Your top five favourite fighters of all-time (strict criteria)

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  1. punchy

    punchy Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Jack dempsey
    Buster Douglas
    Mike Tyson
    Marvin Hagler
    Thomas Hearns
     
  2. Vantage_West

    Vantage_West ヒップホップ·プロデューサー Full Member

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    joel casamyor
    ken buchannan
    shane mosley
    terry norris
    michael watson
     
  3. Vockerman

    Vockerman LightJunior SuperFlyweigt Full Member

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    Barney Ross
    Willie Pep
    Sam Langford
    Archie Moore
    Pete Herman
     
  4. mightyd40

    mightyd40 Spartan Full Member

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    i like these picks.....u seem to favor the smooth boxer but there in the middle is one of the most raw fighters of all time. haha its weird how your favs end up your favs.
     
  5. mightyd40

    mightyd40 Spartan Full Member

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    my bad i thought rocky was in the middle not pep i probably look like a fool for that post but i meant rocky haha
     
  6. RafaelGonzal

    RafaelGonzal Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wilfredo Gomez
    Roberto Duran
    Tito Trinidad
    Rocky Marciano
    Archie Moore
     
  7. Brian123

    Brian123 ESB WORLD CHAMPION Full Member

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    Rocky and Jersey Joe on the same list how interesting!

    FWIW I've been a long time Jersey Joe fan myself.
     
  8. Lacyace

    Lacyace Forever Knight Full Member

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    Joe Frazier
    Bernard Hopkins
    Evander Holyfield
    Ray Leonard
    Roy Jones Jr.
     
  9. laxpdx

    laxpdx Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I like too many fighters, it's hard to rank them.

    But here are five of them

    Ali
    Duran
    Monzon
    Hagler
    Ayala

    Leonard and Hearns are worthy of honorable mention, as I was a fan of them as a kid.
     
  10. saturday_kid

    saturday_kid Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nigel Benn
    Robin Reid
    Joe Calzaghe
    Oscar De La Hoya
    Mike Tyson
     
  11. prime

    prime BOX! Writing Champion Full Member

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    You've made it hard, Rob. Nice exercise.

    1. Ali
    2. Dempsey
    3. Frazier
    4. Duran
    5. Tyson

    But I'm bursting to say a torrent more!
     
  12. enquirer

    enquirer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Duran.
    Monzon.
    Ray leonard.
    Hearns.
    Ali.
     
  13. BritInvasion

    BritInvasion keepin on keepin on Full Member

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    BritInvasion's top 5:

    1) Roberto Duran

    2) Lennox Lewis

    The next three in no particular order:

    Naseem Hamed
    Joe Louis
    Marvin Hagler
     
  14. Raging B(_)LL

    Raging B(_)LL KAPOW!!! Full Member

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    #1 Bobby Chacon
    #2 Danny Lopez
    #3 Matthew Saad
    #4 Alexis Arguello
    #5 Fighting Harada
     
  15. ryan8331

    ryan8331 Member Full Member

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    i just ordered a whole bunch of chacon.lopez,saad and arguello,any fights you recommend?

    in no particular order
    roy jones
    joe louis
    julio cesar chavez
    salvador sanchez
    ricardo lopez