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List the 3 greatest boxers ever. No weight class restrictions.
Nice list.Greatest:
#1 Ray Robinson
#2 Henry Armstrong
#3 Duran
Just for fun, here are my favorites:
#1 Tyson
#2 Hagler
#3 Pacquiao
You are so right. In his prime no one could touch him.Mike Tyson (in his prime, unbeatable)
Rocky Marciano
Muhammad Ali
Jack Dempsey
Joe Louis
Sugar Ray Robinson
Favorite: Micky Ward
You got De La Hoya on there but not Chavez? That's a joke, bro.
Chavez is a warrior.
Right, and I don't mind people's opinion, but I just can't understand in which universe De La Hoya has a better career than Chavez. De La Hoya gave up after he was getting whooped by a fighter smaller and lighter than he was and never got back into the ring again.
Sugar Ray Robinson
Ali. Much better level of comp than Tyson or Marciano & lost 3 years of his prime. Should have had another fight or 2 before Frazier the first time. Hung on too long as well but needed the money.
Roberto Duran - Unbeatable at lightweight and beat a prime Sugar Ray Leonard at welterweight. I probably should deduct points for losing fights he had no interest (I.E. when he didn't need the money). But at 135 he was completely unbeatable.
As far as favorites I loved Hearns. At 6'2" he was a freak at welterweight and even when he lost the battles were epic! He beat Pipino Cuevas for his first title and Cuevas had just reeled off 10 defenses, 9 by KO and Hearns destroyed him in short order.
Hagler boxed early in his career and then it occurred to him no one could hurt him and he just walked through guys.
Julio Ceasar Chavez - The guys left to the body did more damage to your liver than scotch. Never out of a fight and an iron chin.
Cmon man. Tyson in his prime was unstoppable. Pure power and brains. He would intimidate you before the fight started. The only mistakes he made was putting Don king over his money and marrying that gold digger.
Maybe Tyson wins* if both fighters are in their prime, but career-wise, Ali had the much better career.
*It's a big maybe because Ali was so great; however, Tyson's career was in the '80s and '90s, while Ali's career was in the '60s and '70s. In pretty much every sport, we have seen that the athletes get better from one generation to the next. The most basic example is track and field. There's no reason to think it's any different in boxing. Maybe Tyson would win because of this, but Ali had the much greater career.
By the same token, I think that either Klitschko beats any fighter from the '80s or '90s.