Five Most Skilled Fighters I've Seen In My Lifetime Thread

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  • Boxingwizard
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    #31
    Originally posted by Mr. Ryan
    I think people underestimate Byrd's ability. His style of fighting is so unorthodox that it takes a certain genius to pull it off. He is about as alert as any boxer I've seen, able to pick off punches and counter with precision.

    I think Eddie Chambers is like a poor man's Byrd, similar styles but Byrd took a lot more chances. Byrd would have absolutely embarrassed Peter, whereas Chambers let Peter linger and make it close.

    Few have a boxing IQ like Byrd.
    Chambers hits harder than Byrd, and is more of a naturally gifted boxer, but Byrd is more skilled, they both had different styles too. Byrd was never meant to be a heavyweight.
    Last edited by Boxingwizard; 04-15-2009, 12:57 AM.

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    • Boxingwizard
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      #32
      This is really a hard topic to answer because there was a lot of greatly skilled boxers past and present. This is just from my bias.

      Top 5 in no particular order

      1.Chad Dawson
      2.Sugar Ray Robinson
      3.Mike McCallum
      4.Larry Holmes
      5.Muhammad Ali
      Last edited by Boxingwizard; 04-15-2009, 01:08 AM.

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      • optkliluzn
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        #33
        FLoyd Mayweather jr
        Shane mosley
        Paul Williams
        Manny Pacquiao
        Miguel Cotto
        Originally posted by Mr. Ryan
        This thread deals not with guys you've seen on tape but fighters that you have seen, either live or on TV.

        In no particular order:

        James Toney
        Chris Byrd
        Juan Manuel Marquez
        Pernell Whitaker
        Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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        • wmute
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          #34
          I will name the LAST (in the sense of when they fought) 5 fighters I have seen that I think have great skills

          Mayweather Jr.
          Calderon
          Hopkins
          Toney
          and I want to throw in Linares as my personal hope.

          Honorable mentions to Byrd and Spinks, because even if boring, they are very good.

          Roy Jones is out, because when nature gave you superpowers, then you are cheating

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          • ßringer
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            #35
            Bernard Hopkins
            Roy Jones Jr.
            Floyd Mayweather
            Pernell Whitaker
            Juan Manuel Marquez

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            • tjadl6386
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              #36
              Pernell Whitaker
              Cristian Mijares
              Muhammad Ali
              Floyd Mayweather Jr.
              Juan Manuel Marquez

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                #37
                hopkins
                floyd
                toney
                calderon
                JMM

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                • QuCongee
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                  #38
                  Ali
                  Robinson
                  Whitaker
                  Sanchez
                  Leonard

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                  • Cortezsucks
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                    #39
                    Originally posted by Gift Of Gab
                    Calzaghe doesn't even punch correctly!


                    the guy throws the best feints i have ever seen. calzaghe tires you with his feints alone. he also has tremendous footwork and bags of heart.

                    In the flesh, Cal is the best ive seen.

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                    • wmute
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                      #40
                      I forgot the Marquez brothers, and I want to throw in JLC and possibly Izzy for infighting. All of this because I am of restricting myself to very recent years.

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