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My all-time top 10
1. Robinson
2. Greb
3. Armstrong
4. Duran
5. Langford
6. Fitzsimmons
7. Louis
8. Pep
9. Ali
10. Charles
Top 10 Heavyweights
1. Louis
2. Ali
3. Holmes
4. Lewis
5. Foreman
6. Marciano
7. Johnson
8. Dempsey
9. Holyfield
10. Frazier
1. Robinson
2. Greb
3. Armstrong
4. Duran
5. Langford
6. Fitzsimmons
7. Louis
8. Pep
9. Ali
10. Charles
Top 10 Heavyweights
1. Louis
2. Ali
3. Holmes
4. Lewis
5. Foreman
6. Marciano
7. Johnson
8. Dempsey
9. Holyfield
10. Frazier
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There's already a series of threads underway on the top ten division my friend.
Also, the categories you've given us are very difficult to give top tens for, such as top ten punchers, it's such a vast topic.
Niccolino Locche is my number one for defense if I'm pushed to say, I'll work on a list and get back to you.
Also, the categories you've given us are very difficult to give top tens for, such as top ten punchers, it's such a vast topic.
Niccolino Locche is my number one for defense if I'm pushed to say, I'll work on a list and get back to you.
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ATGs
1 Hary Greb
2 Ray Robinson
3 Henry Armstrong
4 Sam Langford
5 Ezzard Charles
6 Roberto Duran
7 Bob Fitzsimmon
8 Joe Louis
9 Wille Pep
10 Muhammad Ali
1 Hary Greb
2 Ray Robinson
3 Henry Armstrong
4 Sam Langford
5 Ezzard Charles
6 Roberto Duran
7 Bob Fitzsimmon
8 Joe Louis
9 Wille Pep
10 Muhammad Ali
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Top 10 HWs
1- Joe Louis
2 - Muhammad Ali
3 - Jack Johnson (yeah, i said it!)
4- Lennox Lewis
5 Larry Holmes
6 - George Foreman
7 - Rocky Marciano
8 - Joe FRazier
9 - Evander Holyfield
10 - Mike Tyson
1- Joe Louis
2 - Muhammad Ali
3 - Jack Johnson (yeah, i said it!)
4- Lennox Lewis
5 Larry Holmes
6 - George Foreman
7 - Rocky Marciano
8 - Joe FRazier
9 - Evander Holyfield
10 - Mike Tyson
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Top ten Oriental boxers
1. Fighting Harada
2. Manny Pacqiuao
3. Jung-Koo Chang
4. Pancho Villa
5. Flash Elorde
6. Hiroyuki Ebihara
7. Ceferino Garcia
8. Venice Bus Station
9. Pone Kingpetch
10. Jiro Watanabe
Unsure on no.10. Pretty happy with the rest as a stream of consciousness instinct pick.
1. Fighting Harada
2. Manny Pacqiuao
3. Jung-Koo Chang
4. Pancho Villa
5. Flash Elorde
6. Hiroyuki Ebihara
7. Ceferino Garcia
8. Venice Bus Station
9. Pone Kingpetch
10. Jiro Watanabe
Unsure on no.10. Pretty happy with the rest as a stream of consciousness instinct pick.
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My Top 10 Favorite Fighters:
No order.
Jofre
Louis
Hoko
Galindez
Primo Carnera (yes, I said it, fascinating character)
Mahyar Monshipour
Alfredo Angulo
Jack Dempsey
Wilfredo Gomez
Andre Ward
Probably I forgot many others......
Not sure if this type of Top 10 is off-topic here though, sorry....
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My Top 10 BW in Order
1- Jofre
2- Panama Al Brown
3- Manuel Ortiz
4- Ruben Olivares
5- Carlos Zarate
not confortable with the list after the top 5
6- Fighting Harada
7- Jeff Chandler (I rate his h2h ability very high)
8- Lionel Rose
9- Miguel Lora
10-Lupe Pintor
The guy in my avatar probably deserve a place between the Top 10 as well....Castillo too....
No order.
