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Who are you top 5 fighters to have competed since 1980?

Mine are:-

1) Pernell Whittaker
2) Sugar Ray Leonard
3) Marvin Hagler
4) Julio Cesar Chavez
5) Azumah Nelson

Great picks Syntax

There's got to be a place in there for Michael Spinks though.

1. Leonard
2.Whitaker
3.Chavez
4.M. Spinks
5.Jones

theone wrote:1. Leonard
2.Whitaker
3.Chavez
4.M. Spinks
5.Jones

This was hard for me, I have Whitaker top ten at lightweight, Holmes 2-3 at heavyweight,Hagler 1 at middleweight,Spinks 1 at lightheavyweight and Leonard 2-3 at welterweight.

1.Hagler
2.Leonard
3.Whitaker
4.Holmes
5.Spinks

Hagler, Leonard, Chavez , Holmes, Whitaker. Lotta 6th places .

No real order -

P. Whitaker
E. Holyfield
SRL
T. Hearns
M. Hagler

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A. Nelson
J. Fenech
K. Galaxy
J. Jackson
M. Tyson
R. Lopez
M. Spinks



Definitely a few other "possibles" I'm leaving off -

You have to have Mike Tyson in there. In the mid to late 80's he was the man. Inspite of what has happened since. In his prime he was IT!

ringsider wrote:You have to have Mike Tyson in there. In the mid to late 80's he was the man. Inspite of what has happened since. In his prime he was IT!

In his prime, Marvelous Marvin looked more unbeatable than Iron Mike.

Ezzard wrote:Great picks Syntax

There's got to be a place in there for Michael Spinks though.

That's true.

It's so hard when you compile these lists, but M Spinks is definitely one worth considering.

Decagon wrote:LOL@Nelson over Jones and Holmes.

Why?

DoubleM, whats so funny about my picks?

theone wrote:DoubleM, whats so funny about my picks?

i think because u left out hagler

i think because u left out hagler

Most likely. If you include his accomplishments from the seventies I might have included him over Jones. But going by the criteria of this topic, I believe Jones edges him.

1. Hagler
2. Holmes
3. SRL
4. Coetzee
5. Pryor

RazorKO wrote:1. Hagler
2. Holmes
3. SRL
4. Coetzee
5. Pryor

u must be kidding me. i wouldnt even rank coetzee over mike weaver. mike tyson should be the next heavyweight on the list, hes far better than coetzee could ever dream of being.


the fact that u put coetzee over whitaker and JCC is laughable

Decagon wrote:LOL@Nelson over Jones and Holmes.

My top 5 is Hagler, Leonard, Jones, Holmes & Whittaker. I dont think Nelson quite makes the top 5, probably would top 10, but he isnt a fighter to be sneered at.

BrocktonBlockbuster49 wrote:

RazorKO wrote:1. Hagler
2. Holmes
3. SRL
4. Coetzee
5. Pryor

u must be kidding me. i wouldnt even rank coetzee over mike weaver. mike tyson should be the next heavyweight on the list, hes far better than coetzee could ever dream of being.


the fact that u put coetzee over whitaker and JCC is laughable

Actually you have a point about Tyson, Ill put Tyson 4th, and Coetzee and Pryor tied 5th.

RazorKO wrote:1. Hagler
2. Holmes
3. SRL
4. Coetzee
5. Pryor

WTF is Coetzee doing in a lb 4 lb list? Is he in the top 5 South African heavyweights since 1980, or is it your Razor sharp wit at work?

Decagon wrote:

DoubleM wrote:

ringsider wrote:You have to have Mike Tyson in there. In the mid to late 80's he was the man. Inspite of what has happened since. In his prime he was IT!

In his prime, Marvelous Marvin looked more unbeatable than Iron Mike.

And unlike Mike Tyson, Hagler never did lose in his prime.

tyson wasnt the same tyson when he fought douglas

A case could be made for Nelson .... but im still pissed about that first Fenech fight. :x

Decagon wrote:

dr_devious wrote:My top 5 is Hagler, Leonard, Jones, Holmes & Whittaker. I dont think Nelson quite makes the top 5, probably would top 10, but he isnt a fighter to be sneered at.

I'm not sneering at Nelson, but Jones and Holmes are just a half-step better. The thing I hate about topics like these is how to rank someone like Hagler, who did a lot of his best work before 1980.

My problem with Roy Jones, although he is probably the most gifted boxer in the history of the sport, he did not fight a lot of his main contemporaries. Now, that may be his not his fault, but it does affect his overall standing.

Also, when he started to fade a little, never adapted to his deteriorating skills, he just got sparked out, which again is a minus point.

Larry Holmes is definitely worth considering, but I am biased, as I am a big Nelson fan!

There are certain names that really have to be on there.


Hagler - had some great fights in the 1970s but on his title record alone must be in there.

Leonard - the talent and the resume.

Whittaker - beat just about everyone apart from a dodgy decision or 2.

Chavez - Can anyone really leave this guy out.

Spinks - made hsitory when beating Holmes and had already done a lot at Light heavy

Holmes - one of the greatest HW's of all-time

Hang on that's 6.... :x

Come to think of it, im not sure whether Roy Jones should be in the list over Tommy Hearns, i probably picked him cos he was widely perceived to be the best fighter of the 90s, and his overall talent level. He did get sparked in his 2 last fights and I wouldnt be surprised if Clinton Woods KOs him if he comes back. Prime for prime Hearns vs Jones at MW would be a great match up