The best I ever saw...

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Ring ****zine used to do something similar called the best I’ve faced. So that got me thinking if we answered the same questions based on our experiences as fans what answers would we come up with. I’m basing mine off fighters I have watched live and in person but you don’t have to have seen them live, you can include fighters you’ve watched past and present.

Best Jab: Wladimir Klitschko.

Best Defense: Floyd Mayweather.

Best Chin: GGG.

Fastest Hands: Amir Khan.

Fastest Feet: Vasy Lomachenko.

Ring IQ/Smartest: Floyd Mayweather.

Strongest: Canelo.

Best Puncher: Deontay Wilder.

Best Skills: Floyd Mayweather.

Best Overall: Floyd Mayweather.

[GhostofDempsey]

From fighter’s I actually watched while they were competing.

Best Jab: Larry Holmes

Best Defense: Pernell Whitaker

Best Chin: Ali

Fastest Hands: Roy Jones

Fastest Feet: Vasy Lomachenko or Pacquiao

Ring IQ/Smartest: Roberto Duran

Strongest: George Foreman

Best Puncher: Ernie Shavers

Best Skills: Ray Leonard

Best Overall: Roberto Duran

[Phenom]

Rigondeaux the best pure boxer I seen in my lifetime Roy Jones is the most dominant
Floyd Mayweather highest ring IQ
hand speed goes to Khan
foot speed probably Pacquiao but he gets timed easily
Tyson or Wilder the biggest puncher
Carl Froch best chin guy eats a lot of punches too

[Left Hook Tua]

Speed: Pacquiao

Power: Tyson

Chin: Tua

Cherrypicking: Mayweather

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Rigondeaux the best pure boxer I seen in my lifetime Roy Jones is the most dominant
Floyd Mayweather highest ring IQ
hand speed goes to Khan
foot speed probably Pacquiao but he gets timed easily
Tyson or Wilder the biggest puncher
Carl Froch best chin guy eats a lot of punches too

Rigo was up there for me too tbf, his boxing IQ was cerebral.
I forgot about Froch. I watched him a few times, I won’t change my pick but he’d be my honourable mention for best chin.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Speed: Pacquiao

Power: Tyson

Chin: Tua

Cherrypicking: Mayweather

I don’t like Floyd either bro, but he fought near enough every elite fighter of his generation

[Boxing_1013]

Ring ****zine used to do something similar called the best I’ve faced. So that got me thinking if we answered the same questions based on our experiences as fans what answers would we come up with. I’m basing mine off fighters I have watched live and in person but you don’t have to have seen them live, you can include fighters you’ve watched past and present.

Best Jab: Wladimir Klitschko.

Best Defense: Floyd Mayweather.

Best Chin: GGG.

Fastest Hands: Amir Khan.

Fastest Feet: Vasy Lomachenko.

Ring IQ/Smartest: Floyd Mayweather.

Strongest: Canelo.

Best Puncher: Deontay Wilder.

Best Skills: Floyd Mayweather.

Best Overall: Floyd Mayweather.

Good list...for me, based on guys I have watched lived/watched tape on:

Best Jab: GGG

Best Defense: Floyd Mayweather

Best Chin: Oliver McCall

Fastest Hands: Amir Khan - probably agree...kind of crazy he would have that edge

Fastest Feet: Probably some little guy I watched once

Ring IQ/Smartest: Floyd Mayweather/GGG/McCallum

Strongest: RJJ

Best Puncher: Deontay Wilder/Tyson/Hearns

Best Skills: Floyd Mayweather/Loma

Best Overall: Floyd Mayweather/GGG


I'm probably higher on Floyd and GGG than most...just never have seen them really bothered in a fight...and personally never saw either one lose...I never watched Maidana Floyd 1 or 2 or Floyd-ODLH which some seem to have issues with...I thought Floyd beat Pac easily though and thought his first fight with Castillo was 7-5 either way and had no issue with Floyd winning.

[Boxing_1013]

I don’t like Floyd either bro, but he fought near enough every elite fighter of his generation

true...but always on his terms and often times not a best/prime version of them...still...he was great in his younger days and didn't slip much as he moved up in weight...and his ability to win and tweak his style in moving up was impressive.

Btw - trying to pick one guy for each category proved tough for me...harder than I thought on some of that.

Why didn't you have RJJ on there somewhere? seems you are a big fan of his...and rightfully so I would say

[Boxing_1013]

From fighter’s I actually watched while they were competing.

Best Jab: Larry Holmes

Best Defense: Pernell Whitaker

Best Chin: Ali

Fastest Hands: Roy Jones

Fastest Feet: Vasy Lomachenko or Pacquiao

Ring IQ/Smartest: Roberto Duran

Strongest: George Foreman

Best Puncher: Ernie Shavers

Best Skills: Ray Leonard

Best Overall: Roberto Duran

Very good list...loved Holmes' jab...all those names are solid in those roles

[Blue54]

Ring ****zine used to do something similar called the best I’ve faced. So that got me thinking if we answered the same questions based on our experiences as fans what answers would we come up with. I’m basing mine off fighters I have watched live and in person but you don’t have to have seen them live, you can include fighters you’ve watched past and present.

Best Jab: Wladimir Klitschko.

Best Defense: Floyd Mayweather.

Best Chin: GGG.

Fastest Hands: Amir Khan.

Fastest Feet: Vasy Lomachenko.

Ring IQ/Smartest: Floyd Mayweather.

Strongest: Canelo.

Best Puncher: Deontay Wilder.

Best Skills: Floyd Mayweather.

Best Overall: Floyd Mayweather.

Based on watching from tv and old videos

Best Jab Larry Holmes

Best Defense Pernell Whitaker

Best Chin George Chuvolva

Fastest Hands Meldrock Taylor

Fastest Feet Manny Pacquiao

Ring/IQ Smarts Floyd Mayweather (its not even a debate on that one lol)

Strongest George Foreman

Best Puncher If were talking raw power Deontay Wilder.
But if were talking actual technique in punching Joe Louis

Best Skills Floyd Mayweather

Best Overall Floyd or Ray Robinson cant pick on that one 🤷*♂️