The Best 1980-2015

[therealpugilist]

I think pugilist is just pissed he can't match real fans on boxing knowledge s has to be silly about it.

bwahahahahahaha


look at the posts

majority of everyone thinks the list sucks

[therealpugilist]

Sorry, but this list lost all credibility when guys like Ward and overrated Calzaghe were placed ahead of ATG Wilfred Benitez.

I wouldnt put either over benitez

won title at 17...3 weight champ by like 22


beat two legends as a pup in Duran and Cervantez...also beat a prime palomino and did well vs Hearns at his best weight(154)

I feel you bro

Ward has some work to do to past Benitez....who is just flat out underrated because his prime was short to some and he lost to Leonard who was a top 20 ATG and Hearns who is top 30

[The Big Dunn]

If you put on a tape of either floyd/manny or bhop/roy 1 then look at this list you are left wondering what the TS is thinking.

Also, soul survivor can you address my point about Duran.

[soul_survivor]

If you put on a tape of either floyd/manny or bhop/roy 1 then look at this list you are left wondering what the TS is thinking.

Also, soul survivor can you address my point about Duran.

I dunno what you posted about Duran, I don't like shifting through the rubbish u post. If it's a legit question, post again and I will answer it after the list is finished on here.

[The Big Dunn]

I dunno what you posted about Duran, I don't like shifting through the rubbish u post. If it's a legit question, post again and I will answer it after the list is finished on here.

What rubbish? You asked for feedback and I gave very fair criticiisms and asked questions for clarity.

You have Duran at #10. From 1980 on he was 32-15 even though he had some great wins post 1980.

How is he worthy of being #10 post 1980 when he lost 1 of every 3 fights he had?

[soul_survivor]

What rubbish? You asked for feedback and I gave very fair criticiisms and asked questions for clarity.

You have Duran at #10. From 1980 on he was 32-15 even though he had some great wins post 1980.

How is he worthy of being #10 post 1980 when he lost 1 of every 3 fights he had?

That's a fair question. Like I said, I'll have it answered in my round up post.

[DeadLikeMe]

Finish the list instead of arguing with people.

[soul_survivor]

Finish the list instead of arguing with people.

I've already finished the list but I'm just finishing up on the write ups. Plus a list is meant to create discussion. If you don't like it, you can go to kebabish original and stfu.

[soul_survivor]

No. 5 Tommy Hearns

61(48)-5(4)-1

How many fighters can say they have knocked out opponents from welterweight to light heavyweight?

How many fighters can say they outboxed Sugar Ray Leonard?

How many fighters were willing to go to war even at the risk of getting stopped?

Tommy "The Hitman" Hearns can attest to all those claims. In his prime, he was a fearsome fighter with a glassy vulnerability. That made him all the more exciting to watch. However, to regard him as simply a big puncher undermines what he was really about, using sped and punch selection to set up the big one. Hearns trickery to the body against Duran is the perfect example and probably the greatest one punch KO in history.

From a generation of boxing greats, in an era where 4 fabulous talents putted themselves against each other, Hearns stands near the top.

[soul_survivor]

No. 4 Marvin Hagler

62(52)-3-2

The Marvelous One was one of a kind. A strong, bullish fighter with skill, heart and a granite chin. His middleweight reign is probably the most iconic since Robinson won the belt 5 times. His thrilling annihilation of Hearns is one of boxing's most memorable victories. The rivalry with Leonard one of the sports most enduring. Hagler was a boxing legend.

It wasn't always that way, with a start fighting in small clubs throughout the 70s and a controversial draw in his first world championship attempt. However, as would become the staple of Hagler's career, he rebounded and rarely looked back.

He would win the middleweight championship against Minter and go on to defended it successfully 11 times.It was, at times, a brutal reign, comprising of stoppage victory after stoppage victory. It would take something special, something that the likes of Duran and Leonard possessed, to go the distance.