Most skilled fighter of all time?

[oscar9992]

Floyd is the most skilled pure boxer of all time. But I can't call him a fighter.

He would get massacred by McGregor in real fight.

[RussB23]

Floyd is the most skilled pure boxer of all time. But I can't call him a fighter.

He would get massacred by McGregor in real fight.

And what if floyd just hit him with a 1 2 and KOd him on the street that could also happen. I hate when ppl say MMA fighters automatically beat boxers on the street. There is a good chance a boxer could just knock the **** out of any MMA fighter before they do anything.

[iamboxing]

1. Sugar Ray Robinson - People now underrate him and claim he fought in an era that lacked the skills of today. I disagree. Watch analysis of his fights in youtube.

2. Muhammad Ali
- 1960-1967 a phenom, he did to boxing what Marlon Brando did to acting, the most graceful boxer that has ever lived

3. Floyd Mayweather Jr - Boxing personified. The most complete boxer during any era.

4. Roy Jones Jr. - Athletic so declined later on, but when he was ripe...unhittable and unbeatable.

[mick1303]

1. Sugar Ray Robinson - People now underrate him and claim he fought in an era that lacked the skills of today. I disagree. Watch analysis of his fights in youtube.

2. Muhammad Ali
- 1960-1967 a phenom, he did to boxing what Marlon Brando did to acting, the most graceful boxer that has ever lived

3. Floyd Mayweather Jr - Boxing personified. The most complete boxer during any era.

4. Roy Jones Jr. - Athletic so declined later on, but when he was ripe...unhittable and unbeatable.

Good analyses. But I have to note that Ali was more of a cultural phenomenon. If we talk pure boxing skills - there are many other fighters, that could rival his skillset. But his influence on the sport of boxing is tremendous.

[Chuckguy]

RJJ easy! Power speed defense

[Diegosome1]

Stuff like power and speed to me are abilities not skills

[Mike D]

Brian Sutherland
Butterbean
Reggie Strickland
Chavez Jr.
Peter Buckley
Rod Salka

Butterbean, Strickland, Buckley, Salka, Jr.? Come on man. I'll give you Sutherland obviously.

[KeyboardWarrior]

Sugar Ray Robinson for sure.

[boliodogs]

Jose Napoles from Cuba was the best I ever saw. He escaped Cuba and moved to Mexico. He was a lightweight but the lightweight champions of that time refused to fight him even for more money than they could make with anyone else. His promoter got him a fight with welterweight champ Curtis Cokes. He stopped Cokes and then stopped him again in a rematch. He was the welterweight champ for many years. He usually weighed in about 142 pounds instead of 147 because he was really just a lightweight. He was cut prone and lost a few fights on cuts. His skill was amazing and complete. He had fast hands, good footwork, great combinations and power in both hands. He was skilled on defense and had a great chin and stamina. He was the total package. I would watch him train at the main street gym in LA whenever he had a fight in LA. He knocked down middleweights a few times even with big gloves and headgear. He got old and got beat like most boxers eventually do. In his prime he was the most skillful boxer I ever saw.

[A.K]

Sweat pea takes the cake