Your favourite fighters of the decade 00-09?

Mexican fighters seem to demand my attention more so than any others. I don't know what it is, perhaps you can explain it?

 

HAYE
FROCH
HATTON
LEWIS
THAXTON
COTTO
MARGGORITO
MALIGNAGGI
PAVLIK
JM MARQUEZ

had to pop Lewis in outta respect as his best time was the 90's but there are some in there that coulda lived with anyone and some with their best days still to come and maybe one or two, who though not the greatest, always earn their money.

 

No particular order.

Hozumi Hasegawa
Joe Calzaghe
Manny Pacquiao
Lennox Lewis
Poonsawat
Mikkel Kessler
Bernard Dunne
MAB

 

No order:

Juan Manuel Marquez
Marco Antonio Barrera
David Haye
Michael Katsidis
Michael Gomez
Manny Pacquiao
Carl Thompson
Jamie Moore
Bernard Hopkins
Rafael Marquez

 

1. Lennox Lewis
2. Ricky Hatton
3. Carl Froch
4. David Haye
5. Joe Calzaghe
6. Kevin Mitchell
7. David Haye
8. Marco Antonio Barrera
9. Roy Jones
10. Amir Khan

 

because they are mad like ferrets and go all out for the KO? Not just Mexican but probably the wider latin american boxing culture is quality.

my top ten of the decade:

1. Erik Morales

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took them all on, feared no-one, took no **** from anyone. In a sport of cherry pickers and egos there was no-one he would duck or avoid fighting. Didn't always win but always gave 100%, a true warrior.

2. Manny Pacquiao

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Took everybody on, and KOd most of them. One of the sports most anticipated fighters.

3. Shane Mosley

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Immense speed and power. Remembered for slaying the giant Margarito against all the odds, and an immense duel with Cotto. Was a thorn in delahoya's ass back when he was good. Great entertainer even in his old age.

4. Kostya Tszyu

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Hard as ****, no nonsense fighter. KO'd most of his division and was one of the most feared and respected in the sport. Bonus points for one of the greatest title fights of all time in his duel with Hatton. Old age and a lack of spirit for the occasion compared to the young pretender got the better of him. Iconic and much loved gladiator.

5. Marco Antonio Barrera

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Similar to Morales he took the whole division on. Famously schooled Naseem Hamed. Played his part in some iconic fights and battles.

6. Arturo Gatti

Similar to Barerra, but lacked the quality and finesse (in my view) of some of the decades other warriors. His trilogy with Ward will go down in history with the great rivalries.

7. Floyd Mayweather

By these standards, a rather boring entertainer. But he was an exciting specactle, and won where he always said he would win. Cleaned out several divisions, and is the decade's true ATG.

8. Joe Calzaghe

A largely cherry picked decade included some rather impressive victories. Lacy, Kessler and Hopkins in particularly were the pinnacle of a great decade for him.

9. David Haye

Great KO spectacle. Hasn't done it on the greatest stage yet but ended the decade well with his victory over Valuev. His brutal demolition of Macarinelli ended any doubts of his true calibre when it was under question. Hasn't looked back since with some good victories.

10. Juan Manuel Marquez

The only boxer to give Pacquiao any real problems this decade (apart from Morales). Some good victories - Barrera, Juarez, Diaz and Casamayor. And he took on Mayweather instead of bottling it.


THANK YOU

 

1. Joel Casamayor
2. Oscar De La Hoya
3. Manny Pacquaio
4. Arturo Gatti
5. Bernard Hopkins
6. Winky Wright
7. Diego Corrales
8. Ivan Calderon
9. Miguel Cotto
10. Yall Must've Forgot.

 

1. Gatti
2. Corrales
3. Mayweather
4. Cotto
5. Diaz
6. Jamie Moore
7. Mike Gomez
8. Carl Thompson
9. David Haye
10. Mosley.

 

Wlad Klitschko
Vitali Klitschko
Lennox Lewis
David Haye
Joe Calzaghe
Amir Khan
Manny Pacquaio
Roy Jones Jr
Floyd Mayweather
Bernard Hopkins OR Oscar De La Hoya :think

Other mentions; Ricky Hatton, Sergei Liakhovich and Chris Byrd

 

1. Fernando Vargas
2. Marco Antonio Barrera
3. Mayweather
4. Manny Pac
5. Juan Manuel Marquez
6. Miguel Cotto
7. Junior Witter
8. Bernard Dunne
9. Shane Mosley
10. Gatti

 

Don't be scared, where is a certain 'LHL'?

 

He was good for a few years not over the decade, then that other guy with his name and no left hook turned up :verysad Him and Cintron where there but if i put them in i would have had lennox as well.