Damn.
It’s evolved over the years.
#1 still has to be Mike Tyson.
I’m fully aware of the arguments against – and am more than willing to argue back.
After that, there are a bunch fighting for second place…
Roberto Duran
Joe Frazier
Muhammad Ali
George Foreman
James Toney
Julio Ceaser Chavez
Tony “The Tiger” Lopez
Mikkel Kessler
Evander Holyfield
And a bunch more..
I’m surprised it took this long for someone to say Tyson
Most exciting fighter ever IMO.
And still somehow underrated..
Me too. No one had the buzz and anticipation around their fights as he did. Maybe Ali but he was before my time.
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Dempsey
Followed by (no particular order)
JMM
Duran
Hagler
Foreman
RJJ
Arguello
Hatton
Tapia
Cotto
Frazier
Pavlik
Hearns
Holmes
Prime Roy Jones Jr. I was a little kid and my older brother was into boxing and had stacks of VHS tapes with Jones fights. Even when I was a little kid it was clear he was on a different level than any other boxer.
I have so many favs. But I enjoyed watching Tyson, the Klitschkos, RJJ, Marciano, Usyk, and many more.
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Dempsey, hands down.
Did you read his book?
Taught me a lot about punching power and how to use the wall to find your power arc. IE the exact spot where to land to have total power with each punch.
Hearns, Tyson…I’ve always liked Ken Norton, he wasn’t the best but I think he should have gotten more credit for his win over Ali. My favorite is probably RJJ, he was so entertaining
Kid Gavilan and Julian Jackson. I always liked how Kid threw his uppercuts and Julian made guys go to sleep before they hit the ground and he’s around my size.
For anyone who hasn’t seen this, you are in for a treat.
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Hardest p4p puncher ever I think.
Ricardo Mayorga. He was awesome.
And he karate chopped Din Thomas into oblivion too.
One of my all time favorite boxings quotes was about Mayorga.
“I have never seen a man celebrate impending defeat so vigorously” - Jim Lampley
To which Merchant replies “he’s celebrating that he can finally have a cigarette”
Speaking of Hamed, my favorite is Marco Antonio Barrera.
He ended that sideshow bullshit definitively.
Titi Trinidad
Macho Camacho
Miguel Cotto
Marco Antonio Barrera
Juan Mauelle Marquez
Canelo Alvarez
Floyd Mayweather
Pernil Whitaker
Roy Jones
Erik Morales
No order but those guys I watched a lot growing up.