1. Sugar Ray Robinson. He is my most favorite fighter of all time, and the greatest of all time in my opinion. He was nearly a perfect fighter. He had everything from speed, power, chin, balance, boxing skills, brawling skills, you name it.
2. Muhammad Ali. He was exciting in and out of the ring, and one of the big reasons boxing is what it is.
3. Sugar Ray Leonard. He was truly my first favorite fighter ever as a child. Nowadays, kids love Pacquiao and Mayweather and some are absolutely crazy about them. I was absolutely crazy about Leonard back in the 80's. I thought he was the best of all time back then!
4. Wilfred Benitez. Him and Leonard were my childhood favorites. I loved Benitez and his defensive skills, and win or lose, I always loved him.
5, Joe Louis. Very humble man, a boxing gentleman. But not in the ring. His power was amazing and his techniques were very correct.
6. Michael Spinks. Olympic gold medalist, and also one of my childhood favorites.
7. Mike Tyson. Now I'm not usually a huge fan of punchers, but this dude was something special when I first saw him.
8. Prince Naseem Hamed. Very exciting in and out of the ring! Nuff said.
9. Hector Camacho. Like Hamed, very exciting as well.
10. Roy Jones Jr. In his prime, he was nearly unbeatable. I am more of a Roy Jones Jr. fan than any fighter today.
11. Felix Trinidad. I loved Trinidad always. 40-0 til losing to Bernard Hopkins.
12. Rocky Marciano. I originally used to criticize Marciano, because I thought all his opponents were passed his best. If you think about it, only Louis was. Jersey Joe Walcott was World Heavyweight champion. Roland La Starza was 37-0. Ezzard Charles had won 11 of 13 fights before Marciano, and fought 5 more years after losing to him. Don Cockell was 205 pounds, a much bigger man that defeated many top Heavyweights. Archie Moore was one of the best old champions of all time! Age doesn't define prime, just ask Bernard Hopkins. Back to Marciano. He showed his great heart every time, and no matter how many times he got knocked down, he got back up, and that's what really matters most.
13. Chris John. Among active fighters, I can say John is my favorite fighter, even over Mayweather and Pacquiao. He is very skilled, and has a win over living legend Juan Manuel Marquez (who turned 40 today.)
14. Nonito Donaire. Even though he fell short against Rigondeaux, I will always root for my fellow countryman, and that's not the only reasons why. He is one of the best counterpunchers in the game still in my opinion, and will come back and I'm sure of it.
15. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Surely the best today, P4P, no doubt about it. 44-0, nuff said.
16. Bernard Hopkins. He gets better with age! I wouldn't be surprised if he was champion at 50! I ain't even 45 yet, and Hopkins is in way better shape than me!
17. Andre Ward. He is the future of boxing. Similar to BHop in my opinion, except his attitude is much better.
18. Manny Pacquiao. There are some fighters I finally admit to being a fan of after crashing defeat, and Pacquiao is one of them. Since I am from the Phillipines, I've always supported Manny and rooted for him for each of his fights, even against one of my favorites in Barrera. But it isn't til recently I was very saddened seeing him knocked out badly, and I hope he'll come back soon. In 10 years or so, we'll look back and say "what a legend".
19. Miguel Cotto. Another fighter I became a fan of after defeat. I was rooting for him against Trout, and he shockingly got beat. I hope he'll come back strong. He's a HOFer in my book.
20. Wladimir Klitschko. The best Heavyweight right now, hands down. Intelligence in and out the ring.
Honorable mentions
Sergio Martinez
Marco Antonio Barrera
Yuriorkis Gamboa
Gary Russell Jr.
