50 Greatest Boxers of All Time: 20-11

Who's really the greatest of all time? ESPN.com ranks 'em. Let the debate begin. via ESPN

[Don Di Silvestri]

I lean towards Heavyweights that fought many years ago;they had a stamina you don't see much today;also,I've watched lots of old films.Here goes:#1--Jack Johnson,#2---Jim Jeffries,#3---Jim Corbett---#4-----Bob Fitzsimmons,#5---Jack Dempsey,#6---Muhammad Ali,#7----Gene Tunney,#8---Max Baer,#9-----Larry Holmes,#10----Joe Frazier,so there you have it,my opinion!

[defster]

too small and to crude my opinion (and thats all it is!)
1,ali
2,lewis
3,holmes
4,tyson
5,louis
6,foreman (1st time round)
7,marciano
8,frazier
9,dempsey
10,johnson
feel free to disagree

[PBflloyd]

1. Muhhamad ali
2. roy jones jr.
3. sugar ray robinson
4. hopkins
5. frazier
6. joe luis
7. foreman
8. evander holyfield
9. tyson
10. mayweather (if he engages more)
11. mosely
12. pacman
13. michael moorer
14. joe walcott
15. rocky marciano
16. winky wright
17. larry holmes
18. trevor berbick
19. duran
20. ike quartey

pretty random and disagree if u need

[Sunday Hills]

These lists can never be accurate, but here's my choice: Top 5. Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, Rocky Marciano, Jack Johnson, Ray Robinson. All famous, all popular and all surpreme boxing proffessionals.

Next best group:Larry Holmes, Stanley Ketchel, Ezzard Charles, Jimmy Wilde, Max Rosenbloom, Max Baer and Hit Man Hearns.

Gents of the ring: Gene Tunny, Max Scmeling and Jack Braddock. Disqualified for bad-sportsmanship Cassius Clay - the Louisville Lip. Disqualified taunting opponents, for failing to report for militiary service and introducing personal Islamic views and Black Politics into the sport.

[defster]

if we are talking pound for pound got to say in no particular order top 10 leonard,hagler,ali,pryor, hopkins,hearns,duran,robinson, jones jnr,bob foster. bit of 80s bias because that was 'my era'

[The Advocate]

1.Sugar Ray Robison is the greatest boxer pound for pound.
listen, go to www.associatedcontent.com and type in Marquis Canaday. He has a top 20 list of the greatest boxers and why. Better yet, just type in his name Marquis Canaday or Marquis D. Canaday.

[SOHC 4]

... Here are my Top-10 heavyweights for TODAY:
(1) Sam Peter
(2) Corrie Sanders
(3) Wladimir K.
(4) Ruslan Chagaev
(5) Lamon Brewster
(6) Alexander Dimitrenko
(7) David Rodriguez
(8) Nicolai Valuev
(9) J.D. Chapman
(10) Vitaly K.

**Also rans:...Chris Arreola, Tony "the Tiger" Thompson, Odlanier Solis, Vladimir Virchis, Rod Willis, Sultan Ibragimov, Rick Dyer, Damian Wills, Timur Ibragimov, and Alfonso (?) Butler..

[Fistiana]

1.Jack Johnson (tenacious defence), 2.Ray Robinson (perfect skill), 3.Sam Langford (perfection undiscovered), 4.Bob Fitzsimmons (the accuracey), 5.Joe Louis (relentless power), 6.Ali (confidence killer), 7.Dempsey (the rampage), 8.Marciano (the desire) , 9.Holmes (the jab), 10.Jim Corbett (the science), 11.Jack Dillon (skilled rampage), 12. Joe Frazier (Heart) 13. Marvin Hagler (all-around steadiness), 14. Mike Tyson (animal) 15. Mayweather(modern skill but boring)

[southakron]

1. Harry Greb
2. Ray Robinson
3. Ali
4. Joe Louis
5. Larry Holmes
6. Rocky Marciano
7. Willie Pep
8. Marvin Hagler
9. Gene Tunney
10.Jack Johnson

[Malignaggi_fan]

1.Rocky Maricano
2.Muhammad Ali
3.Joe Frazier
4.Jake La Motta
5.Ray Robinson
6.George Foreman
7.Jack Johnson
8.Ray Leonard
9.Marvin Hagler
10.Roberto Duran
11.Evander Holyfield
12.Floyd Mayweater
13.Ricky Hatton
14.Arturo Gatti
15.Felix Trinidad

someday PAULIE MALIGNAGGI will be in my top 15.
I put MARCIANO #1. cause he never lost and he was in a lot of fights.

