50 years from now.....

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1. Bernard Hopkins, came from jail to Undisputed Middleweight title defenses20, and novedad up two weight classes to become Light Heavyweight Champion.

2. Floyd Mayweather, flashy shady type of character. Punk ass *****. But exceptional defensive skills. Still undefeated. Smashing Hatton,Ortiz, Marquez, Oscar and Judah.

3. Manny Paciquao three wars with marquez that he could easily have lost all of them. But he did smash Cotto, Hatton, Margarito, Barrera and Morales. Arums lil b1tch boy too.

4. Marquez arguably beat Manny 3 times. 3 division mexican champion.

5. Cotto once he avenges his Pac lost.

[Weebler I]

You're nuts if you think Mayweather will be forgotten, especially if he doesn't lose. A lot of boxing rankings already have Mayweather very high and his defense is talked about as top 3 of all time. He will be remembered and be more appreciated down the line.

I assume this guy is talking about guys from the 2000s. Dudes that people will talk about 50 years from now aka for the end of time in this era Roy Jones Jr, Oscar, Floyd, and Manny. Hopkins and some other hall of famers will be talked about but not in the same like as those 4 because each one of those guys brought something new to the game or changed the sport.

Not many fighters will be talked about at all, only the iconic exciting fighters whose feats will live long in the memory, as I said, a beast like Tyson or a phenomenon like little Manny Pacquiao, individuals who are out of the ordinary.

Defensive fighters like Hopkins and Mayweather will fade from memory pretty quickly, neither has the personality outside the ring to transcend the mundane style (as far as the greater public is concerned) inside it. If Hopkins has a shot at being remembered it will be for becoming the oldest world champion but that slot isn't inviolable.

Of course you will get some boxing geeks who will know a little bit extra but generally speaking, for the public at large, the fighters who will be remembered are the ones who truly thrilled us.

[JAB5239]

Not many fighters will be talked about at all, only the iconic exciting fighters whose feats will live long in the memory, as I said, a beast like Tyson or a phenomenon like little Manny Pacquiao, individuals who are out of the ordinary.

Defensive fighters like Hopkins and Mayweather will fade from memory pretty quickly, neither has the personality outside the ring to transcend the mundane style (as far as the greater public is concerned) inside it. If Hopkins has a shot at being remembered it will be for becoming the oldest world champion but that slot isn't inviolable.

Of course you will get some boxing geeks who will know a little bit extra but generally speaking, for the public at large, the fighters who will be remembered are the ones who truly thrilled us.

Wille Pep hasn't been forgotten, nor Locche or Benitez.

[tibbar]

its funny *****s were praising floyd to high heavens for being what? fifty years from now he will be talked about as the boxer with the greatest defensive skills? and *****s were boasting when theyre asking who else in the history of boxing is greater defensively than floyd. they never get it, dont they? the reason why theres no one being talked about now who WAS the most skilled defensive fighter in the early years/past is simply because NOBODY talks about them. they talk about the raging bulls, brown bombers, henry armstrongs, iron mikes, manos de piedras of the world, even those who floats like butterflies and stings like bees fighters but never the shoulder rollers, or turtle shell defenders. if ever floyd will be talked about in the future it will be about how he battered his baby momma, his internet racist rants, his poking adventures, his having somebody shot at, his ellerbes chest rubs and fiddy diddy kiss/peck before he went up the ring. prolly also his lotto soda. floyd will be just a footnote, he will be look up as a novelty act in boxing history. the future is bleak for floyds boxing legacy

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No.

K-bros will be lost to time.

Margarito won't be remembered at all.

Hopkins will be lost to time.


Mayweather will be recognized as a greater fighter than he is now. But won't have one of "standout" wins on his record.


Pacquiao would be remembered but for his accomplishments pre 140+. Reason being, most of the knowledgeable boxing fans know that his fights weren't all legit. He'd probably get the most respect for hatton post 140+. But all these catchweights and then the Marquez 3 fight. You already have respected boxing historians/critics already downplaying those fights post 140+.

Hopkins wont be lost at all"..

[Paclan]

Pacquiao

Roy Jones

Mike Tyson

Bernard Hopkins

Mayweather

There's nobody else i can think of that will stand the test of time.

[Paclan]

5. Cotto once he avenges his Pac lost.

Puerto rican weed must be incredible

[John Barron]

this thread is depressing. i can picture roy's head in one of those glass tubes from futurama yelling ya'll must've forgot!!!

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Not many fighters will be talked about at all, only the iconic exciting fighters whose feats will live long in the memory, as I said, a beast like Tyson or a phenomenon like little Manny Pacquiao, individuals who are out of the ordinary.

Defensive fighters like Hopkins and Mayweather will fade from memory pretty quickly, neither has the personality outside the ring to transcend the mundane style (as far as the greater public is concerned) inside it. If Hopkins has a shot at being remembered it will be for becoming the oldest world champion but that slot isn't inviolable.

Of course you will get some boxing geeks who will know a little bit extra but generally speaking, for the public at large, the fighters who will be remembered are the ones who truly thrilled us.

You're comparing Hopkins with Mayweather? Come on! Almost everyone in this thread named Mayweather. Top 25 fighter(after its all said and done), retired undefeated(if he does), top 3 defensive fighter and possibly will gross the most ppv sales in American boxing history. Pretty sure that Mayweather will be remembered for a longggggg time. Not to mention his whole flashy/bad guy image. Stop hating.

[kidcaramel]

The fighters of the past that I think are remembered are Ali, Tyson, Leonard, Duran, Hearns and Hagler.

It's funny, DLH has been retired for only 3 years and I feel he has already been forgotten.

I think the fighters of today that will be remembered are V Klitschko, B Hops, Mayweather and Pacquiao (in that order).

V Klitschko is one of the most dominant heavies stats-wise of all time. I think he might be number 1 actually.