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Here we will be discussing who belong in the list of greatest Boxers.
This is my Top 10 list of Boxers that i think are for one reason or another in the Top 10, feel free to make your list below.
So without further ado here's my List of Top 10 greatest Boxers of all time.
NUMBER 10: Shane Mosley
Imo The case can be made that Shane Mosley is the greatest lightweight that ever lived, He Went to war 34 times and emerged a winner all 34 times.
Yea he lost against Mayweather but who didn't? he danced with De la Hoya and beat many others, and for that he deserves to be on the list.
NUMBER 9:Roy Jones Jr
Another solid fighter, MW, SMW, LHW, HW. Retired with an almost spotless record of 50-1 after defeating Traver. His only loss being a DQ, in a fight he was about to win. He knew his limits, and did not tarnish his legacy by continuing to fight far past his best and accumulating 8 more loses to basically journeymen.
NUMBER 8:Sugar Ray Leonard
Now we have come to this guy.
Wins over Duran, Hagler, Hearns and Benitez. That resumé should have him as a top 5 ATG, but he lacked longevity so i put him at number 8.
NUMBER 7:Harry Greb
This guy is more relatively unknown, which is surprising considering he was one of the best White American boxers.
Has a similar record to Sugar Ray Robinson, but fought and beat more credible fighters at larger weight classes.
(Couldn't find any good vids of him
)
NUMBER 6:Manny Pacquiao
Just had to include this guy in here, because man o man what a superb fighter he really was.
54 pounds. 8 weight divisions. A resumé to rival Mayweather's. Manny Pacquiao is now the only boxer in history to be Champion in 4 different decades.
Nuff said.
NUMBER 5:Joe Louis
Most dominant fighter in history. For over a decade he was inarguably the best HW in the world.
(Couldn't find good gifs of him so here's a good video showing his bouts)
Went unbeaten for over a decade, and won in the most sociopolitically important boxing match of all time which represented the US Nazi Germany. And guess what, he did it in less than one round. Finished his career 66-3, suffering his last defeat due to being brought out of retirement to further pad Marciano's record.
NUMBER 4: Floyd Mayweather Jr.
His radar like senses, lightning quick reflexes, and Boxing intuition are virtually unmatched to my eye.
It is very difficult to find someone who has more PURE talent then FMJ. He is not a reader of how to win friends and influence people but that does not give all these people the right to discount his merit.
I don't think gifs would do him justice, just watch this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef3ess6i_JQ
The man finished his career with 50-0 against guys like pacquiao, De la Hoya, and Canelo.
NUMBER 3:Mike Tyson
At number 3 we have Iron Mike himself.
Incredible genetics (both very strong and very fast), highly motivated (pre-prison), well-coached under Cuss, and so intimidating that most of his opponents had been beaten before they walked into the ring. The mental edge can be HUGE in boxing.
With that said he wasn't very physically big by heavyweight standards, and as soon as he found true top level opposition that he didn't intimidate, he started losing.
His biggest win was michael spinks and then he got beat by a bigger buster douglas, a bigger lennox, and a smarter and more determined holyfield.
Tyson's wins were some of the most dominant boxing performances seen in his generation. His problem was the resume.
(Again i don't think gifs would show his real power)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef3ess6i_JQ
Fuak
On to the next one.
NUMBER 2:Muhammad Ali
Has the most stacked HW resumé in history, with wins over ATGs Liston, Patterson, Frazier, and Foreman (Meaning he's defeated 30-40% of most peoples top 10 greatest HW).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axMLZZNINCU
He defeated Moore, Patterson, Liston, Williams, Frazier, Foreman, etc... he's undoubtedly should be in the top 3 at least.
NUMBER 1:Sugar Ray Robinson
And indeed we have finally reached the legend himself
In his prime, he was an elite combination of power, speed, and technique and carried all of it with him up to middleweight. He fought the best of his era and usually won before age and wear and tear finally eroded his otherworldly abilities and brought him down to earth where average fighters began to catch up with and outpoint him. Through all that, the only knockout loss on his record was when he fell apart against Maxim. I think if you really look into the details of Robinson's career, he is unquestionably one of the best ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5uOuFIYAec
Honorable mentions: George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Julio Cesar Chavez, Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler,Evander Holyfield,and Rocky Marciano.
I didn't include guys like Tyson fury and Anthony Joshua because they're still current heavyweights and who knows what will happen, same thing with Canelo and all other guys.
