Originally posted by F l i c k e r
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Based purely on skill, your top 5 fighters of the decade?
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It depends how you define "skill"
also since I'm old I'm not sure what defines decade.
but I imagine mine goes like this:
1.) Hopkins
2.) Mayweather
3.) Taylor
4.) Vitali
5.) everbody else that I want to give a spot to.
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Most skilled? Well, moving past your ridiculous list. Plus, I'm just going to go by recent, because in the last decade, we'd have some Oscar, Sweet Pea (last fought in 2011) and others
1. Ivan Calderon
2. Bernard Hopkins
3. Juan Manuel Marquez
4. Floyd Mayweather
5. Rigo -- He's a newbie, but damn, love his skills.
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Originally posted by Chadmazing View PostSo, basically, he's really talented but it doesn't count because it just doesn't. Nyah Nyah. Is that right?
speed + power =//= skill
speed and power DOES NOT EQUAL skill
la velocidad y la energía no igualan habilidad
la vitesse et la puissance n'égalent pas la compétence
Do you understand? Pacquiao doesn't have much skill. Hence he cannot be included unless you really don't know shyt about boxing.
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skills covers all areas.
Mayweather
Pacquiao
donaire
Marquez
Hopkins
Marquez has great counter punching skills, but switch roles and he has no answer. his defense is average as well.
Donaire is very well rounded in the skill department, and Pacquiao is just straight up underrated for his skills. He gets treated like a brawler getting by on pure physical attributes.
Mayweather is the most well rounded in the skill department. Pacquiao has superb offense and counter punching skills, but his defense is average. Mayweather has excellent defense, and offense - but he's not as strong at WW and doesn't pack the same punch as other fighters, nor the workrate. Give him a big punch and you would have...well the 130-135 lb Mayweather, wreaking havok.
Hopkins has skills, but a lot of it is dirty tactics that wear his opponent's out.
Haye on that list is pure humour though, he really doesn't have much skill. Just speed and power.Last edited by them_apples; 07-15-2011, 12:07 AM.
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