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  • Hydro
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    Top Fighter Decade By Decade

    1910s- Jimmy Wilde

    1920s- Harry Greb

    1930s- Henry Armstrong
    honorable mention: Joe Louis

    1940s- Ray Robinson

    honorable mention: Ezzard Charles, Joe Louis

    1950s- not sure. Ray Robinson, Rocky Marciano

    1960s- not sure. Muhammad Ali, Eder Jofre

    1970s- Roberto Duran
    honorable mention: Carlos Monzon, Muhammad Ali, Alexis Arguello

    1980s- not sure. Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Marvin Hagler, Michael Spinks, Mike Tyson, Larry Holmes, Julio Cesar Chavez

    1990s- Pernell Whitaker
    honorable mention: Oscar De La Hoya, Felix Trinidad, Ricardo Lopez, Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones



    Add on because I probably forgot some guys
  • joelouisbarrow
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    1910`s..stanley ketchel, jack johnson
    20`s..dempsey, harry greb
    30`s..joe
    40`s..joe, sugar ray
    50`s..the rock, ray
    60`s..clay/ali
    70`s..duran
    80`s..leonard, hagler, chavez
    90`s..jones jr, osca
    00`s..pbf

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    • butterfly1964
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      1900s - Joe Gans (lightweight)

      1910s - Jack Johnson (heavyweight)

      1920s - Harry Greb (middleweight)

      1930s - Henry Armstrong (lightweight)

      1940s - Joe Louis (heavyweight)

      1950s - Sugar Ray Robinson (middleweight)

      1960s - Muhammad Ali (heavyweight)

      1970s - Roberto Duran (lightweight)

      1980s - Sugar Ray Leonard (welterweight)

      1990s - Roy Jones Jr. (light heavyweight)
      Last edited by butterfly1964; 01-19-2007, 04:18 AM.

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      • Emon723
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        Agreed on the list:

        the 80s Top5 in my opinion: Hagler, Leonard, Tyson, Holmes, Spinks.
        90s: Whitaker, Holyfield, Dela Hoya, Jones, Trinidad
        00s: Its safe to say the choices are Hopkins, Wright, Mayweather and Pacquiao.

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        • M26
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          #5
          Originally posted by butterfly1964
          1900s - Joe Gans (lightweight)

          1910s - Jack Johnson (heavyweight)

          1920s - Harry Greb (middleweight)

          1930s - Henry Armstrong (lightweight)

          1940s - Joe Louis (heavyweight)

          1950s - Sugar Ray Robinson (middleweight)

          1960s - Muhammad Ali (heavyweight)

          1970s - Roberto Duran (lightweight)

          1980s - Sugar Ray Leonard (welterweight)

          1990s - Roy Jones Jr. (light heavyweight)
          A very good list. I agree.

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          • Tuggers1986
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            #6
            Who would you say for the past 6 years?

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            • QueensburyRules
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              Originally posted by Hydro
              1910s- Jimmy Wilde

              1920s- Harry Greb

              1930s- Henry Armstrong
              honorable mention: Joe Louis

              1940s- Ray Robinson

              honorable mention: Ezzard Charles, Joe Louis

              1950s- not sure. Ray Robinson, Rocky Marciano

              1960s- not sure. Muhammad Ali, Eder Jofre

              1970s- Roberto Duran
              honorable mention: Carlos Monzon, Muhammad Ali, Alexis Arguello

              1980s- not sure. Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Marvin Hagler, Michael Spinks, Mike Tyson, Larry Holmes, Julio Cesar Chavez

              1990s- Pernell Whitaker
              honorable mention: Oscar De La Hoya, Felix Trinidad, Ricardo Lopez, Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones

              Add on because I probably forgot some guys
              - -Fill in U blanks>

              Roy BWAA 90s fighter of the decade, and Manny the 2000s

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