Who's The Best ''TextBook'' Boxer Ever?

[billeau2]

Never heard of El Finito?

Wow, I don't even know what to say to that one.

That is like a music lover who never heard of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

No offense but the ensuing question would have to be do you really like boxing?

I am not in the habit of seriously replying to nonsense. I was honest with you and your response was to take a free shot. Frankly in this case my ignorance may have revealed more about your character than mine.

[U_TALKING_2_ME?]

Really great post.

I came in here with the intention of talking about Lopez' (Lack of) inside game but you said it already.

There are very few Mexican world class fighters with no inside game. (sparring in Mexico you develop a inside game or get beat out of the gym)

He was tall for the weight class and most of his opponents were shorter so where is the logic of fighting inside if you can control the range?

And the Alvarez fights were at the end of his 51 fight career, and I am sure we all know (well at least most who post in this section) that the lower weight fighters don't age well.

No?

[U_TALKING_2_ME?]

I am not in the habit of seriously replying to nonsense. I was honest with you and your response was to take a free shot. Frankly in this case my ignorance may have revealed more about your character than mine.

It was a joke, relax.

And my ignorance is well documented, so no problem there

[rightsideup]

I think Thomas Hearns deserves some consideration here. He took advantage of his height had an excellent jab followed by that thunderous right. He also punched to the body with both the jab and left hook.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

I gotta say floyd mayweather,, everything he does is fantastic,,

his jab
working of the jab
footwork
cutting off the ring
walking a guy down
fighting off the ropes
lead right
counter right
counter hook
body shots
combination punching
keeping chin tucked
in the pocket
head movement
distance and spacing
ring IQ
stamina
etc

I cant find a single thing that floyd doesnt do extremely well

[IronDanHamza]

Ezzard Charles been mentioned yet?

[mickey malone]

James J Corbett and Gene Tunney both deserve a mention

[StarshipTrooper]

I am not in the habit of seriously replying to nonsense. I was honest with you and your response was to take a free shot. Frankly in this case my ignorance may have revealed more about your character than mine.

He's the best fighter I've ever seen south of Bantamweight. I don't usually follow the really small fighters but Lopez got my attention.

[billeau2]

He's the best fighter I've ever seen south of Bantamweight. I don't usually follow the really small fighters but Lopez got my attention.

There are probably more guys as well that I know nothing of, especially in the lower weight classes.... primarily because if a guy weighs less than my wife @135 pounds It doesn't catch my interest...But on a broader level, today its so easy for someone to "Google" something and pretend to know something....I don't roll that way, if I don't know it I will say so...then if it interests me I will learn about it.

The funny thing is two of the three smartest people I ever met in my life where high school drop outs.

[Flo_Raiden]

Some great answers here. As many have said Ricardo Lopez is the obvious answer, as well as JMM. Really great to see people mention Harold Johnson and Donald Curry.

Other examples has to be:
Joe Louis
Alexis Arguello
Salvador Sanchez
Eder Jofre
Carlos Zarate
Marvin Hagler
Alberto Davila
Orlando Canizales
Yuri Arbachakov