Heavyweight down to Featherweight...

**Slipx** · 06-21-2005, 09:10 PM

Top 5 Heavyweights of all time-
1. George Foreman (this man possesses the most powerful jab in the history of the sport, and has unparalleled ring intelligence. Some afectionados claim Ali was better than him, however, know this; the reason foreman lost to ali was not because ali was better than he was. If you look at those film clips, and watch Zack Clayton's count, Foreman was up at nine. He gets up and just walks off. He was defeated mentally, not ko'd. The entire crowd was cheering for Ali and George was sittin there beatin this guy, beatin this guy..smacking him upside the head..but the crowd just kept him on his feet. )
2.Muhammad Ali
3.Sonny Liston
4.Larry Holmes
5.Ike Ibeabuchi

Top 2 Cruiserweights of all time-

Michael Moorer (this man, at cruiserweight, was unstoppable. if he had stayed in this division, he would likely still be champion today.)

Evander Holyfield

Top Light Heavyweight of all time-
1. Archie Moore (a true warrior, and legend of the ring. this man boxed for 28 years, and was on top the majority of that time.)

Top Super Middleweight of all time-
1. Nigel Benn (this man reminds me of what Mike Tyson could have been, had he had proper motivation/mental facilities. however benn was never the same after he faced the fearsome gerald mcclellan. after the fight mcclellan fell into a coma and has recovered, however is now severely handicapped, deaf, half blind, unable to care for himself. After this fight, Benn was never the same. he was never the same ferocious warrior that he was in this fight.The sadness remains...a wound that will never be healed.

Benn will always remember the hand that lay so still in his hand on that February evening in 1995..the hand that belonged to a champion who had lost everything.)

Top 3 Middleweights of all time-
1.Marvin Hagler(marvelous marvin hagler, a man who worked construction for 8 years before taking up boxing..a man who took the long road to the top..a man who trains like no other. this guy's mental facilities is what makes him a great fighter, and what makes tyson a good fighter. if tyson had what hagler had upstairs, he would have easily been the greatest heavy of all time!
2.Sugar Ray Robinson
3.Pernell Whitaker
4.Jake LaMotta[honorable mention]

Top 3 Light Middleweights of all time-

1.Thomas Hearns(it was a cold day in detroit when hearns walked into the legendary Kronk gym to speak with emmanuel steward. "The kids keep stealing my coat. Can you help me." Emmanuel said ok, and threw him in there with a kid who was skillfull, and broke Hearns' nose immediately. Emmanuel looked at Hearns to see what his reaction was going to be. Hearns straightened his nose back out and went back in there. Little did Steward know that Hearns would be the hardest punching light middleweight of all time)
2.Mike McCallum
3.Terry Norris

Top 4 Welterweights of all time-

1.Julio Caesar Chavez(with the luck of anatomy on his side, possessing a skull 1/3rd thicker than the average male his size, the man dominated the division. you wont see another fighter as good as him in your lifetime. fighters like this only show up once per century.)
2.Sugar Ray Leonard(while some people despise Leonard,the man deserves respect. just because he ran from hagler does not make him a coward. he proclaimed he would beat the man's style, not the man himself.)
3.Antonio Margarito(you watch and see, this man will reign as champion for a long time. having never been knocked out in his entire career, he has a great chin, and godly power.)
4.Zab Judah(no other welter comes close in terms of offensive power. the man is a force, a hell of a fighter.)

Top 3 Light Welterweights of all time-

1. Aaron Pryor(he was a dopehead..but he was the best.)
2. Wilfredo Benitez (one of the greatest defensive fighters of all time.)
3. Meldrick Taylor(if anyone made a list of the fastest hands ever in boxing, Meldrick Taylor would be in the top 3. the man's hands were a blur even with gloves on when he would shadowbox. Best known for the dramatic first fight he had with Chavez. In this fight, Meldrick beat Chavez every round, however in the final round of this fight Chavez began landing hard punches. hard shots, BAM you could hear the difference..poor bastard..i tear up when i watch the end of this bout and see the look on meldricks face. Meldrick was ahead on all the cards. All of them, but with 12 seconds left in the round, Chavez landed a thunderous right hand. Taylor's jaw snapped back and he goes down, ref starts counting. Taylor stands up and beats the count and the ref asks him, ARE YOU OK? ARE YOU OK? Lou Duva jumps up on the ringmat right when he's being asked these questions and Meldrick diverts his attention from the ref to his trainer, and that's when the referee ended the fight. He deemed Taylor unable to continue, when if he had let him fight for two more seconds he would have had his victory.After this loss, Taylor's career spiraled down into more defeats, legal issues, and other troubles outside the ring. He should have had his victory. a great, but tragic figure in boxing.)