1. John Conteh
2. Muhammed Ali
3. Tommy Hearns
4. Lennox Lewis
5. Marvin Hagler
6. Evander Holyfield
7. Chris Eubank
8. Salvador Sanchez
9. Nigel Benn
10. Roberto Duran
12. George Foreman
13. Julio Cesar Chavez Sr
14. Meldrick Taylor
15. Roy Jones Jr
16. Kirkland Laing
17. Sugar Ray Leonard
18. Herol Graham
19. Tim Bradley
20. Carl Froch
Hard to pick 20, but here goes:
Michael Spinks
Nicolino Locche
Ricardo Lopez
Tommy Loughran
Thomas Hearns
Muhammad Ali
Tony Canzoneri
Sugar Ray Leonard
Alexis Arguello
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Wilfred Benitez
Pernell Whitaker
D1ck Tiger
Sonny Liston
Joe Gans
Henry Lundy
Eder Jofre
James Toney
Antonio Tarver
Jose Napoles
1) Muhammad Ali
2) Joe Louis
3) Ray Leonard
4) Thomas Hearns
5) Marvin Hagler
6) Larry Holmes
7) David Tua
8) Lennox Lewis
9) Bernard Hopkins
10) Mike Tyson
11) Riddick Bowe
12) Evander Holyfield
13) Shane Mosley
14) Ray Mercer
15) Floyd Mayweather
16) Manny Pacquiao
17) Allan Green
18) Naseem Hamed
19) Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.
20) Roy Jones Jr.
I love a lot of fighters in the sports history like Robinson, Basilio, Louis, and the big Jacks (Johnson and Dempsey), but my favorites are guys who did it during my time. In no order...
Ali
Mayweather
Wilfred Benitez
Ray Leonard
Hector Camacho
Micheal Spinks
Mike Tyson
Roy Jones
Wladimir Klitschko
Felix Trinidad
Pernell Whittaker
Adrien Broner
Zab Judah
Shane Mosley
Andre Ward
Bernard Hopkins
Gary Russell Jr
Nonito Donaire
Marco Antonio Barrera
and Frankie Liles
1-Larry Holmes
2-Nicolino Locche
3-Bernard Hopkins
4-Pernell Whitaker
5-Roberto Duran
6-Vicente Saldivar
7-Luis Manuel Rodriguez
8-Marvin Hagler
9-Tommy Hearns
10-Ali
11-Henry Armstrong
12-Roman Gonzalez
13-Aaron Pryor
14-Alexis Arguello
15-Ricardo Lopez
16-Lucas Matthysse
17-Mike McCullum
18-Juan Manuel Marquez
19-Guiellermo Rigondeaux
20-Eusebio Pedroza
1) Roy Jones Jr.
2) Pernell Whitaker
3) Naseem Hamed
4) Christy Martin
5) Lennox Lewis
6) Hector Camacho
7) Felix Trinidad
8) Rocky Marciano
9) Mike Tyson
10) Terry Norris
11) Arturo Gattie
12) James Toney
13) Kevin Kelley
14) Evander Holyfield
15) Gerald McClellan
16) Tommy Morrison
17) Roberto Duran
18) Shane Mosley
19) Frankie Randall
20) Miguel Cotto
hagler
tyson
duran
hearns
holyfield
larry holmes
terry norris
chris eubanks
julio cesar chavez
manny pac
henry armstrong
ray mancini
frank bruno
nigel benn
buddy mcgirt
marco antonio barrera
barry mcguigan
sugar ray leonard
rocky kelly
johnny tapia
Not the best of all time, your favorite. Fighters that you would root for no matter what. This is your opinion. Their should be no criticism towards anyones lists. Give me a list of fighters you think are awesome you don't have to be a front runner.
My top 3 just ex.
1. Mike Tyson- He was so exciting to watch; raw power, bad mouth, mean S.O.B. He was unstoppable up until Don King and the thugs in his corner began to wear on him. Tyson fan for life.
2. Earnie Shavers- His heavy hands, and big heart he was always a threat.
3. Marvin Hagler- He was a brawler and a boxer. He could go the distance with anyone and he hit like a mule.