Jofre
Louis
Hoko
Galindez
Primo Carnera (yes, I said it, fascinating character)
Mahyar Monshipour
Alfredo Angulo
Jack Dempsey
Wilfredo Gomez
Andre Ward
Probably I forgot many others......
Not sure if this type of Top 10 is off-topic here though, sorry....
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My Top 10 BW in Order
1- Jofre
2- Panama Al Brown
3- Manuel Ortiz
4- Ruben Olivares
5- Carlos Zarate
not confortable with the list after the top 5
6- Fighting Harada
7- Jeff Chandler (I rate his h2h ability very high)
8- Lionel Rose
9- Miguel Lora
10-Lupe Pintor
The guy in my avatar probably deserve a place between the Top 10 as well....Castillo too....
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Top ten Greatest Mexican fighters
1. Julio Cesar Chavez
2. Ruben Olivares
3. Vicente Saldivar
4. Salvador Sanchez
5. Miguel Canto
6. Marco Antonio Barrera
7. Erik Morales
8. Carlos Zarate
9. Chucho Castillo
10. Rafael Herrera
6-10 might be the hardest to decide of any nationality I can think of! The shortlist: the guys I picked; Juan Manuel Marquez, Juan Zurita, Ricardo Lopez, 'Chiquita' Gonzalez, Raton and more!!!
Top ten 'comeback' fighters: I.e ten guys that came to mind when thinking of 'guys who were getting battered but could miraculously punch their way back into the fight' Not in order of 'greatness'
1. Matthew Saad Muhammad
2. Evander Holyfield
3. Bobby Chacon
4. Arturo Gatti
5. Danny Lopez
6. Nigel Benn
7. Shozo Saijo
8. Michael Carbajal
9. Mike Weaver
10. Well prepared Kevin Mitchell
1. Julio Cesar Chavez
2. Ruben Olivares
3. Vicente Saldivar
4. Salvador Sanchez
5. Miguel Canto
6. Marco Antonio Barrera
7. Erik Morales
8. Carlos Zarate
9. Chucho Castillo
10. Rafael Herrera
6-10 might be the hardest to decide of any nationality I can think of! The shortlist: the guys I picked; Juan Manuel Marquez, Juan Zurita, Ricardo Lopez, 'Chiquita' Gonzalez, Raton and more!!!
Top ten 'comeback' fighters: I.e ten guys that came to mind when thinking of 'guys who were getting battered but could miraculously punch their way back into the fight' Not in order of 'greatness'
1. Matthew Saad Muhammad
2. Evander Holyfield
3. Bobby Chacon
4. Arturo Gatti
5. Danny Lopez
6. Nigel Benn
7. Shozo Saijo
8. Michael Carbajal
9. Mike Weaver
10. Well prepared Kevin Mitchell
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Vano, good list but you gotta insert Benny Leonard in there...LW champ for seven years,he was considered in his time every bit as good as a lightweight
as Ray robinson was as a welterweight...Leonard had everything !
as Ray robinson was as a welterweight...Leonard had everything !
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My top 10 favourite fighters of all time, in no particular order:
Pernell Whitaker - Fantastic fighter, a true genius in the ring. Yet despite all of his skill and abililty he could mix it in a dogfight with the best, and is one of the underrated toughsters of all time. His level of competition was great aswell. The fact that he was on the receiving end of some very dubious decisions made me support him more.
Matthew Saad Muhammad - He was truly the Arturo Gatti of the early 80's. He was involved in some incredible fights and was a joy ot watch in the ring because he took no prisoners. He beat some great fighters, and was fighting world class competiton from the get go in his career. Its such a shame he ended up homeless and broke in his later life, an all too often recurring theme in boxing.
Steve Collins - Ive always been a fan of the Celtic warrior. He was one of the toughest men to ever grace the ring, and I loved his rough tough style and attitude in the ring. He fought and beat some very good fighters and always left it all in the ring. His fights with Reggie Johnson and Mike McCallum are a a testament to his will. Being Irish, hes certainly left me with some great memories, none more so than when he became the first man to beat Chris Eubank, in front of a big Irish crowd in Cork.
