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I go back and forth debating who my top 5 atg boxers are at the moment...I try to take into account the boxers skills, wins, heart, killer instinct and impact or influence on society at the time of their reign...so here is my current top 5 atg boxers which is subject to change as awareness expands...but this is where my heart is today for my top 5 atg boxers and the list goes like this...
1. Jack Johnson - Fought during racist era and did what he wanted...fought 25 round fights or more...first Black Heavyweight Champion of the world. Jack Johnson needs to be pardoned imho.
2. Muhammad Ali - Nobody mastered the art of trash talking like Muhammad Ali especially during a time of segregation and Jim Crow laws. Muhammad Ali at the age of 21 won the Heavyweight Championship of the world and declared himself to be The Greatest Fighter Of All Time. His skills spoke for itself but he also backed it up in the ring as he floated like a butterfly and stung his opponents like a bee...
3. Floyd Mayweather, Jr - Much Like Muhammad Ali, Floyd Mayweather, Jr mastered the art of trash talking but also playing mind games with his opponents and then dismantling them in the ring scientifically much to the chagrin of his haters but a showing masterpiece in hitting and not getting hit to boxing purists alike...Just like Muhammad Ali in his day, Floyd claims to be "TBE" or simply put "The Best Ever", time may tell him to be a teller of Truth...
4. Mike Tyson - If there was one power I could have...it would be to punch as hard as Mike Tyson. Tyson had burst on the boxing scene (no pun) with sensational knock out after knock out with also one of the most rude and outspoken personalities. Mike was one of the few boxers who possessed a true "killer instinct" as he was a killer in the ring.
5. Which brings me to my #5 whom I may get flack for but f^ck it...
Edwin Valero - I've never seen a guy fight as psycho and straightforward with such intensity as Edwin Valero. Yes it was f^cked up what he did but he had mental problems to say the least...sometimes boxing is the only thing that can keep one from hurting someone illegally or killing them illegally. Unfortunately it didn't prevent Edwin from doing what he did. My heart goes out to him and his wife and child(ren) but he was a joy to watch in the ring as he had no fear in him and could crack like a mule's kick and truly exemplified the "killer instinct" in the ring and unfortunate he took that mentality out of the ring as mentioned before...
That's my current list and maybe for a while or may change as time goes on...
Right Now...Who Are Your Top 5 ATG Boxers?
1. Jack Johnson - Fought during racist era and did what he wanted...fought 25 round fights or more...first Black Heavyweight Champion of the world. Jack Johnson needs to be pardoned imho.
2. Muhammad Ali - Nobody mastered the art of trash talking like Muhammad Ali especially during a time of segregation and Jim Crow laws. Muhammad Ali at the age of 21 won the Heavyweight Championship of the world and declared himself to be The Greatest Fighter Of All Time. His skills spoke for itself but he also backed it up in the ring as he floated like a butterfly and stung his opponents like a bee...
3. Floyd Mayweather, Jr - Much Like Muhammad Ali, Floyd Mayweather, Jr mastered the art of trash talking but also playing mind games with his opponents and then dismantling them in the ring scientifically much to the chagrin of his haters but a showing masterpiece in hitting and not getting hit to boxing purists alike...Just like Muhammad Ali in his day, Floyd claims to be "TBE" or simply put "The Best Ever", time may tell him to be a teller of Truth...
4. Mike Tyson - If there was one power I could have...it would be to punch as hard as Mike Tyson. Tyson had burst on the boxing scene (no pun) with sensational knock out after knock out with also one of the most rude and outspoken personalities. Mike was one of the few boxers who possessed a true "killer instinct" as he was a killer in the ring.
5. Which brings me to my #5 whom I may get flack for but f^ck it...
Edwin Valero - I've never seen a guy fight as psycho and straightforward with such intensity as Edwin Valero. Yes it was f^cked up what he did but he had mental problems to say the least...sometimes boxing is the only thing that can keep one from hurting someone illegally or killing them illegally. Unfortunately it didn't prevent Edwin from doing what he did. My heart goes out to him and his wife and child(ren) but he was a joy to watch in the ring as he had no fear in him and could crack like a mule's kick and truly exemplified the "killer instinct" in the ring and unfortunate he took that mentality out of the ring as mentioned before...
That's my current list and maybe for a while or may change as time goes on...
Right Now...Who Are Your Top 5 ATG Boxers?
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