[Malignaggi_fan]

I ranked the BRONXBULL (Jake La Motta)#5. because La Motta was the first person to beat Ray Robinson at his prime. So thats why I put La Motta ahead of Robinson. I also put Gatti #14. cause at his prime, I don't think anybody could beat Gatti. I think if Gatti was still in his prime he would beat Floyd Mayweater. IS ANYONE A MALIGNAGGI FAN??

[Malignaggi_fan]

ITALIAN BOXERS ARE THE BEST!!!

[Flappity Yappity]

Malignaggi_fan wrote:

I ranked the BRONXBULL (Jake La Motta)#5. because La Motta was the first person to beat Ray Robinson at his prime. So thats why I put La Motta ahead of Robinson. I also put Gatti #14. cause at his prime, I don't think anybody could beat Gatti. I think if Gatti was still in his prime he would beat Floyd Mayweater. IS ANYONE A MALIGNAGGI FAN??

23-1, but with just five KOs. I'll keep my eye on him.

My favorite fighter of all time is Sugar Ray Leonard. I saw him on TV the other day, and the funny thing is, he doesn't look tough at all! Jeez, look at the great fighters he beat. It's been 20 years since he beat Hagler, and I still love watching that fight.

[Flappity Yappity]

What about heavyweight stiffs? Duane Bobick was one. Some guy named Rick "King Kong" Keller is right up (down?) there, too. Keller fought Greg Page, and the fight wasn't even a minute old and Keller was bleeding from everywhere. Not much of a fight.

[Malignaggi_fan]

I'd end my rank with,
16.Mike Tyson
17.Roy Jones Jr.
18.PACMAN
and
19.PAULIE MALIGNAGGI
cause PAULIE DOSEN'T GO DOWN!!!

[Malignaggi_fan]

I forgot one more great fighter...

RAY(BOOM BOOM)MANCINI!!!!
he was an awesome boxer who won almost all of his fights by knock out.

[Malignaggi_fan]

I switch HATTON over MAYWEATER cause I think HATTON is just to strong for MAYWEATER and HATTON is going to knock him out. I'd say around the 6th round a big knockout will happen in thier fight.

[RU serious]

Your joking! Paulie hits as hard as Paulie Shore, plus, he should not be rated on any straight ranking. But, I will say he's the best gay boxer out there. C'mon!

Malignaggi_fan wrote:

I'd end my rank with,
16.Mike Tyson
17.Roy Jones Jr.
18.PACMAN
and
19.PAULIE MALIGNAGGI
cause PAULIE DOSEN'T GO DOWN!!!

[Flappity Yappity]

Malignaggi_fan wrote:

I forgot one more great fighter...
RAY(BOOM BOOM)MANCINI!!!!
he was an awesome boxer who won almost all of his fights by knock out.

I liked Boom Boom, but he was thoroughly embarassed by Macho Camacho in 1989. I watched that fight at Diego's in Pacific Beach.

[Malignaggi_fan]

RU serious wrote:

Your joking! Paulie hits as hard as Paulie Shore, plus, he should not be rated on any straight ranking. But, I will say he's the best gay boxer out there. C'mon!
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FU RU, Malignaggi and Paulie Shore would kick your ass any day. Look at Malignaggi's record dum ass, He's 23-1 and is young and he still has a lot of fights left in him. He wants to fight the best out there and he wanted to fight Hatton, but Hatton is going to fight Mayweater instead.