15, 20 years from now...

[NeXt In Line]

Being that a great pattern in boxing is the everlasting "so-and-so couldn't have beaten so-and-so if they were in the same time." Many times, a fighter who is later regarded as one of the greatest in their division and/or of their time, is put on a pedestal to where most say that nobody currently active could have beaten them. Many times, that fighter who is put on the pedestal is also criticized during their time for not being an ATG.

Name a fighter who you think, 15 or 20 years from now, will be regarded as one of the best in their time, and who will most likely be brought up in conversations in regard to new fighters never being able to beat them.

Mine: Roy Jones, Jr. People criticize Roy a lot for not fighting anybody, but if you ask me, 15 years from now people will be looking back and saying "DAMN, that was a BAAAADDD man." And I guarantee that the best fighters at 168 or 175 will be said to have "never held a candle to RJJ."

[MANGLER]

I was a kid back in the day when Tyson was the ****in man. I only knew of boxing then what I heard my dad talkin about wit his friends. People then actually thought Mike could have the title for 15 years or so if he didn't suffer some catastrophic injury or sumthin. And of course Punchout on NES was the ****. Nobody woulda guessed that Tyson would be broke and discredited as a fighter nowadays. Funny how **** changes over time. Right now there's nobody that untouchable in any division, even though there are plenty of guys who'll still be talked about long after they're done. Hopkins had the middleweight title forever, and even though he wasn't as destructive as Hagler he's a great champ whose reign will probably be talked about for many years since I doubt anyone will break it.

[luke_ski]

I always thought of Miguel Cotto when considering this type of question. I have no doubt he'll defeat Gomez and Mayorga, and hopefully those will lead to bigger fights. My only reservation at this point is his trainer change, but I think he'll manage to get through any problems related to that.

My other pick would be Pac Man. He's certainly following the Duran path to greatness. He's definitely not there, but if he keeps facing contenders and moving up like he's been doing, then he's another guy for that conversation.

[Silencers]

Probably Jones or Mayweather. People will look back at tapes of their fights and say these guys were awesome in their prime.

[Brockton Lip]

I don't know about some of the ones being said but James Toney I'd have to imagine is going to be discussed at times.

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Mayweather, RJJ, Hopkins, Pacquiao