Survivor's 20 Greatest

[soul_survivor]

I'm new here and with all the talk of who is the greatest fighter of all time, p4p rankings etc I jut wanted to give you guys my list of the top 20 greatest fighters I have seen in my life time. So here goes:

1. Roy Jones Jr. (56-4-0) World Champion at 160, 168, 175 & 200+
2. Julio Cesar Chavez (107-6-2) World Champion at 130, 135, 140 & 147
3. Bernard Hopkins (53-6-2) World Champion at 160 & 175
4. Manny Pacquiao (54-5-2) World Champ at 112, 122, 126, 130, 135, 140 & 147
5. Lennox Lewis (41-2-1) World Heavyweight Champion X 3
6. Floyd Mayweather JR. (44-0-0) World Champion at 130, 135, 140 & 147
7. James Toney (74-8-3) World Champion at 160, 168 & 175+
8. Evander Holyfield (44-10-2) World Heavyweight Champion X 4
9. Oscar De La Hoya (39-6-0) World Champ at 130, 135, 140, 147, 154 & 160
10. Mike Tyson (50-6-0) World Heavyweight Champion X 2
11. Pernell Whitaker (40-4-1) World Champion at 135, 140, 147 & 154
12. Joe Calzaghe (46-0-0) World Champion at 168 & 175
13. Felix Trinidad (42-3-0) World Champion at 147, 154 & 160
14. Marco Antonio Barrera (67-7-0) World Champion at 122, 126 & 130
15. Shane Mosley (47-8-1) World Champion at 135, 147 & 154
16. Erik Morales (52-9-0) World Champion at 122, 126, 130 & 140
17. Juan Manuel Marquez (55-6-1) World Champion at 126, 130, 135 & 140
18. Kostya Tszyu (31-2-0) World Champion at 140 X 2
19. Chris Eubank (45-5-2) World Champion at 160 & 168
20. Naseem Hamed (36-1-0) World Champion at 126

Rid**** Bowe almost made the cut above Hamed and Sergio Martinez is one big win away from a place in that top 20, if he unifies against any of the other champs: GGG, Geale and/or Quillin he goes above Hamed.

I also thought about guys like Wright, Taylor, Tarver, Forest but they all had flashes of brilliance off set by years of fighting lower level opposition.

What would your top 20s look like?

[soul_survivor]

BUUUUMP! One of my earliest posts from almost a year ago. I was going to edit it and update some of my choices but I thought I'd leave it like this, interesting to see how some of my views have changed but I stick by what I said about Martinez.

Also I probably wouldn't have Toney that high anymore and Mosley might drop a could places if not more.

So, anyone wana post their greatest ever list (in their life time of course).

Btw this is a subjective, analytical list, not a list of favourites.

[SouthPawHitman]

Joe Calzaghe is the greatest fighter I have ever seen. His boxing ability,speed,power,cardio,and chin were 2nd to none.


Also I would put Erik Morales over MAB.

[soul_survivor]

Joe Calzaghe is the greatest fighter I have ever seen. His boxing ability,speed,power,cardio,and chin were 2nd to none.


Also I would put Erik Morales over MAB.

I dunno bout Joe but both MAB and Morales are so close but I just think MAB had the better all round game, was smarter in the ring, got the better of Morales and has a slightly better resume. Having said that, I really rate Morales' win over a top Pacquiao very high.

[Spray_resistant]

I like it.....A top 20 you have personally seen and who's career you have watched unfold. You have some of the best I have seen and its way more legit than knobheads copy/pasting lists of fighters they have never seen fight rating them against one another based on things they didn't see and against fighters they have seen.

[Check_hooks]

No Klitchko Bros?

[soul_survivor]

I like it.....A top 20 you have personally seen and who's career you have watched unfold. You have some of the best I have seen and its way more legit than knobheads copy/pasting lists of fighters they have never seen fight rating them against one another based on things they didn't see and against fighters they have seen.

Thanks man, that's why I made this list, so I could rank and rate fighters based on what I myself had seen, without going into theories and reading about fights with no footage etc.

No Klitchko Bros?

it was a tough call, really was! Like I said, I might have to edit this list as I've learned a bit more about some fighters but I'm not sure if Klitschko can make it in there. Wlad might be in with a shout.

[ESB_reject]

I would have Ivan Calderon somewhere in my top 20.

[Szef]

Terrible list. You should kill yourself.

[soul_survivor]

Terrible list. You should kill yourself.

Ok GGG fan, maybe I should like GGG as the best, after al he did beat the monstrous Macklin and go life and death with Rosado.