This is my Top 10 list of Boxers that i think are for one reason or another in the Top 10, feel free to make your list below.
So without further ado here's my List of Top 10 greatest Boxers of all time.
NUMBER 10: Shane Mosley
Imo The case can be made that Shane Mosley is the greatest lightweight that ever lived, He Went to war 34 times and emerged a winner all 34 times.
Yea he lost against Mayweather but who didn't? he danced with De la Hoya and beat many others, and for that he deserves to be on the list.
NUMBER 9:Roy Jones Jr
Another solid fighter, MW, SMW, LHW, HW. Retired with an almost spotless record of 50-1 after defeating Traver. His only loss being a DQ, in a fight he was about to win. He knew his limits, and did not tarnish his legacy by continuing to fight far past his best and accumulating 8 more loses to basically journeymen.
NUMBER 8:Sugar Ray Leonard
Now we have come to this guy.
Wins over Duran, Hagler, Hearns and Benitez. That resumé should have him as a top 5 ATG, but he lacked longevity so i put him at number 8.
NUMBER 7:Harry Greb
This guy is more relatively unknown, which is surprising considering he was one of the best White American boxers.
Has a similar record to Sugar Ray Robinson, but fought and beat more credible fighters at larger weight classes.
(Couldn't find any good vids of him
)NUMBER 6:Manny Pacquiao
Just had to include this guy in here, because man o man what a superb fighter he really was.
54 pounds. 8 weight divisions. A resumé to rival Mayweather's. Manny Pacquiao is now the only boxer in history to be Champion in 4 different decades.
Nuff said.
NUMBER 5:Joe Louis
Most dominant fighter in history. For over a decade he was inarguably the best HW in the world.
(Couldn't find good gifs of him so here's a good video showing his bouts)
Went unbeaten for over a decade, and won in the most sociopolitically important boxing match of all time which represented the US Nazi Germany. And guess what, he did it in less than one round. Finished his career 66-3, suffering his last defeat due to being brought out of retirement to further pad Marciano's record.
NUMBER 4: Floyd Mayweather Jr.
His radar like senses, lightning quick reflexes, and Boxing intuition are virtually unmatched to my eye.
It is very difficult to find someone who has more PURE talent then FMJ. He is not a reader of how to win friends and influence people but that does not give all these people the right to discount his merit.
I don't think gifs would do him justice, just watch this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef3ess6i_JQ
The man finished his career with 50-0 against guys like pacquiao, De la Hoya, and Canelo.
NUMBER 3:Mike Tyson
At number 3 we have Iron Mike himself.
Incredible genetics (both very strong and very fast), highly motivated (pre-prison), well-coached under Cuss, and so intimidating that most of his opponents had been beaten before they walked into the ring. The mental edge can be HUGE in boxing.
With that said he wasn't very physically big by heavyweight standards, and as soon as he found true top level opposition that he didn't intimidate, he started losing.
His biggest win was michael spinks and then he got beat by a bigger buster douglas, a bigger lennox, and a smarter and more determined holyfield.
Tyson's wins were some of the most dominant boxing performances seen in his generation. His problem was the resume.
(Again i don't think gifs would show his real power)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef3ess6i_JQ
Fuak
On to the next one.
NUMBER 2:Muhammad Ali
Has the most stacked HW resumé in history, with wins over ATGs Liston, Patterson, Frazier, and Foreman (Meaning he's defeated 30-40% of most peoples top 10 greatest HW).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axMLZZNINCU
He defeated Moore, Patterson, Liston, Williams, Frazier, Foreman, etc... he's undoubtedly should be in the top 3 at least.
NUMBER 1:Sugar Ray Robinson
And indeed we have finally reached the legend himself
In his prime, he was an elite combination of power, speed, and technique and carried all of it with him up to middleweight. He fought the best of his era and usually won before age and wear and tear finally eroded his otherworldly abilities and brought him down to earth where average fighters began to catch up with and outpoint him. Through all that, the only knockout loss on his record was when he fell apart against Maxim. I think if you really look into the details of Robinson's career, he is unquestionably one of the best ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5uOuFIYAec
Honorable mentions: George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Julio Cesar Chavez, Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler,Evander Holyfield,and Rocky Marciano.
I didn't include guys like Tyson fury and Anthony Joshua because they're still current heavyweights and who knows what will happen, same thing with Canelo and all other guys.
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