In each division over the past 20 years? Just interested in the general consensus on this.. as this has been the time frame I've been watching the sport..
HW - Oleksandr Usyk CW - Oleksandr Usyk LHW - Artur Beterbiev (though jury is still out until the Bivol rematch) SMW - Tie between Calzaghe/Ward MW- Gennady Golovkin JMW - Floyd Mayweather WW - Terence Crawford JWW - Terence Crawford LW - Juan Manuel Marquez SFW - Manny Pacquaio FW - Vasyl Lomachenko SBW - Guillermo Rigondeaux BW - Naoya Inoue SFW - Naoya Inoue (not very comfortable with this pick, was also inclined to put Bam Rodriguez) FW - Tie between Donaire/Chocolatito JFW - Roman Gonzalez MW - Wanheng Menayothin? This got hard after naming Usyk for the two big weights. Only considered fights at each weight 2005 and onwards. Based on opinion, rather than overall body of work.
Heavyweight: Wlad/Usyk Cruiser: Usyk Light heavy: Beterbiev Supper middle: Calzaghe/Canelo Middle: GGG Light middle: Canelo/Floyd Welter: Floyd/Bud Junior welter: Pac (he was basically a junior welter fighting above his weight the whole time imo. Lightweight: Jmm Super feather: Loma Feather: Donaire Super bantam: inoue/Rigo Bantam: Inoue Super flyweight: Roman Gonzalez Flyweight: Roman Gonzalez Light flyweight: Tanaka Minimumweight: menayothin/ioka
HW: Wlad CW: Usyk LHW: Beterbiev SMW: Ward/Canelo MW: GGG JMW: Jermell Charlo WW: Pacquiao SLW: Josh Taylor LW: JMM SFW: Lomachenko FW: Chris John SBW: Inoue BW: Inoue SFW: Chocolatito FW: Chocolatito/Wonjongkam JFW: Teraji MW: Ioka
Pretty good, but I'd swap in Kovalev for Beterbiev at LHW - and though his time on top at 105lbs may have been short, the Ioka of 2011 and 2012 was leagues above Menayothin h2h.