Oscar De La Hoya - The biggest star of the 90's and early 2000's. Ive always respected the way he wanted to fight every opponent out there. A real throw back attitude is what he had, and I think that he is slightly underrated today, largely because hes known by some fans more for his money making ability than he was for his abilities int he squared circle.
Jeff Fenech - What an amazing pressure fighter the man was, a non stop punching skilled machine. very pleasing to watch inside the ring, and he also had a class resume.
Roberto Duran - Hands of stone. He has become almost a mythical fighter today, I dont think we will see the likes of him again. An incredible fighter, he was so well rounded and had so much ability, its scary to think how good he good he could have been had he stayed consistently disciplined outside the ring. As it was, he still had one of the best resumes of all time. His win over Sugar Ray Leonard the most spectacular performance ive ever seen. His persona outside the ring only helped me be a fan of him more. His wild man persona was the stuff of legend.
Evander Holyfield - Whats not to like? He was a fighter with very good all round ability, and he had one of the biggest hearts of all time. Hes been in memorable fighter after memorable fight, throughout his career, and is certainly one of the all time great heavyweights. I could watch all of his fights 10 times and still not get bored of them.
Lennox Lewis - No doubt he wont be on many posters lists, but I always liked him. Never as well like or supported as someone like Tyson or Ali, but someone who just quietly went about proving all of his critics wrong, and building a great career. He was a true champions in every sense of the word, and coming back from two devastating loses to avenge them, really shows how much character the man had. I always enjoyed his style to, contrary to how other people consider him boring, I always considered him as a very smart fighter, and one who, when pushed could bring excitement in big knockouts and quality action fights. I think the fans were lucky having him as champions back then, he was as exciting as Gatti in comparison to the Klitschko's
Juan Manuel Marquez - An excellent technician and a fighter whos fought and beat the best throughout his career. Also one of the hard luck fighters unfortunately. He rightfully should have two wins over Pacquiao and a win over Norwood. Hes on of the few fighters who started out solely as a technician, and a sometimes dull one at that, and end up as one of the most exciting fighters around. Hes still the best counter puncher in boxing, and its hard to believe that hes still, around playing his trade.
Arturo Gatti - There's really nothing to say about him that hasnt already been said before. The blood and guts warrior will always be one of the most exciting fighters who ever lived.
Pernell Whitaker - Fantastic fighter, a true genius in the ring. Yet despite all of his skill and abililty he could mix it in a dogfight with the best, and is one of the underrated toughsters of all time. His level of competition was great aswell. The fact that he was on the receiving end of some very dubious decisions made me support him more.
Matthew Saad Muhammad - He was truly the Arturo Gatti of the early 80's. He was involved in some incredible fights and was a joy ot watch in the ring because he took no prisoners. He beat some great fighters, and was fighting world class competiton from the get go in his career. Its such a shame he ended up homeless and broke in his later life, an all too often recurring theme in boxing.
Steve Collins - Ive always been a fan of the Celtic warrior. He was one of the toughest men to ever grace the ring, and I loved his rough tough style and attitude in the ring. He fought and beat some very good fighters and always left it all in the ring. His fights with Reggie Johnson and Mike McCallum are a a testament to his will. Being Irish, hes certainly left me with some great memories, none more so than when he became the first man to beat Chris Eubank, in front of a big Irish crowd in Cork.
Oscar De La Hoya - The biggest star of the 90's and early 2000's. Ive always respected the way he wanted to fight every opponent out there. A real throw back attitude is what he had, and I think that he is slightly underrated today, largely because hes known by some fans more for his money making ability than he was for his abilities int he squared circle.
Jeff Fenech - What an amazing pressure fighter the man was, a non stop punching skilled machine. very pleasing to watch inside the ring, and he also had a class resume.
