Who were the top five fighters of this decade, 2000-2009?

I agree with you, Oscar won that fight for sure.

 

You're speaking of Hamed as if he was Jeff Lacy. I am a known critic and sceptic when it comes to Hamed, but it has to be acknowledged that he was more than an overhyped nothing like Lacy. Hamed had been a champion for 6 years by the time he fought MAB, was undefeated, had beaten a fair amount of the better fighters in his division, was riding high in the p4p rankings, and was favoured to beat Barrera. It wasn't a question of Hamed having no heart, he tried his best, he was simply nullified and soundly beaten by a superior technician. Hamed was a better fighter than Judah IMO (Hamed would never have lost to a Baldomir standard fighter), and Barrera's win over Hamed is a far, far better win than Cotto stopping Judah.

 

1. Pacquiao
2. Hopkins
3. Mayweather
4. Barrera
5. Morales

 

Thats your opinion, fine with that, Hamed was winning, carefully matched, and was still getting exposed by some of the Baldomir level fighters, and often bailed himself out with his tremendous punching power. It only took a fighter more on his level of physical strengh to expose what he was as a boxer. We dont know how well he would have done against a Baldomir level fighter, because he never faced a guy who had that iron of a chin, with sound, not great boxing skills and decent power.
Disagree on Hamed, he just about gave up by mid rounds. Also disagree that Hamed was a better fighter from a skill set. Different circumstances at different weight classes. Judah was the smaller guy looking up at 47 and at 40 for that matter, whereas Hamed always had that huge advantage in punching power, which was always the great equalizer when his technical flaws started to surface.
Never compared him to Lacy, would probably compare him more to Vic Darchinian though.

 

1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Floyd Mayweather
3. Bernard Hopkins
4. Erik Morales
5. Marco Antonio Barrera

 

Hamed fought plenty of Baldomir-calibre fighters and beat them all. He was a better fighter than Judah. Barrera's win over Hamed was much better than Cotto's win over Judah. To say Cotto should rank higher than Barrera for this decade is silly. You are, as always, wrong. You'd think even a broken clock would tell the right time at some point, but apparently not.

 

Judah has been past it for years as well.He's a 6 round fighter.

 

What are we debating?

1. Who had the best overall career achievement wise in the last 10years?
2. Who was the very best at some time in this decade?
3. A mix of both?

If we are using no2, you can include Jones, Lennox Lewis, Barrera, If not with it being resume within this period most of their top wins come in the 90s

 

Calling them 'Baldomir-calibre fighters' is also unfair, he beat all the WBO/IBF/WBC/WBA titlists, titlists from lower divisions and some decent young contenders, I think he fought a total of 10 champions

Agreed lefthook is well wrong though

 

You mean like Wayne McColough

 

Great comparison! :good

 

What is unfair? Calling a few of the guys that Hamed beat "Baldomir-calibre"?? :huh Why is that unfair? Are you saying that Hamed never beat anyone as good as Baldomir?? I think Hamed beat numerous fighters of Baldomir-standard.

 

Meaning I think he fought some better skilled more dangerous opponents, Bungu/Kelly/Vasquez were quality champs in their time

 

Bungu and Vasquez were good, though i think both were in decline when Hamed fought them.they had turned in some really bad performances in the immediate years before fighting Hamed.

 

Yes exactly like Wayne Mcullough, probably Hameds biggest win against a solid technician with a good chin, but certainly not the physical threat of Barrera. Mcullough was a good solid fighter, but he never was a big puncher, ever, especially at 126, which was his biggest downfall in the Hamed fight.