The best fighter of the last 20 years?

[Puya]

Where is Joe Calzaghe? the fact you guys don't like him doesn't mean he shouldn't be in that list.

He is not the best but definitively has to be there, you may not like him but his work rate was ATG

YOu have to think in the lower weights as well.

Finito Lopez, Ivan Calderon

[S H A R K B O Y]

You HONESTLY think he will fight Mosley, Pac and Pwill? even if Mosley KOs Berto in spectacular fashion?

This was funny .

[TX_BOXNG]

juan manuel marquez, DLH, b-hop, moneymay, pacman

ill give it to DLH or roy jones

[Puya]

juan manuel marquez, DLH, b-hop, moneymay, pacman

ill give it to DLH or roy jones

REally JMM? Based on what? did you saw that list?

[Capaedia]

Jones, then Whitaker.

And then **** gets complicated

Interesting to note that a similar, more recent poll had Mayweather ahead by a large margin, Jones in second. As opposed to this one from '09 where Pacquiao is way out ahead, with Jones second and Mayweather third

[pturtle]

Nah,If you having Hopkins up there,then you absolutely must put calzaghe in too!

comparing the 2 is a joke, Calzaghe is not even close to B-Hop and this is coming from someone who is not a B-hop fan

[transportcd]

do you guys mean by what they did in this 20 years frame or all together who was the better fighter

i go with floyd mayweather on both accounts
1. he hasnt lost and beat a huge list of guys
2. he is a better fighter great defensively and has great tools offensively a good but very very under used jab

manny pacquiao - a 1 dimiensional fighter for most of that 20 year frame and lost 3 times 2ce people no1 know and to erik morales who beat gim with better technique and didnt do anything to bring to the table in the 90's

oscar de la hoya - i am just flat out not a fan and really dnt like bt ill do my best to be unbiast he beat some real good names bt the biggest anmes on his list were no longer at theyre best except for fernando vargas not all there though and he did lose in his mega fights and a 1 handed fighter no pop in his right hand

evander holyfield no excuses from me he is great fighter bt did nothing in this last decade so he could be my number 1 pick if this wasnt for all thru these 20 years of just hands down the better fighter

felix trinidad- a great fighter no doubt bt wasnt complete was very hittable and again did nothing thru both decades

roy jones jr - if i was goin for just the better fighter criteria i would pik hi m hands down bt again didnt do much in the 2000's

shane mosley- great fighter bt hittable n lost to any1 with a good jab and didnt do much bt in 3 or 4 fights of the last decade

wladimir klitschko - now he is my favorite acitve fighter today bt i will be biast the reason he wasnt my number 1 pick is bcuz of the losses if it was for being just the better fighter then i would pick him he is better than all these guys in the early part of 2000's n late 90s he would run out of gas bt he is a far better fighter now he has a jab right left hook u cant touch the guy

lennox lewis - is a great champion i have him as my number 3 pick bt doesnt make the list bcuz i feel mayweather is more complete aside from the jab department

vitali klitschko - he is a great fighter and 1 of my favorite hw champs of all time i would pick him in both categories to win bt again i just feel mayweather is the better fighter

[talip bin osman]

constants: roy, pea, manny, lennox, nard and PBF...

one of those guys...

[Mr. Tarheel]

1. Prime Roy Jones Jr

2. Pretty Boy Floyd Aka Money Mayweather

3. Lennox Lewis

[therealpugilist]

WOW...there isnt even an option for Pernell Whitaker who was undoubtedly the best fighter of his time from the late 80's til mid 90's.

...the poll is waaay more lopsided than I expected for a thread like this...Pacquaio isnt even the consensus best fighter in his own era, so how could he be considered the best of his time?

everyone is entitled to their opinion but to me....it has to be either Roy Jones or Pernell Whitaker, both were without a doubt the best of their time until they were past prime and 33+