Top 5 fighters of the last 40 years? 1978-2018

[IronDanHamza]

1978 was 40 years ago.

Hello depression.

[Johnny2x2x]

1. Mayweather
2. SRL
3. Duran
4. RJJ
5. pacquaio

[Snowballer]

Roberto Duran
Ray Leonard
Thomas Hearn
Julio Cesar Chavez
Oscar De La Hoya

[chrisJS]

I’m surprised not to see Whitaker anywhere. Not a personal favorite of mine but clearly worthy to be in some top 5s.

I’ll give Duran the benefit of the doubt and include his lightweight fights so my list looks like

1. Duran
2. Leonard
3. Hagler
4. Whitaker
5. Jones
6. Hearns
7. Holyfield
8. Chavez
9. Hopkins
10. Pacquaio

Honorable mentions: Mayweather, Marquez, Sanchez, Spinks, Gomez, Arguello but most of Arguellos stuff is pre-1978.

[Sid-Knee]

Calzaghe, Lewis, SRL, Pac, Hopkins.

[BIG GUNZ]

I’m surprised not to see Whitaker anywhere. Not a personal favorite of mine but clearly worthy to be in some top 5s.

I’ll give Duran the benefit of the doubt and include his lightweight fights so my list looks like

1. Duran
2. Leonard
3. Hagler
4. Whitaker
5. Jones
6. Hearns
7. Holyfield
8. Chavez
9. Hopkins
10. Pacquaio

Honorable mentions: Mayweather, Marquez, Sanchez, Spinks, Gomez, Arguello but most of Arguellos stuff is pre-1978.

Why not Mayweather? I’m not a fan of his at all but personally think he should at least be in the top 5.

[GhostofDempsey]

1- Duran
2- RJJ
3- Leonard
4- Pacquiao
5- M. Spinks

[amuroray]

1. SRL
2. Floyd mayweather
3. Duran( including his lw bouts)
4.Chavez
5. Toss up between holyfield, Haglar and ward

Im actually sad that people put in RJJ. Hugely overrated on Boxing scene

[Bjl12]

First 5 that came to mind were Duran, Leonard, Whitaker, Mayweather and Jones Jr.... but Chavez Sr can replace Mayweather.

Good list

I'd exchange RJJ for Floyd.

RJJ eas caught juicing and was the most su****ious guy for nearly a decade.

Duran
Pernell
SRL
JCC
Floyd

[Bjl12]

1. SRL
2. Floyd mayweather
3. Duran( including his lw bouts)
4.Chavez
5. Toss up between holyfield, Haglar and ward

Im actually sad that people put in RJJ. Hugely overrated on Boxing scene

Overrated and highly likely PED user.

I'm not on the RJJ bandwagon by any stretch