1. Prime Tyson had everything Unbelievable power, speed, movement, fearlessness, offense & defense, counter punching, great stature, great conditioning, solid chin, and no mercy.
2. Muhammad Ali- Unbelievable speed, great movement, amazing footwork, Iron chin, could frustrate any opponent, showed no fear, great counter punching, always confident, and very intelligent
3. Rocky Marciano- Extreme power, titanium chin, giant heart, and no fear.
4. Sugar Ray Robinson- Great speed, Great movement, Amazing footwork, nice amount of power, iron chin, great counter puncher, and intelligence.
5. Joe Louis- Great power, good movement, good speed, tough, nice chin, no fear.
6. Sam Langford- Unbelievable power, titanium chin, courage, fearlessness.
7. Marvin Hagler- Brawler, titanium chin, fearlessness, ruthless, no mercy, power, more then average speed, defense and offense.
8. Sugar Ray Leonard- Speed, movement, footwork, fearlessness, courage, great counter punching techniques, cocky.
9. Willie Pep- Unbelievable Defense, great counter punching, good movement, great speed, nice chin, giant heart, courage.
10. Joe Frazier- Great power, iron chin, fearlessness, heart, great offense, average defense, courage, no mercy.
Honorable mentions:
George Foreman
Harry Wills
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Jake LaMotta
Archie Moore
Henry Armstrong
Aaron Pryor
Julio César Chávez
Roberto Duran
20 more for the hell of it:
Carlos Monzón
Kostya Tszyu
Billy Conn
Jimmy Bivins
Thomas Hearns
Jack Johnson
Sam Mcvey
Jersey Joe Walcott
Ezzard Charles
Michael Spinks
Dwight Muhammad Qawi
Nigel Benn
Chris Eubank
Félix Trinidad
Bernard Hopkins
Roy Jones Jr.
Ricardo Lopes
Naseem Hamed
Bob Foster
Hello Matt! This is truly a great and difficult question but here's my list:
1. Ricardo Lopez. Doesn't get the credit he deserves because of fighting in the lower weight divisions but this man was almost flawless in technique and his perfect record is testament to that fact.
2. Sugar Ray Robinson. In my opinion, he is the most gifted fighter in boxing history as he could do it all in the ring with great speed, footwork, and punching power.
3. Willie Pep. How could anyone not include the Wil of the Wisp who had that almost artistic way of moving around the ring as if he were dancing with great defensive skills. A ring artist.
4. Benny Leonard. The Wizard of the Ghetto was considered the very best boxer of the 20's ad 30's as he moved around the ring gracefully with great speed and ring inteliigence.
5. Salvador Sanchez. Having watched this man fight a few times, I am convinced that he had what I would describe as an almost perfect technique.
6. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Yeah like him or not he is a very technically sound boxer. Some say his style is boring but he is a master defensive specialist and counter puncher.
7. Alexis Arguello. Probably the most poised fighter I ever watched as he ws always in perfect form and rarely throwing a wasted punch with perfecdt timing.
8. Sugar Ray Leonard. Like the pother Sugar was a supremely gifted boxer with outstanding footwork, speed and power fighting the best of his era.
9. Marvin Hagler. Hagler was so fierce in the ring that many have forgotten just how smmoth of a boxer he was too which made him a complete fighter.
10. Juan Manuel Marquez. I know some may be surprised to find him on this list ut he has always had great balance, and a tremendous counter puncher.
Honorable mention
Joe Louis
Roberto Duran
Wilfredo Benitez
J.C. Chavez
Oscar De La Hoya
Gene Tunney
hey matt
top ten are
10. George Foreman
9. Willie Pep
8. Sam Langford
7. Sugar ray Leonard
6. Julio Cesar Chavez
5. Rocky Marciano
4. Joe Louis
3. Prime Mike Tyson
2. Muhammad Ali
1. Sugar ray Robinson
1. Sugar Ray Robinson
2. Sugar Ray Leonard
3. Henry Armstrong
4. Benny Leonard
5. Roberto Duran
6. Joe Louis
7. Salvador Sanchez
8. Manny Pacquiao
9. Mike Tyson
10. Floyd Mayweather
IMO a perfect fighter can't have any clear weaknesses. For example Ali is one of the very best but he couldn't fight on the inside, which is why he struggled againt Norton and Frazier, even though he was one of the very best ever, he's not a perfect fighter.
These fighters I consider to be near perfection:
-Larry Holmes
-Pernell Whitaker
-Carlos Monzon
-Ray Robinson
-Acelino Freitas (he didn't have a major strength like the fighters above but he had no weakness)
-Aaron Pryor
-Marc "too sharp" Johnson
-Salvador Sanchez
-James Toney
-Bernard Hopkins
-Floyd Mayweather
-Ray Leonard
-Ricardo Lopez
1.- Sugar Ray Robinson
2.- Floyd Mayweahter Jr
3.- Salvador Sanchez
4.- Julio Cesar Chavez
5.- Ricardo Lopez
6.- Mike Tyson in his prime
Every fighter has flaws and nobody is perfect. But what 10 fighters are the closest to perfect in the ring?
