Who is the closest fighter ever to being perfect?

[kiDynamite92]

Robinson was no better than ray leonard....robinson was nearly knocked out 3 times gainst mediocre opponents ...lost to Turpin ....drew with brimm, lucky to escape with a victory over Tommy bell...look at some of robinson films to see he was reckless..was hit often and lost to fighters he should never have ..it's impossible to have a 1940s fighter better than fighters of the 80s when evolution states things get better and better

I think you replied to the wrong guy. However what you're saying is just misleading, Robinson fought almost 200 times! Surely you'll get beat every now and then because of the excessive workload and evolution doesn't state that things get better, it states that things adjust over time. I would say in terms of hand to hand combat, evolution is affecting that negatively. I mean do you really think the average man today could go out into the wild and hunt, survive and kill better then man 5000 years ago? Or is he more made for the office?

[MexicanMauler]

Broner, with the mind of Mayweather and the aggression of Porter.

[The plunger man]

I think you replied to the wrong guy. However what you're saying is just misleading, Robinson fought almost 200 times! Surely you'll get beat every now and then because of the excessive workload and evolution doesn't state that things get better, it states that things adjust over time. I would say in terms of hand to hand combat, evolution is affecting that negatively. I mean do you really think the average man today could go out into the wild and hunt, survive and kill better then man 5000 years ago? Or is he more made for the office?

My apologies firstly about wrong person...no I don't think a man could go hunt in the winter with his bare hands like 5000 years ago...but the cavemen could not build an engine or fly to the moon as well so it's 2 ways. ..I think boxing reached its peak with the late 80's and has gradually gone back now....but that's becaue of differnt sports....I don't belive Robinson was any more special than the likes of Ali, leonard or Jones ..that's what I mean m8

[Dr Rumack]

You have to talk about the guys who had it all, defence, offence, and exceptional athleticism. The likes of Leonard, Robinson, and Ali fall into that category I think.

[boxingnut712]

You have to talk about the guys who had it all, defence, offence, and exceptional athleticism. The likes of Leonard, Robinson, and Ali fall into that category I think.

Ricardo Lopez. Best I have seen.

[Johnwoo8686]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Larry Holmes.

[ukbox]

SRL or SRR both great, entertaining styles.
One takes 5 years off & comes back with the goods, the other nips off to Paris to be dancer & comes back with the goods. Robinson also had a midget in his entourage.
Could make a movie about either, ATGs

[Dagomba]

Salvador Sanchez and prime SRL

[Johnny2x2x]

True, but does Floyd have the power you would like in a 'perfect fighter'? His style and record is perfect, as you said..

Give Mayweather Duran's hands of stone instead of his own brittle ones and his power was plenty good.

Julian Jackson's power
Mayweather's defense
Mayweather's smarts
RJJ's hand speed
Pacquiao's work rate while prime
Mayweather's reflexes
Pryor's stamina
Hagler's chin

[LacedUp]

Gerald Mclellan had everything I'd look for in the perfect fighter.