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The Most Complete Fighters that I Have Ever Seen in My Life
Posted: 16 Jan 2014, 13:48
by elmersalsa
These to me, are the MOST COMPLETE FIGHTERS that I have ever seen in my lifetime:
1. Sugar Ray Leonard
2. Roberto Duran
3. Salvador Sanchez
4. Eusebio Pedroza
5. Marvin Hagler
6. Mike McCallum
7. Floyd Mayweather, Jr
8. Miguel "Happy" Lora
9. Evander Holyfield
10. Meldrick Taylor
Who are yours? These guys above had everything. There may be someone that I have missed off the bat, but to my memory, I have not seen more complete fighters than these ten here.
Re: The Most Complete Fighters that I Have Ever Seen in My Life
Posted: 16 Jan 2014, 13:56
by evrenb
I agree with some on that list. Sugar ray robinson number 1...
Re: The Most Complete Fighters that I Have Ever Seen in My Life
Posted: 16 Jan 2014, 14:12
by King Carlos
Meldrick Taylor?
Re: The Most Complete Fighters that I Have Ever Seen in My Life
Posted: 16 Jan 2014, 14:15
by Vladimir5555
SRR,Ali,Duran,JCC,Hearns,Hagler,Khaosai Galaxy,Whitaker,Zarate,Zamora,Pryor,Salvador Sanchez,Arbachakov and others)).
Re: The Most Complete Fighters that I Have Ever Seen in My Life
Posted: 16 Jan 2014, 14:23
by King Carlos
Vladimir5555 wrote:Khaosai Galaxy, Zamora
Da fuq?
Re: The Most Complete Fighters that I Have Ever Seen in My Life
Posted: 16 Jan 2014, 14:24
by King Carlos
Il Duce wrote:Antonio 'Kid Pambele' Cervantes
Even they way he threw his bout against Wilfred Benitez in March 1976 was 'Masterful'.
Face it, Duce. Cervantes just couldn't handle the defensive cuties.
Re: The Most Complete Fighters that I Have Ever Seen in My Life
Posted: 16 Jan 2014, 15:58
by gilgamesh
Sugar Ray Robinson
Roberto Duran
Marco Antonio Barrera
Juan Manuel Marquez
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Manny Pacquiao
Evander Holyfield
Marvin Hagler
Bernard Hopkins
James Toney
Re: The Most Complete Fighters that I Have Ever Seen in My Life
Posted: 16 Jan 2014, 16:29
by HomicideHenry
elmersalsa wrote:These to me, are the MOST COMPLETE FIGHTERS that I have ever seen in my lifetime:
1. Sugar Ray Leonard
2. Roberto Duran
3. Salvador Sanchez
4. Eusebio Pedroza
5. Marvin Hagler
6. Mike McCallum
7. Floyd Mayweather, Jr
8. Miguel "Happy" Lora
9. Evander Holyfield
10. Meldrick Taylor
Who are yours? These guys above had everything. There may be someone that I have missed off the bat, but to my memory, I have not seen more complete fighters than these ten here.
#1- Roberto Duran
#2- Pernell Whitaker
#3- Sugar Ray Leonard
#4- Wilfred Benetiz
#5- Salvador Sanchez
#6- Larry Holmes
#7- Juan Manual Marquez
#8- Manny Pacquia
#9- Floyd Mayweather Jr.
#10- Bernard Hopkins
#11- Evander Holyfield
#12- Alexis Arguello
#13- Julio Cesar Chavez
#14- Aaron Pryor
#15- George Foreman (power, defense, toughness, saavy etc. in comeback)
Honorable Mentions:
Vladimir Klitschko; never seen a heavyweight of that size, be that precise and skillful and so dominate since Lennox Lewis (ten years ago) and is coming up on tying Holmes' record for second most collective title defenses. Whether we like him or not and blame weakness of era, this guy is approaching plausible top ten worthiness (imho he's already there, if not top fifteen).
Re: The Most Complete Fighters that I Have Ever Seen in My Life
Posted: 16 Jan 2014, 16:43
by SamWise72
evrenb wrote:I agree with some on that list. Sugar ray robinson number 1...
At 41 years old, I was not fortunate enough to see SRR fight in my lifetime.
Re: The Most Complete Fighters that I Have Ever Seen in My Life
Posted: 16 Jan 2014, 16:45
by gilgamesh
SamWise72 wrote:evrenb wrote:I agree with some on that list. Sugar ray robinson number 1...
