1-Mayweather
2-Vitali
3-Whitaker
4-Hopkins
5-Ali
6-Leonard
7-Pep
These guys had it all,offense,defense,ring generalship,intelligance what imo defines boxing..
1-Mayweather
2-Vitali
3-Whitaker
4-Hopkins
5-Ali
6-Leonard
7-Pep
These guys had it all,offense,defense,ring generalship,intelligance what imo defines boxing..
That I have watched live... "Finito" Lopez, "Iron Boy" Calderon, Prime Oscar, "Sweet Pea", Camacho-Pre Rosario, Klits, B-hop, Calzhage, Juan Marquez, May, Benitez, too many too list I guess
Most complete fighter in boxing
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UaLWp72nij4/TIWJVnTtpCI/AAAAAAAAUbw/fCbh62_Q940/s1600/vitali-klitschko.jpg
Amazing offense. Check. highest KO ratio in HW history
Amazing defense. Check. rarely gets hit flush. rolls with punches. blocks arms. NEVER BEEN DOWN IN A PROFESSIONAL FIGHT.
Master class technique. Check.
Ring intelligence. Check.
Let's see if he was a normal size heavy weight. Try put punch a giraffe and then compare your success rate.
Hmmmm he's one of the most incomplete greats I can think of.
really? imo he had good hand speed, footwork, defense, power, chin..he attacks from all angles, had good stamina for a guy who threw a ton of punches, and he was of course a really good/relentless pressure fighter (but he could also box you from the outside).
aside from mentioned Ali, SRL, Toney, i would say Barrera. he's the perfect balance between a slugger warrior and a counterpuncher. i don't consider pernell or the present floyd. yeah they do know all the skills but they concentrate more on defense.
and most times, offense can be your defense. like duran, pryor.
FLOYD LACKS POWER??? how do ya figure could you take one of his shots? no hes not the most powerful guy but he will knock the sh!t out someone who aint pulling a mosely
Cotto..............
career:
Torres: got knocked down and hurt several times.
malignaggi, featherfisted
Branco, featherfisted
quintana, no power
urkal, featherfisted
Then Zab Judah: hurt several times, low blowed to survive.
Mosley: got hurt in the late rounds.
Gomez: featherfisted
Margarito: got knocked down several times (ok plaster)
Jennings: featherfisted
Clottey: no punch
Pacquiao: got knocked down several times.
foreman: featherfisted
Mayorga: old and washed up
wow I never realized till today that Cotto got knocked down or at least badly hurt by every guy with a punch he ever faced and apart from that faced a lot of featherfisted fighters.
Whitaker was awesome, but lacked the punch to be complete
Vitali lacks the skill not to look like an akward drunken kickboxer.
James toney.....
Didn't use much footwork because of his defensive style and had average footspeed , also very seldom used lateral movement. That's why Jones beat him so easily, in and out, never in distance all night plus circling.
Apart from that, pretty much complete.
Winky in his prime was a very well rounded fighter.
Lewis i would say as well.
Frazier had a very underrated defense and someof the best head movement i've ever seen.
Other then those, i think most were already mentioned.
you forgot ray rob bro, def in top 3
ray robinson
prime de la hoya
prime toney
vitali is a somewhat good mention
prime roy jones
ray leonard
if hearns had a better chin he'd be top of the list
Barrera had it all. He could box, move , come forward, fight going backwards, had a good chin, effective with single shots aswel as combinations. The complete fighter.
Pac and Floyd have their strengths but Pac isnt a slick defensive boxer and cant fight on the backfoot. Floyd isnt great at coming forward with combinations either.