Who is your top five of the last 40 years?
78-2018 cuts out all the old timers like Robinson, Ali,Frazier, Foster,Moore, etc etc.
There is a lot of good candidates.Off the top of my head I see
Leonard/Duran/Hearns/Hagler/Jones/Lewis/Holyfield/Floyd/Pac etc etc
I'll probably finalize with
Leonard
Duran
Mayweather
Pacquiao
Jones
Lol at Chavez over Whitaker. It’s almost as if Whitaker didn’t embarrass him, was the only undisputed of the two, do far better vs. fishnets, beat better guys or have way less gifts.
Why do you think that? RJJ in his prime was on another level above everyone else.
Career as a whole, and also he spent most of his prime fighting no bodies.His career never caught fire commercially as well.
His skills were also based on his athleticism . He had average fundamentals. His HW win meant nothing really.
1. SRL
2. Floyd mayweather
3. Duran( including his lw bouts)
4.Chavez
5. Toss up between holyfield, Haglar and ward
Im actually sad that people put in RJJ. Hugely overrated on Boxing scene
Why do you think that? RJJ in his prime was on another level above everyone else.
1. SRL
2. Floyd mayweather
3. Duran( including his lw bouts)
4.Chavez
5. Toss up between holyfield, Haglar and ward
Im actually sad that people put in RJJ. Hugely overrated on Boxing scene
I’m surprised not to see Whitaker anywhere. Not a personal favorite of mine but clearly worthy to be in some top 5s.
I’ll give Duran the benefit of the doubt and include his lightweight fights so my list looks like
1. Duran
2. Leonard
3. Hagler
4. Whitaker
5. Jones
6. Hearns
7. Holyfield
8. Chavez
9. Hopkins
10. Pacquaio
Honorable mentions: Mayweather, Marquez, Sanchez, Spinks, Gomez, Arguello but most of Arguellos stuff is pre-1978.
Why not Mayweather? I’m not a fan of his at all but personally think he should at least be in the top 5.
I’m surprised not to see Whitaker anywhere. Not a personal favorite of mine but clearly worthy to be in some top 5s.
I’ll give Duran the benefit of the doubt and include his lightweight fights so my list looks like
1. Duran
2. Leonard
3. Hagler
4. Whitaker
5. Jones
6. Hearns
7. Holyfield
8. Chavez
9. Hopkins
10. Pacquaio
Honorable mentions: Mayweather, Marquez, Sanchez, Spinks, Gomez, Arguello but most of Arguellos stuff is pre-1978.