TOP FIVE BOXERS of ALL TIME

Zelley · Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:13 pm

My pick for top five would be:
Sugar Ray Robinson, Henry Armstrong, Willie Pep, Roberto Duran & Eder Jofre

Next in line in no order:
Archie Moore, Barney Ross, Tony Canzoneri, and Jimmy Wilde

Some of the ones I like best:
Floyd Patterson, Eddie Cotton, Al Sparks, Emile Griffith & Ray Lamplin.

ghoster · Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:11 pm

A very solid top five!

For me I would have to add Joe Louis. As a all time great and also as a personal favorite. His accomplishments in the ring surely qualify,
but also his grand demeanor and humble appearance.

"Yes, Louis is a credit to his race -- the human race." sportswriter Jimmy Cannon

motor city hitman · Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:21 pm

Almost impossible to pick my top five and it would probably change weekly.
However today ( lol ) , my top five would be:

1/. Ray Robinson
2/. Henry Armstrong
3/. Muhammed Ali
4/. Joe Louis
5/. Archie Moore

Zelley · Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:36 pm

I don't have much disagreement with Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali being included in a top five list.

CutMeMick · Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:25 am

Only 5... Shit that's tough.

Arguello, "Finito" Lopez, Duran, JCC & Foster.

jonnyherb · Sun Apr 26, 2009 2:06 pm

Leaving personal bias out of it, which is tough.... I go for

1. Ray Robinson

2. Muhammed Ali

3. Henry Armstrong

4. Joe Louis

5. Roberto Duran

restpilot · Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:28 pm

I wonder if Willie Pep's stoppage at the hands of Sadler, omits him from such lists.

McBride · Wed Apr 29, 2009 6:58 pm

jonnyherb wrote:

Leaving personal bias out of it, which is tough.... I go for

1. Ray Robinson

2. Muhammed Ali

3. Henry Armstrong

4. Joe Louis

5. Roberto Duran

Hello Johnny how are you?

Apart from elevating No5 to No2 and moving the rest down a place I totally agree with you. Hardly surprising though is it.

:loltext:

astel1 · Fri May 08, 2009 5:45 pm

Random order : Ray Robinson, Roberto Duran, Muhammad Ali, Oscar De La Hoya, the 5th is the hardest : Chavez, L. Lewis, Louis, Marciano

ecto55 · Mon May 18, 2009 10:33 am

My personal opinion as to the best 'pure' boxers (skillful practicioners of the art of hitting without getting hit), but not necessarily the best boxers of all time-
1- Willie Pep
2- Nicolino Locche
3- Floyd Mayweather Jr
4- Muahmmed Ali (pre-ban)
5- Sven Ottke

Just joking about no.5, my real fifth pick'd be either Roy Jones Jr or Ray Robinson- RJJ just had freak spped but in his prime rarely got hit cleanly, while no-ones really seen how good SRR was at welter, so for mine he's an unknown quantity.
Close calls are Georgie Benton, Charley Burley, Benny Leonard, James Toney and even Chris Byrd.

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