Roberto Duran - Hands of stone. He has become almost a mythical fighter today, I dont think we will see the likes of him again. An incredible fighter, he was so well rounded and had so much ability, its scary to think how good he good he could have been had he stayed consistently disciplined outside the ring. As it was, he still had one of the best resumes of all time. His win over Sugar Ray Leonard the most spectacular performance ive ever seen. His persona outside the ring only helped me be a fan of him more. His wild man persona was the stuff of legend.
Evander Holyfield - Whats not to like? He was a fighter with very good all round ability, and he had one of the biggest hearts of all time. Hes been in memorable fighter after memorable fight, throughout his career, and is certainly one of the all time great heavyweights. I could watch all of his fights 10 times and still not get bored of them.
Lennox Lewis - No doubt he wont be on many posters lists, but I always liked him. Never as well like or supported as someone like Tyson or Ali, but someone who just quietly went about proving all of his critics wrong, and building a great career. He was a true champions in every sense of the word, and coming back from two devastating loses to avenge them, really shows how much character the man had. I always enjoyed his style to, contrary to how other people consider him boring, I always considered him as a very smart fighter, and one who, when pushed could bring excitement in big knockouts and quality action fights. I think the fans were lucky having him as champions back then, he was as exciting as Gatti in comparison to the Klitschko's
Juan Manuel Marquez - An excellent technician and a fighter whos fought and beat the best throughout his career. Also one of the hard luck fighters unfortunately. He rightfully should have two wins over Pacquiao and a win over Norwood. Hes on of the few fighters who started out solely as a technician, and a sometimes dull one at that, and end up as one of the most exciting fighters around. Hes still the best counter puncher in boxing, and its hard to believe that hes still, around playing his trade.
Arturo Gatti - There's really nothing to say about him that hasnt already been said before. The blood and guts warrior will always be one of the most exciting fighters who ever lived.
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My top 10 heavyweight (and the rest aswell)
1. Rocky Marciano
2. Jack Dempsey
3. Jack Johnson
4. Joe Louis
5. Muhammad Ali
6. Sonny Liston
7. Larry Holmes
8. George Foreman
9. Mike Tyson
10. Ezzard Charles
11. Jersey Joe Walcott
12. Lennox Lewis
13. Evander Holyfield
14. Riddick Bowe
15. Gene Tunney
16. Joe Frazier
17. John L. Sullivan
18. Floyd Patterson
19. Michael Spinks
20. Jim Corbett
21. Jim Jeffries
22. Max Baer
23. Vitali Klitschko
24. Bob Fitzsimmons
25. Michael Moorer
26. Hasim Rachman
27. Max Schmeling
28. Jack Sharkey
29. Ingemar Johansson
30. Jess Willard
31. Buster Douglas
32. Leon Spinks
33. Primo Carnera
34. Tommy Burns
35. Jimmy Braddock
36. Marvin Hart
1. Rocky Marciano
2. Jack Dempsey
3. Jack Johnson
4. Joe Louis
5. Muhammad Ali
6. Sonny Liston
7. Larry Holmes
8. George Foreman
9. Mike Tyson
10. Ezzard Charles
11. Jersey Joe Walcott
12. Lennox Lewis
13. Evander Holyfield
14. Riddick Bowe
15. Gene Tunney
16. Joe Frazier
17. John L. Sullivan
18. Floyd Patterson
19. Michael Spinks
20. Jim Corbett
21. Jim Jeffries
22. Max Baer
23. Vitali Klitschko
24. Bob Fitzsimmons
25. Michael Moorer
26. Hasim Rachman
27. Max Schmeling
28. Jack Sharkey
29. Ingemar Johansson
30. Jess Willard
31. Buster Douglas
32. Leon Spinks
33. Primo Carnera
34. Tommy Burns
35. Jimmy Braddock
36. Marvin Hart
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@rockyssplitnose welcome :good
Still, Corbett above Jeffries and Fitz I assume just for fighting Peter Jackson?!? :huh
Jersey Joe Walcott over Lennox as well?
Still, Corbett above Jeffries and Fitz I assume just for fighting Peter Jackson?!? :huh
Jersey Joe Walcott over Lennox as well?
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@Sportofkings Big Saad fan here :good
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