At 41 years old, I was not fortunate enough to see SRR fight in my lifetime.
You've never got to look back on footage of him?
Re: The Most Complete Fighters that I Have Ever Seen in My Life
Posted: 17 Jan 2014, 09:24
by SamWise72
Of course I have, but that's not what the thread is asking, is it?
Re: The Most Complete Fighters that I Have Ever Seen in My Life
Posted: 17 Jan 2014, 10:32
by scallum
Ones I have actually seen Duran ,Leonard and Floyd
Re: The Most Complete Fighters that I Have Ever Seen in My Life
Posted: 17 Jan 2014, 11:53
by raylawpc
Sugar Ray Robinson Nobody else comes close in terms of being a complete fighter . . .
Re: The Most Complete Fighters that I Have Ever Seen in My Life
Posted: 17 Jan 2014, 12:04
by SaadOffTheDeck
raylawpc wrote:Sugar Ray Robinson Nobody else comes close in terms of being a complete fighter . . .
I'd think that Ezzard Charles would.
Re: The Most Complete Fighters that I Have Ever Seen in My Life
Posted: 17 Jan 2014, 12:49
by BoxBuzz
Il Duce wrote:Antonio 'Kid Pambele' Cervantes
Even they way he threw his bout against Wilfred Benitez in March 1976 was 'Masterful'.
Oh how I wish this was true.....if only........I genuinely admire Cervantes........thankfully Il Duce mixes in a bit of fiction that we call can find ourselves entertained by.....even if misleading ourselves in the process.
There was NO deception on that day.
But I admit...for ME it makes for a wonderful read.
But Cervantes was indeed a complete fighter....even if he didn't quite turn in a good enough performance to win that particular go round.
Re: The Most Complete Fighters that I Have Ever Seen in My Life
Posted: 17 Jan 2014, 12:54
by stevedoc
for a while don curry looked a complete fighter till honeyghan bashed him up .
Re: The Most Complete Fighters that I Have Ever Seen in My Life
Posted: 17 Jan 2014, 13:09
by palooka
stevedoc wrote:for a while don curry looked a complete fighter till honeyghan bashed him up .
Yeah, Curry was a master in his prime, there're some fantastic fighters mentioned and Wilfredo Gomez has to be up there at Super Bantam, Carlos Zarate at Bantam was superb and Ricardo Lopez was a truely exceptional boxer - all could box, counter and punch and all were game as hell.
Re: The Most Complete Fighters that I Have Ever Seen in My Life
Posted: 17 Jan 2014, 13:30
by Jaywheel
King Carlos wrote:Meldrick Taylor?
Defensive wizard.
Re: The Most Complete Fighters that I Have Ever Seen in My Life
Posted: 17 Jan 2014, 13:34
by Seamus
21 posts and no mention of Willie Pep.
Re: The Most Complete Fighters that I Have Ever Seen in My Life
Posted: 17 Jan 2014, 13:41
by evrenb
Seamus wrote:21 posts and no mention of Willie Pep.
Punch power?
Re: The Most Complete Fighters that I Have Ever Seen in My Life
Posted: 17 Jan 2014, 13:51
by evrenb
Sugar Ray Robinson : speed, power, chin, balance, ring generalship, grace and beauty, heart, excitement...the guy had it ALL!!
Re: The Most Complete Fighters that I Have Ever Seen in My Life
Posted: 17 Jan 2014, 13:57
by Seamus
Pep 8 stoppages in his last 9 fights before the plane crash.
Gene Tunney deserves a shout as well.
Re: The Most Complete Fighters that I Have Ever Seen in My Life
Posted: 17 Jan 2014, 13:58
by palooka
Seamus wrote:21 posts and no mention of Willie Pep.
How old are you?
Re: The Most Complete Fighters that I Have Ever Seen in My Life
Posted: 17 Jan 2014, 15:09
by gilgamesh
Seamus wrote:Pep 8 stoppages in his last 9 fights before the plane crash.
Gene Tunney deserves a shout as well.
I didn't mention Pep because I've never seen him fight.
Re: The Most Complete Fighters that I Have Ever Seen in My Life
Posted: 17 Jan 2014, 15:35
by stevedoc
Seamus wrote:21 posts and no mention of Willie Pep.