Who's your GOAT?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by George Crowcroft, Apr 23, 2019.


  1. BCS8

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    I'll pull up the pedestal for Harry Greb. His resume is simply ridiculous. He was a MW who fought ATG's with only one eye and who legitimately beat up ATG HW's.

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  2. thanosone

    thanosone Love Your Brother Man Full Member

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  3. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    Greatest self promoter no doubt.
     
  4. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Robinson
     
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  5. RightLeftCombo

    RightLeftCombo Active Member Full Member

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    There have been so many great fighters.

    Probably SRR, with honorable mention to Greb, Armstrong, Benny Leonard, Pep etc.

    Ali is the best heavyweight.
     
  6. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    This is a real tough topic. However when you examine it properly 2 men stand out above all the others the great Charley Burley an absolute master of the craft and the unbeatable Floyd Money Mayweather a.k.a. The pretty boy. Ali was obviously the greatest and Floyd was TBE. Burley was so good even Sugar Ray Robinson avoided him.
     
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  7. dangerousity

    dangerousity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    211-43-53 is pretty poor record to be fair, statistically, he lost/draw 1/3rd of his fights.
     
  8. dangerousity

    dangerousity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think broner has to be up there. 4 weight divisions, that’s 3 more than Ali and 2 more than SRR.

    That’s with the “real broner” not even bothering to show up for the fights. Always the other broner. If the real broner showed up for all those fights this wouldn’t even be a debate.
     
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  9. MeatFeastMan

    MeatFeastMan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Well from what I've seen from Ray Robinson, the thing that strikes me most is that his jabs are solid but he uses them so effectively to return with a real lightning shot with momentum.How he manages to follow up the jab with a shot that is so well balanced every time, pretty amazing stuff for a fighter of 60, 70 years ago. Every shot has intent even if it's quick, something that is lacking in a lot of modern fighters.

    I'm quite new to the boxing scene so from what I've actually watched live on TV, Lomachenko is obviously the one that I can vouch for personally. He has got to have the best footwork of any boxer ever, no doubt about that. His footwork is extraordinary. I don't anyone can argue with that. Pacquiao has also got to be up there just because of all those world titles in so many different divisions. That will likely never be repeated again.

    They are all great in their own ways. Ray Robinson may be the most balanced choice of them all though. Proved himself at different divisions, has a great resume and impressed me personally from what I've seen of him in the ring, especially because of that power to speed balance in his shots as I said earlier.
     
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  10. NasalSpray

    NasalSpray Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Floyd

    Because I can't see anyone in history from 130-147 that beats him
     
  11. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    I can

    Chavez sr
    Duran
    Hearns
    Leonard
    Pryor

    Even with the trouble an Old Del a Hoya gave him, I'm tempted to say him as well
     
  12. Big Ukrainian

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    I cant see anyone at 154-200 beating Floyd TBH. Floyd by KO against anyone in history!
     
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  13. tee_birch

    tee_birch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    SRR.

    From the last 40 years, Duran & Leonard
     
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    williams7383 TKO 6 Klit Lickers Full Member

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