Boxers with the best resume, at any weights....evah!

Let´s see ´em - in particular, level of opposition, longevity, W-L records, different weights, etc

 

Leonard beating atg brawler in Duran, atg boxer and puncher in Hearns, and atg defensive specialist Benitez at welter in their primes is the most impressive stretch in a weight class ever, imo. You can't trump that by making a bunch of defenses or moving up in weight against lesser fighters, but Leonard did that too with Kalule.

 

Ali for heavyweight.

 

Ezzard charles, no1.

 

Leonard, Duran, Ali, and Charles are probably the top 4.

 

Leonard at welterweight is the first name that pops up.

 

Nigel Benn.

 

Mayweather has the best combination of W-L ratio, longevity and titles at multiple weights. His quality of opposition is also much better than given credit for and would be looked on more favourably in a decade or so.

Ali at Heavyweight is the best resume ever. Lennox and Evander are 2nd and 3rd and Tyson deserves more credit than he gets.

Leonard is up there of course when you consider Benitez, Duran, Hearns, Hagler on his list of beaten opposition although I don't personally add as much weight to the Duran win as The only great fighter above lightweight that Duran managed to beat was Leonard himself.

Overall I personally respect dominance and longevity over most other criteria....and dominance assumes fighting the best possible opposition of your era....as well as beating all of them and beating most easily.

Some people want to give props to guys that faced a lot of tough fighters even though they lost to most of them at one time or another. Dominance tells you more (as long as you fought the best in your era).

Pacquiao. Morales, Barrera, Marquez, Ledwaba, Hatton, Cotto, De la Hoya, clottey, Margarito. He needs to be given more credit.

 

Carl Froch
Wladimir Klitschko
(I know both guys get a ton of abuse on here but they pretty much fought everyone)

 

You are nuts if you think that Mayweather belongs anywhere on this list.

 

Lmao at Floyd.

 

Sly knows nothing about boxing guys. That would should be apparent at this point. He knows only SLIGHLY more than casual fans. Only slightly, but that's about it.

And LOL @ Duran never beating a great fighter above lightweight. Carlos Palomino was a better fighter than any welter/junior middle that Floyd beat..

 

There's a ton of guys wladerina didnt fought. He has a good resume, but he didnt clear the division

 

Wasnt willie pep like 128-1 or something before his crash?

 

Please. You have seen more fights than me, but I apply my knowledge far better than you. Anyone who picked Lacy to beat Calzaghe is in no position to criticize anyone over what they know about boxing....and that is by no means the only ridiculous blunder on your posting resume. You make a habit of them. You consistently pick guys who you like and find more exciting. I know the game...you just have research knowledge.

 

Alexis Arguello @ 130 is up there. Didn't fight Brian Mitchell, but fought everyone else....

Bernard Hopkins @160
Ali @ Heavyweight
Evander @ Heavyweight

 

Hopkins resume at 160 is pretty mediocre.

 

Yea true - i was approaching it from the standpoint that he fought everyone in the division

 

he never dared tangle with adnan catic

 

Yeah, you got me there...

I can't compete with a guy who believed that Mamadou Thiam could beat Shane Mosley.

 

I'm not sure Palomino was better than Canelo.

 

The Calzaghe Lacy fight DID actually happen however and we all know how that turned out. You can't compare a mythical fight with an actual one....because in a pre-1990 Mythical Matchup, Tyson wipes out Buster Douglas every day of the week and twice on sundays.

 

Palomino was a better P4P fighter than Shitnelo.

 

If he was, it's certainly by by leaps and bounds