanent vacation Full Member

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    you must have not seen leonard get stopped by camacho. roy was the most talented at his best imo.
     
  2. Bummy Davis

    Bummy Davis Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    There is skilled and gifted....Ali had skill...Jones was gifted and Leonard was both...Ali had the longest run but paid dearly
     
  3. rusak

    rusak Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ridiculous. Name a skill that Ali had that Jones didn't. And it's plainly obvious that Ali was "gifted" too.
     
  4. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    In all seriousness,I think it's daft even mentioning the Camacho fight ! Ray was shot to bits.
     
  5. dyna

    dyna Boxing Junkie banned

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    Leonard > Roy > Ali

    Ali relied too much on his stamina, didn't really bodypunch.
     
  6. Bummy Davis

    Bummy Davis Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ali learned a lot of skills from Angelo Dundee, a lot of the skill was mental toughness from experience and Ali learned to roll with punches very well, even though Ali had flaws, guys like Leonard then Jones tried to emulate him but lets not forget he was 1st.

    Leonard Also had the experience factor,toughness of mind and an experience and strong corner"your blowing it kid" and he was very talented.

    As soon as Jones slowed down a bit or was exposed you could see his weaknesses ...he was gifted indeed but I put him last in this group and the experience to overcome which is a skill IMO Jones comes in far last in this area