RING's TOP 5 by the decade

[ModernTalking]

FLoyd should have trumped pacman, that is the worst one on the list.

Like always....should have, would have, could have

[Brockton Lip]

Its funny how Floyd gets so much heat for his layoffs yet Sugar Ray Leonard had far more layoffs than Floyd and his layoffs were much longer yet Sugar Ray got fighter of the decade. How do you lose to Roberto Duran, take three years off, barely beat Marvin Hagler, take another year and a half off, and get a draw against Thomas Hearns yet be the fighter of the decade?

For one, Leonard does get heat for it too. There are quite a few people on here that do not rank Leonard as high because of him picking and choosing when to fight against certain opponents. Two, Leonard fought much harder competition and his circumstances for layoffs were different so it is more forgivable.

FLoyd should have trumped pacman, that is the worst one on the list.

A case can be made but its not a strong one and the worst on the list? No. Most would and do have Pacquiao higher than Floyd. 00-09 gives Pacquiao an incredible resume topped off by a win over Cotto. Mayweathers resume just does not stack up.

[KiloTeague]

I can only comment on the 1980's to 2009 as I was not alive to comment on the preceding years. I dont believe in commenting on fighters in which I have not seen a large catalogue of their fights.

Overall pretty solid list.

In the 1990's I would have had Roy number one as Pernell was on the slide in the mid - late 1990's.

2000- 2009 I would have Floyd number one. But thats only my opinion

Again good lists.

1000% agree

[miron_lang]

Just got the new issue and I wanted to share:



TOP 5

1920-1929

1. Harry Greb
2. Benny Leonard
3. Gene Tunney
4. Mickey Walker
5. Pancho Villa


1930-1939

1. Henry Armstrong
2. Joe Louis
3. Barney Ross
4. Tony Canzoneri
5. Jimmy McLarnin


1940-1949

1. Sugar Ray Robinson
2. Ezzard Charles
3. Willie Pep
4. Joe Louis
5. Ike Williams


1950-1959

1. Sugar Ray Robinson
2. Archie Moore
3. Kid Gavilan
4. Rocky Marciano
5. Pascual Perez


1960-1969

1. Eder Jofre
2. Muhammad Ali
3. Carlos Ortiz
4. Emile Griffith
5. Fighting Harada


1970-1979

1. Roberto Duran
2. Carlos Monzon
3. Jose Napoles
4. Alexis Arguello
5. Miguel Canto

**note Muhammad Ali is on number 8


1980-1989

1. Sugar Ray Leonard
2. Marvin Hagler
3. Salvador Sanchez
4. Michael Spinks
5. Tommy Hearns

** note that JCC is in number 6


1990-1999

1. Pernell Whitaker
2. Roy Jones Jr.
3. James Toney
4. Evander Holyfield
5. Julio Cesar Chavez

**note that Hopkins is at No. 6

2000-2009

1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Floyd Mayweather
3. Bernard Hopkins
4. Erik Morales
5. Joe Calzaghe


Your thoughts?

Its the BEST FIVE IMO


1930-1939

1. Henry Armstrong
2. Joe Louis
3. Barney Ross
4. Tony Canzoneri
5. Jimmy McLarnin

[THUG LIFE]

Subjective at best.

[Sam Donald]

opinion based really..

[Young Money]

opinion based really..

As opposed to what?

[Alx.]

not bad, pretty accurate

[FJRod]

Ricardo Lopez should be top 5 for his era, the lil man does not get full credit. Calderon got a bit of it but Lopez was way wayyy better.

[jtiger777]

great list, but where is lennox, and ricardo lopez???? or nigel benn lol