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

I think Pacquiao, Hopkins and Mayweather must make up the top three. After that it's a little more difficult. Barerra, Morales, Juan Marquez, Calzaghe and Mosley. I'd pick one of these five for the last two spots.

Very difficult to choose, though.

 

Exactly. You think that in the hundreds of posts you make on here, one or two of them would be decent, just by the law of averages. But somehow, you manage to confound that, by relentlessly posting absolute dog**** each and every single time.

 

Nice try to cover up your stupid post. Look, Im done getting into with you, so you can post all the negative stuff you want doesnt matter Im not going to respond anymore. Your one of the most biased posters on here with your anti Mayweather campaign, which set off this entire war, but thats fine, its your opinion. This a boxing forum with differences of opinions. Your not always right, nor do I claim to be, so lets just stop the name calling. Fair enough?

 

I genuinely doubt you have even seen that fight! Hamed "did enough to keep Barrera off of him"??? That isn't how the fight went at all. Hamed was the aggressor for the entire fight, hence why the scores were far closer than I believe they should have been. Hamed kept coming forward, kept trying to land a clean big shot, he did not stop trying, you are completely misrepresenting his effort in that fight. Barrera was not trying to "get on him" at all, Barrera was boxing, counterpunching, and never going all out on the front foot for any prolonged period, never trying to work towards a stoppage, Marco was clearly content to keep the door bolted defence-wise so not to allow Naz to land an equalizer, and just keep on outboxing him, punishing him, and underlining his technical superiority.

And also, your 785th stupid point of this thread: "Naz never threw another combination the entire fight". Have you actually seen much/any of Naseem in the years leading up to the Barrera fight? One of the growing criticisms of him was that he did not throw combinations anymore since he had left Ingle, he had became power-happy and was throwing single shots all the time looking for picture-perfect KOs and eschewing a boxing style to go headhunting. He had no intention of throwing combinations and trying to outbox Barrera, he was doing the usual and going out there to look for the opening to throw a shot and KO MAB.

You may not make such a ***** of yourself on this forum if you actually had a clue what you were talking about??? :deal

 

Nah, you're a dick, and if you post bull**** then people will say it's bull****. Calling a truce with me won't help you because someone else will notice your bull**** just as easily. This "entire war" was started long before I even appeared on this thread because of your hopelessly ******ed view that Cotto should rank higher than Barrera patsch). I can't save you from being ridiculed for stuff like that, so a truce won't help you. Sorry.

 

Yeah never saw the fight.:-( Naz wasnt an effective combination puncher, coming forward. :huh
Barrera was the counterpuncher, but Naz didnt bring his usual offense because he was getting countered every time he tried. Knowing that, Hamed could simply flick his jab and move forward behind an occasional lefthand. As soon as Barrera came forward, he did nothing but try and get back outside because he was getting killed on the inside. Like I said he did enough to keep Barrera off of him. Hamed had to try and win with combinations. The fight was established in the first round. Go watch the fight, see for yourself.

 

Alright than **** off Mary Popkins. Take your broken clock, Open your jaded umbrella and fly away.:hi:

 

A feeble response. You probably have seen that fight, but you are that much of a '**** you have characteristically misinterpreted it.

 

You are fast becoming the whipping boy of the Classic, if this thread is anything to go by. Long may it continue! :good:good:good

 

Love how you toot your own horn, I guess that makes you feel better when you have no sensible response of your own but to throw low blows again.
Maybe we should discuss how utterly helpless 7 pounds rendered Marquez in the Mayweather fight, or how David Haye should just start wildly brawling against Hopkins again? Now thats some insightful intelligent stuff. :good

 

If you hadn't already had your credibility shredded by Addie on this thread, I may indeed have thought it would be worthwhile to again try and explain to you that points wins over guys jumping a further 2 weight divisions were pointless, or that David Haye will not turn into Willie Pep when he faces a far smaller, older and weaker man, but I don't waste my time on whipping boys. :smoke

 

Feeble response? Yeah you have to be in full running retreat to find the path to least resistance right?? Especially when your opponent is waiting for you to come forward so he can punch in between your shots. Throwing a jab and occasional power shot wasnt going along with exactly what kept him out of harms way?
Naz wasnt even countering Barrera coming forward. Barrera simply stepped to his left and came right in and teed off on Hamed until Hamed either hung on or took off. Every time Hamed tried anything he got nailed by a lefthook by Barrera. After four or five rounds it was a dance, topped off by Hamed wanting to give Barrera a hug and a glove touch after getting his head slammed into the turnbuckle. Real competitive stuff.

 

Now its wins and Haye turning into willie pep?? :nut see you just make **** up.

 

There isn't one thing you've said here that's true. Hamed was the aggressor almost the whole fight and managed to outwork Barrera in a few rounds. Judah is the one who banked everything on a quick KO, and afterward spent most of the fight backing away and just looking to counter while Cotto wailed away at him.

 

I don't see anything wrong with what Popkins has said.