Best boxer ever???

[JAB5239]

Not completely seriously but, when I hear WBC Champion I think, you know that's a good belt. When I hear a WBO Champion I think, that's not as good a belt.

I agree that is going to be most people's perception from having the WBC held up so high for so long. But upon closer inspection, this isn't always the case. I totally get what you mean though.

[nachorjj]

Roy Jones Jr
Pernell Whittaker
Ray Leonard/Floyd Mayweather

[E-Thug]

Muhammad Ali

[Barn]

Roy Jones Jr
Pernell Whittaker
Ray Leonard/Floyd Mayweather

Ironically the same as your all time favourites.

[New England]

ray robinson commonly earns the nomination of the best fighter of all time because he lacked flaws

he had no shortcomings, especially at WW


he had a true granite chin in every sense of the word (take a BOMB, hold on and shake the dust off, and then fire back within a few seconds type of chin. one of the best ever.)
he was a geniune knockout puncher with one of the best left hooks ever and a very versatile and strong right hand
and he was very big (a 5'11 ww with a LHW's reach with a same day weigh in) fast of hand, foot, and upper body and had terrific skills

no flaws
speed
skills
size
punch
chin

oh and gas tank
he used to hurl himself around the ring with his combinations. it to
ok a LHW hall of famer in 110 degree conditions to tire him out after 13 rounds

[TAC602]

They're all inconsistent and make major blunders regularly so I can't take any of them seriously any more. All the titles need to be consolidated into one and boxing's popularity will rise.

This.

The ironic thing is that for much of the 'World Title' time span, there were two sanctioning bodies: NBA (the WBA) and NYSAC (formed into part of the WBC) and they almost always had the same champion for a good 40+ years. The splitting and stripping business started (most notably) when the WBA took Muhammad Ali's title for having a rematch with Liston if I'm not mistaken.

I've honestly always paid more attention to the The Ring/Lineal Champion to be honest. When people discuss history, contenders and rated fighters, they use the Ring's rankings: not the WBC's or WBA's.

[gibo]

If you had to pick 1 fighter to claim was the BEST in the history of boxing, who would it be and why?
My 3 choices are:
Mike Tyson
Floyd Mayweather
Muhammed Ali

I think the reasons are obvious.
Honorable mentions go to:
Oscar de la Hoya
Manny Pacquiao
George Foreman
Joe Frazier
Roberto Duran

delahoja??????

[Barn]

If you had to pick 1 fighter to claim was the BEST in the history of boxing, who would it be and why?
My 3 choices are:
Mike Tyson
Floyd Mayweather
Muhammed Ali

I think the reasons are obvious.
Honorable mentions go to:
Oscar de la Hoya
Manny Pacquiao
George Foreman
Joe Frazier
Roberto Duran

Ali and Duran are the only people from that list near to the Greatest, unless you take into account H2H almost completely.

[Greatest1942]

From the guys I saw actually on film SRR easily, he was quick, had a great chin, had very good KO power in both hands , had great foot work...in all he was the closest to the complete fighter, I saw on film.