Most skilled fighters past & present

**TonyJ** · 11-23-2007, 10:49 AM

Calzaghe

Hearns, Leonard, Duran, Benitez, RJJ,.....

**Orange Sneakers** · 11-23-2007, 10:50 AM

Duran, Pep, Louis, Robinson, Hagler, Toney

**Orange Sneakers** · 11-23-2007, 10:51 AM

Mayweather, Hatton

**Dynamite76** · 11-23-2007, 10:51 AM

Robinson, Charles, Ali, Leonard, Hearns, Curry, Page, Davis Jr, Whitaker.

**pbftxrs316** · 11-23-2007, 01:10 PM

leonard
jones jr
pep
holmes
holyfield
ali de la hoya aguello spinks patterson
toney hopkins robinson judah louis
whitaker duran mosley norris marquez
mayweather jr calderon tyson guzman tunney
douglass
mayweather sr
pryor
bowe
benitez
malanaggi

**JoartCC** · 11-23-2007, 01:13 PM

Originally posted by divad

Most skilled fighters past & present ? LIST NOT IN AN ANY PARTICULAR ORDER

PBF
Guzman
Dawson
Juan Manuel Marquez
Joe Calzaghe
Malignaggi

Whitaker
RJJ
Norris
Toney
Nunn
Hearns
Leonard

PBF - no. Ducks don't have skill
Guzman - no - still mostly hype.
Calzaghe - yes
JMM - absolutely yes.

**wpink1** · 11-23-2007, 02:07 PM

Anyone who says mayweather doesnt have skill is simply judgging from bias. He is easily...EASILY one of the most skilled fighters to ever lace em up...Not toughest, not hardest hitter...but keep in mind he is fighting 20 -24 pounds heavier than his original weight, and not losing.

Defense is a skill, rolling with the punches blocking them with your shoulders...left hook counters...etc.. Right hand leads...etc... come on...

my list is PBF, Duran, Pepp, Robinson, Ali Calzaghe, Whitacker, Taylor, toney (when he wants), Thomas Hearns,

I would say Roy Jones, but is it just tremendous Speed and some skill, or Tremendous speed and a lot of skill. He never had to show a lot of things because he had soooooooooooooooooooooooo much speed he could do whatever he wanted. Norris had speed too, but just didnt make this list. Hagler I struggled with. His aggressive counterpunching, and great jaw, along with power overwhelmed opponents, but you saw what boxing skills did to him when Duran moved up and made it a great contest when it should not have been close, and of course Leonard.

**wpink1** · 11-23-2007, 02:08 PM

There are others, Sanchez, Arguello, etc....

**wpink1** · 11-23-2007, 02:16 PM

Too anyone who doubts Mayweather skills think back to the skills he showed at 130...when early on he was beating EASILY champions. I suggest you all identify what you define as skills as in my box, boxing, defense, usinng speed to gain advantageous angles, pivot and not get hit, power (which mayweather had at his original weight,, 5 knockdowns of Corrales who was much bigger fighter and undefeated ko artist..at the time).

Look at youtube for mayweather at 130....What he did to a peak Corrales, undefeeated Corrales....We give Ray Leonard credit for his great fight vs hearns when had ot comeback and stop hearns..but Hmmm Corrales who was 33-0 at the time (28 kos) (Hearns was 32-0 30 kos)...simply was destroyed from the start. Who showed more skill....I say Mayweather..I think what Ray showed was an ability to change stills and heart.

Don't discredit fighters because they are simply too good for their opposition and they show tremendous skill doing.

Look at Mayweather at 130...Dammmm Leonard himself never had a showing this good vs a top fighter like Corrales...We are talking a great fighter who was undefeated at his peak...Corrales that fought in the best fight over the last 10 years with Castillo, a brawl and won...but got outboxed, outslugged, out everything vs Mayweather. Remember this fight was toughted as their version of Hearns-leonard at the time of the buildup.

Most skilled fighters past & present