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In comparison to other posters here, sometimes my opinions of fighters go against the grain and if none of yours do, you're either lying to yourself or a sheep. Who do you rate higher or lower than others? Here are some of mine (I'm mostly going off of how good I thought they were, not resume):
Lower
*George Foreman: It's the technical flaws and questionable stamina that make me think he'd lose to many.
*post exile Ali: He relied a lot on athleticism earlier in his career and after returning lost a lot of his legs and wasn't that hard to hit. His power wasn't great either. I think guys like Lewis and Holmes would outbox him without too much trouble.
*Whitaker: I respect Whitaker a lot, so maybe I shouldn't list him. I just think this board gives him god-like status. Leonard is a similar case.
*Chavez and Monzon: Same reason. They were slow.
*Barrera: Lacked physical gifts which is a big part of why Pac and Junior Jones had their way with him.
*Bowe: Very inconsistent. Easy to hit.
Higher
*Hamed: He gets written off a lot here because of the Barrera fight (which was close) and a somewhat weak resume. I think he'd beat Barrera on most nights of his career.
*Vitali Klitschko: He doesn't lose rounds and has a great chin. The awkwardness works for him too.
*Roy Jones: Few could find his chin when he was in his prime.
*De La Hoya: Especially at the lower weights.
*Holmes: I think he was better than anyone from the 70s and possibly better than prime Ali. Solid all around.
*Tarver: I feel like he had a habit of fighting to the level of his opponent, but could give almost any light heavy problems.
*Ward/Gamboa/Rigo: I believe the hype
Lower
*George Foreman: It's the technical flaws and questionable stamina that make me think he'd lose to many.
*post exile Ali: He relied a lot on athleticism earlier in his career and after returning lost a lot of his legs and wasn't that hard to hit. His power wasn't great either. I think guys like Lewis and Holmes would outbox him without too much trouble.
*Whitaker: I respect Whitaker a lot, so maybe I shouldn't list him. I just think this board gives him god-like status. Leonard is a similar case.
*Chavez and Monzon: Same reason. They were slow.
*Barrera: Lacked physical gifts which is a big part of why Pac and Junior Jones had their way with him.
*Bowe: Very inconsistent. Easy to hit.
Higher
*Hamed: He gets written off a lot here because of the Barrera fight (which was close) and a somewhat weak resume. I think he'd beat Barrera on most nights of his career.
*Vitali Klitschko: He doesn't lose rounds and has a great chin. The awkwardness works for him too.
*Roy Jones: Few could find his chin when he was in his prime.
*De La Hoya: Especially at the lower weights.
*Holmes: I think he was better than anyone from the 70s and possibly better than prime Ali. Solid all around.
*Tarver: I feel like he had a habit of fighting to the level of his opponent, but could give almost any light heavy problems.
*Ward/Gamboa/Rigo: I believe the hype
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