The best I ever saw...

[BoxingIsGreat]

Floyd Mayweather

[Htown-Finest]

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

^pretty damn good



Best Jab: Larry Holmes

Best Defense: Pernell Whitaker

Best Chin: Ali

Fastest Hands: Roy Jones

Fastest Feet: Vasy Lomachenko or Pacquiao

Ring IQ/Smartest: Floyd

Strongest: George Foreman or Duran

Best Puncher: Julio Cesar Chavez

Best Skills: Ray Leonard

Best Overall: Ray Robinson

[GhostofDempsey]

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

Thanks. I was torn on a few of them. Fastest hands could have also been Hector Camacho or Pacquiao. GGG, Canelo, Tua, Hagler, Holyfield could all have gotten the nod for best chin. Best puncher could also have been Hearns, Norris, Tyson, Pacquiao, Duran, Chavez.

[True That]

Ring Magazine 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: Larry Holmes, Lennox Lewis and Winky Wright

Best Defense: Pernell Whitaker

Best Chin: David Tua, Ike Ibeabuchi

Fastest Hands: Sugar Ray Leonard, De La Hoya and Pacquiao

Fastest Feet: Sugar Ray Leonard, Hector Camacho and Lomachenko

Ring IQ/Smartest: Floyd Mayweather

Strongest: George Foreman

Best Puncher: Mike Tyson and Deontay Wilder

Best Skills: Roy Jones Jr., Floyd Mayweather, Vasyl Lomachenko

Best Overall: Sugar Ray Leonard, Floyd Mayweather

^^^^^These are the best that I've seen fight live in those categories.

[True That]

speed: Pacquiao

power: Tyson

chin: Tua

cherrypicking: Mayweather

lmao........

[Blond Beast]

Speed: Pacquiao

Power: Tyson

Chin: Tua

Cherrypicking: Mayweather

I predicted big things for Tua too. Tyson v Tua who u got?
As far as Floyd goes did u predict he would win all his fights? Even against the fastest fighter uve ever seen? Did u make a killing betting on Floyd to always win? I’m not trying to bust ur b*lls, uve got plenty rep. I’m just always curious if guys think Floyd’s overrated as a fighter and better opposition would prove that? I just want to know when someone says he was the biggest cherrypicker how good their predictions were on his fights? Cause in all honesty the guy who got it right is the guy I’m interested in telling us who would have beat him? This is an honest question and I’m meaning no offence. My brother used to say Kahn beats him.

[BoloShot]

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

You destroyed the OP's list with your own fair play I would've picked very similarly.

[BoxingTrav]

Ring Magazine 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.

Best Jab: Lennox Lewis

Best Defense: Floyd Mayweather.

Best Chin: Floyd.

Fastest Hands: Roy.

Fastest Feet: Roy.

Ring IQ/Smartest: Floyd Mayweather.

Strongest: Ray Mercer

Best Puncher: Deontay Wilder.

Best Skills: Floyd Mayweather.

Best Overall: Floyd

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

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

I never got round to watching RJJ in the flesh bro, I’m British so was always too young to travel over to America to watch him in his prime. I was tempted to go to New York to watch him face Calzaghe, but I knew he was so far past his prime at that point so decided against it.

If I was doing an all time list, I’d have picked Roy for fastest hands and feet for sure.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Some great lists so far...