The Greatest Boxer Of All Time

[MainerMikeBrown]

Sports historians often claim that Muhammed Ali was the greatest boxer of all time.

However, I don't believe their was one single greatest boxer in history. Instead, I believe there's a bunch near the top. Ali, George Foreman, Joe Louis, and a few more were the best to me.

Some would point out that Ali beat Foreman. However, they only fought once. If Ali had beaten Foreman two or three times, then that would've been one thing. But one fight often doesn't mean the winner is better than the loser overall. If there had been a rematch, maybe Foreman would have come out on top.

 

[pjbleek]

Marvin Hagler....other than that blemish from Sugar Ray Leonard....

 

[BadBoy]

Are we talking slugger or actual boxer? Sugar Ray is the greatest boxer of all time, pound for pound. Other than that, Ali, hands down. A boxer need not beat an opponent more than once, we don't say that with the Super Bowl, lol.

 

[skyblue]

ali or tyson for me,the boxer v the fighter

 

[MainerMikeBrown]

Tyson was the most dominant boxer of all-time in the opinion of many experts, even more dominant than George Foreman.

However, being the most dominant doesn't mean he was the best.

Tyson wasn't a smart fighter like Ali was. For example, when he lost to Buster Douglas, Tyson's first ever loss, he went straight after Douglas. But when that didn't work, he had no plan B. Hence, he kept going straight after his foe and was hit more than anything. Even Tyson can take only so many punches, and he fell in the huge upset.

Ali would've had a plan B.

 

[Peter Parka]

Sugar Ray Robinson :thumbup

 

[Siphorous]

I think it's right to say that there are a bunch of fighters who could be considered 'among the best'. He's not one of my favourite boxers but in that category I would have to put Julio Cesar Chavez too.

 

[MainerMikeBrown]

Although there are boxers who are pound-for-pound among the best, the reality is that the best heavyweights would defeat the best of those in the lighter weight classes. A fighter that weighs, say, 150 pounds wouldn't fare well against a heavyweight, in general.

 

[dkwrtw]

No heavyweight can lay claim to the title of greatest boxer of all time, it has always been an incredibly weak division. The only guy who can be called the GOAT is Floyd Mayweather Jr. IMHO.

 

[dkwrtw]

Although there are boxers who are pound-for-pound among the best, the reality is that the best heavyweights would defeat the best of those in the lighter weight classes. A fighter that weighs, say, 150 pounds wouldn't fare well against a heavyweight, in general.

Wrong sir, James Toney started his career out at 160 pounds, then got incredibly fat and became one of the top heavyweights in the sport, a bloated up middleweight has a knockout win over Evander Holyfield and has never been knocked out himself.

 

[dkwrtw]

Tyson was the most dominant boxer of all-time in the opinion of many experts, even more dominant than George Foreman.

However, being the most dominant doesn't mean he was the best.

Tyson wasn't a smart fighter like Ali was. For example, when he lost to Buster Douglas, Tyson's first ever loss, he went straight after Douglas. But when that didn't work, he had no plan B. Hence, he kept going straight after his foe and was hit more than anything. Even Tyson can take only so many punches, and he fell in the huge upset.

Ali would've had a plan B.

Ali's "Plan B" is to turtle up against the ropes and hope his opponent gets tired of pounding on him before they knock him out. If he tried that against Tyson he'd be leaving the arena in a body bag.

 

[teh_fuzz]

with all the different weight divisions there is a LOT of room to call anyone GOAT...

while the big dudes make for impressive fights, it is often the non heavyweights that put on the best shows!

in no particular order: (these would be my favorites)

Evander Holyfield

George Foreman

Joe Lewis

Julio Cesar Chavez

Mike Tyson

Muhammad Ali

Oscar de la Hoya

Pernell Whitaker

Roberto "Manos de Piedra" Duran

Roy Jones Jr.

Sugar Ray Leonard

Sugar Ray Robinson

I am biased and would put JCC as my personal favorite

 

[dkwrtw]

with all the different weight divisions there is a LOT of room to call anyone GOAT...

while the big dudes make for impressive fights, it is often the non heavyweights that put on the best shows!

in no particular order: (these would be my favorites)

Evander Holyfield

George Foreman

Joe Lewis

Julio Cesar Chavez

Mike Tyson

Muhammad Ali

Oscar de la hoya

Pernell whitaker

Roberto "Manos de Piedra" Duran

roy jones Jr.

Sugar Ray Leonard

Sugar Ray Robinson

Evander holyfield

George Foreman

Joe Lewis

Julio Cesar Chavez

Mike Tyson

Muhammad Ali

Oscar de la hoya

Pernell whitaker

Roberto "Manos de Piedra" Duran

Roy jones Jr.

Sugar Ray Leonard

Sugar Ray Robinson

I am biased and would put JCC as my personal favorite

I like that list, my list of favorites looks like:

Carl Froch
Bernard Hopkins
Vitali Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Antonio Margarito
Arthur Abraham
Thomas Hearns
Paulie Malignaggi
Chris Eubank

 

[Niamh]

I like that list, my list of favorites looks like:

Carl Froch
Bernard Hopkins
Vitali Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Antonio Margarito
Arthur Abraham
Thomas Hearns
Paulie Malignaggi
Chris Eubank

If you're going to have Chris Eubank on there, then Steve Collins needs a mention as he beat him twice

 

[dkwrtw]

If you're going to have Chris Eubank on there, then Steve Collins needs a mention as he beat him twice

Those were just my favorite fighters, not who I think are the best lol, Chris Eubank is not even close to being a GOAT candidate.

 

[Niamh]

Those were just my favorite fighters, not who I think are the best lol, Chris Eubank is not even close to being a GOAT candidate.

I know but it was a good opportunity to sneak in an Irish boxer

 

[MainerMikeBrown]

Ali didn't know when to retire. In his second-to-last fight, he got pummeled by Larry Holmes. And before the fight took place, Ali couldn't even hit a punching bag all that well at that point.

And after losing that fight, he decided to fight once more. He lost to some boxer I've never even heard of.

 

[Alien Allen]

current boxers are chumps

the real men fought it out for 15 rounds

pound for pound Duran was arguably the best of all time. He took himself down off the pedestal in most peoples minds with no mas though.

Rocky Marciano also was on top of his game and at the time there were always good fighters. Unlike recent memory when fighters would do all they could to avoid fighting the best out there a lot of the time.

Also not sure if Tommy Hearns has been mentioned. He moved up several weight classes and I think won the most titles. Like Ali he fought too long and it took him down a notch in most eyes

 

[MainerMikeBrown]

Joe Frazier's son, Marvis, had a decent boxing career. But he was nowhere near the level of Joe. Marvis lost to Larry Holmes in one round, and lasted just thirty seconds into the fight against Mike Tyson.

One of Marvis' weaknesses as a boxer is that he couldn't withstand hard hitting blows from an opponent. That's just a slight problem when you go against one of the hardest hitters in boxing history, Mike Tyson.

 

[MainerMikeBrown]

It must be so humiliating for a boxer to get steamrolled by his opponent, especially if it's a big time fight on national TV.

It's hard enough to get killed in front of a few hundred people. But in front of millions-yikes!