Whos the greatest fighter of all time?

[Nostromo]

Detractors of Sugar Ray Robinson argue that you can't campare fighters of different eras. The truth of the matter is, Robinson dominated his era more than any other fighter ever dominated his, thereby making him - with apologies to Muhammad Ali - #4# "The Greatest" fighter of all times...

[owenrock69]

it sickens me everytime I hear that muhammed ali is the greatest boxer of all time. Its like people pick their favorites by who gets on more advertisements and who is on TV the most. Muhammed Ali was a runner, he said it himself "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" except he didnt really sting like a bee, he did plenty of floating though.

[realheavyhands]

i dont think you can compare fighters from different eras because of advancement in training and nutrition. plus the new fighters learn from the past and try to improve . i think each generation is better than the last in any sport.

smart man but there are some exceptions

[Sharkey]

Then, there's Armstrong whose record of holding titles SIMULTANEOUSLY in different divisions has not been close to being repeated, much less made better.

Barney Ross held three championships in three divisions simultaneously, as well, and it's worth noting that he accomplished his trifecta previous to Armstrong's doing the same a few years later.

[crold1]

Rob fought 16 current/former/future undisputed/lineal champions from 5 different weight classes in his career, posting a mark of, like, 24-10. Most of the losses cam after the age of 35. His last win against a future World champ was Ralph Dupas in the early 60s; his first was in 1941. The only guy close was Greb, who fought 13 champions, 3 HOFers and went something like 27-12.

In comparison, Ray Leonard fought six, going 6-2-1. Mayweather has fought six, going 7-0 so far. In other words, they were arguably as great in their time as Rob was in his but not greater and not great enough to supplant him.

[crold1]

Sharkey: Good, important note on Ross.

[miron_lang]

Muhammad Ali

[Archie Leach]

Sugar Ray Robinson

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[Nautilus]

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[niceguy45]

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