And give me your reasons.
2007-03-09 11:36:59 · 9 answers · asked by rsinfante69 1 in Sports ➔ Boxing
Sugar Ray Robinson, his record speaks for itself, 202 fights 175 wins 19 losses 6 draws with 108 knockouts. Enough written.
2007-03-09 12:43:36 · answer #1 · answered by Santana D 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My choice would be JL Chavez. In his prime he was always at or around the top pound for pound list.
He never lost in his prime!
He went 89-0 before his first loss.
His first blemish was a draw against the great Pernell Whitaker. But it was not the great fight the world wanted to see because Pernell was scarred out his mind! he held on to Chavez practically the whole fight!! In his defense Chavez had just finish giving Meldrik Taylor a fierce beating. (taylor and pernell where very good friends, and sparring partners) Taylor was supposed to be the next leonard. I was actually a big taylor fan at the time, so it was sad to see someone so talented go from a future great to a never was after one fight. A great one.
Chavez ended up with a record of 108-6-2. With 87 KO! Its better than Mike Tysons KO ratio by half a percent, and he fought almost twice as much!!
2007-03-09 20:21:26 · answer #2 · answered by gonz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Middleweigh champs Carman Basilo, Jake Lamotta, Rocky Graziano, Bobo Olson, Gene Fulmer and Randy Turpin all lost to Sugar Ray Robinson. After Ray gave up the Welterweight title he held to fight middleweight. This was back when there were no alphabet soup titles. Each champ that Ray beat are ligitimate hall of famer's in and of themselves. All time greats.
Not even Ali (the Greatest Heavyweight of all time) fought tougher competion.
Pound for Pound Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest boxer of all time.
2007-03-09 20:44:45 · answer #3 · answered by blogbaba 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the 90s it was Pernell "sweet pea" Whitaker. He was very intellectual in his approach to boxing in the sense that he frustrated his opponents with his blistering speed and uncanny sense of boxing angles. Even when he had past his prime he frustrated De la hoya and gave Julio Ceasar Chavez, another great champion, a boxing lesson. Chavez's loss against Whitaker does not take anything away from Chavez's ultra successful career but it demonstrates on interesting point: Defensive styles in boxing when applied by fast fighters who counter punch effectively and fight from the outside are extremely difficult to beat. All the greats in history have had speed and sharp defensive skills. Consider the following list of fighters: Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammed Ali, Pernell Whitaker, Julio Ceasar Chavez, Oscar De la Hoya, Willie Pep, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard. All of the aforemetioned boxers had thes combinations of traits often accompanied by devastating punching power.
2007-03-09 22:12:38 · answer #4 · answered by Robin D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say right now it is Manny Pacquiau. He hits the hardest for his weight. And, most importantly he can take a punch. You see lots of powerfull fighters that can't take a punch... Lennox Lewis, Roy Jones, etc... I would say Floyd Mayweather Jr., But his chin hasn't been tested yet, so it would have to be Manny pound for pound no question. Anybody that says no, ask them for a GOOD reason why!
2007-03-09 23:18:09 · answer #5 · answered by Adam L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your talking about right now I think Vladimir Klitchsko is.He's a great boxer and will continue to dominate.
2007-03-09 19:55:10 · answer #6 · answered by what the? 515 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
muhammid ali was the greatest,why?because he was. Liz
2007-03-09 19:54:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
manny paquiua
2007-03-09 20:01:25 · answer #8 · answered by doody goal 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
butterbean cuz he was really fat and he wooped sum *** in his time
2007-03-09 19:43:05 · answer #9 · answered by OG 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