Top 3 Lightweights of all time-
1. Roberto Duran(say what you will about his famous 'No Mas' forfeit.this man is beyond legendary.)
2. Jose Luis Castillo(even i wonder how a man can be as tough as this guy is.he throws defense out the window and makes it a war,and he's proud of doing so.while he makes an entertaining fight, i question his mental health in the years to come. still,one of the greatest of all time.)
3.Diego Corrales(his legendary fight this year with JLC made me question his will, especially when he spit out his mouthpiece to buy more time, however the comeback he made was unlike anything ive ever seen,ever)

Top 3 Super Featherweights of all time-
1. Alexis Arguello
2. Erik Morales
3. Johnny Dundee(tough son of a ***** this guy.. dont let his record fool you..192-62)

Top 3 Featherweights of all time-
1.Salvador Sanchez
2.Willie Pep(best defensive fighter who ever entered the ring. he once won a round without throwing a single punch!)
3.Naseem Hamed(no feather ever came close in terms of power)

Top Super Bantamweight of all time-

1.Wilfredo Gomez

Top Bantamweight of all time-

1. Eder Jofre

Top Super Flyweight of all time-

1.Khaosai Galaxy

Top Flyweight of all time-

1.Jimmy Wilde

**dogtown123** · 06-21-2005, 09:11 PM

For where they are listed at boxrec
Heavy-Vi Klitschko
Cruiser-Bobby Gunn
Lght Heavy-Glen Johnson Roy Jones
Super Middle-Jeffrey"Left Hook"Lacy
Middle-Mayorga
Junior Middle-Ouma
Welterweight- Demetrius Hopkins
Jr Welter- Gatti and Tszyu
Lightweight- Castillo Kid diamonds cool too
Super Feather- Erik morales
Feather-Harrison Juarez 1 of the 2
Flyweight- Jorge arce

**sisforshaq** · 06-21-2005, 09:13 PM

Yeah my bad this thread should have titled more clearly, ACTIVE fighters

**NiGe2011** · 06-21-2005, 09:13 PM

Heavyweight: Hasim Rahman

Cruiser: Kelvin Davis

Light Heavy: Eric Harding

Super Middle: Omar Sheika

Middle: Tarvis Simms

Jr Middle: Winky Wright (still the champ, counts as jr middle)

Welterweight: Zab Judah

Jr. Welter: Kendall Holt

Lightweight: in a shocker-- Diego Corrales

Jr. Lightweight: Erik Morales

Feather: Rocky Juarez

**spinksjinx** · 06-21-2005, 09:14 PM

Heavyweight
Hasim Rahman

Crusierweight
Wayne Brathwaite

Lt.Heavyweight
Roy Jones Jr./Glen Johnson

S.Middleweight
Joe Calzaghe

Middleweight
Jermain Taylor/Felix Sturm

Jr.Middleweight
Cory Spinks

Welterweight
Zab Judah

Jr.Welterweight
Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Lightweight
Diego Corrales

Jr.Lighweight
Erik Morales

Featherweight
Juan M. Marquez

**JUYJUY** · 06-21-2005, 09:15 PM

Originally posted by Slipx

Top Middleweights of all time-
Pernell Whitaker

Pernell a Middle?

**sisforshaq** · 06-21-2005, 09:16 PM

Originally posted by NiGe2011

Heavyweight: Hasim Rahman

Cruiser: Kelvin Davis

Light Heavy: Eric Harding

Super Middle: Omar Sheika

Middle: Tarvis Simms

Jr Middle: Winky Wright (still the champ, counts as jr middle)

Welterweight: Zab Judah

Jr. Welter: Kendell Holt

Lightweight: in a shocker-- Diego Corrales

Jr. Lightweight: Erik Morales

Feather: Rocky Juarez

U like Kendall Holt, his trainer Terrific works at one of the gyms I box in, Kendall supposdley comes through sometimes

**Manny_P** · 06-21-2005, 09:19 PM

Heavy- V. Klitszcho

Cruiser- Vasiliv Jirov

Light Heavy- Glen Johnson

Super Middle- Jermain Taylor

Middleweight- Winky Wright

Welterweight- Zab Judah

Jr Welter- Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto

Lightweight- Diego Corrales, Juan Diaz (kinda)

Super Feather- Manny Pacquiao, Randy Suico

Featherweight- pretty weak right now, unless bantam doos, move up

Bantamweight - Ray Bautista, Rafael Marquez

Flyweight- Z Gorres, Rodel Mayol(?)

sumthin tells me I made a mistake......oh well, ya'll know the deal!
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**NiGe2011** · 06-21-2005, 09:20 PM

Originally posted by sisforshaq

U like Kendall Holt, his trainer Terrific works at one of the gyms I box in, Kendall supposdley comes through sometimes

That is very cool, I did not realize that you boxed that also is cool, I am going to try to start next year. I think that Kendall is a very exciting and talented fighter who has the tools to makes some noise in the division. He has power, speed, and is a smart fighter. The sky is the limit right now.

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