Greatest boxer ever? Regardless of their records because some had their losses at the end of their career when they were not in their prime anymore. Like Roy Jones Jr. he had his losses at the end of his career, but if those were fought during his prime those opponents would be knocked out.
2007-06-03 14:52:12 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Boxing
Very simple, Sugar Ray Robinson is the best all time. To the guy above me that picked Henry Armstrong........I'd agree that he's one of the all time greats, but Henry Armstrong is clearly second to Sugar Ray Robinson.
Robinson and Armstrong fought at Welterweight in 1943 and Robinson won by a unanimous decision. That puts an end to your decision about Armstrong being better than Sugar Ray.
2007-06-03 17:51:24 · answer #1 · answered by The Official Texting Pro 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Best Boxer In History Is Rocky Marciano. He Had Very Hard Hits And Trained On A 300 Pound Bag. He Also Could Take Any Punch From Anyone. He Was Also 49-0. He Beat Ali In The Computer Fight As Well And Thats Why I Think Hes The Best. But We Will Never Know Who The Best Really Is.
2007-06-04 00:28:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Tough one since there are many great fighters out there. I have not since many Ali fights, some not all. Ali was great no doubt about that but I'm not sure if he was the greatest ever? I thought Tyson was the greatest until he lost to Douglas, went to jail and wasn't the same fighting machine as he was in his prime. I would say J.C.Chavez is probably the best but then again he began to lose in the end of his career, trying to make his record 100 wins 0 losses yeah right! Mayweather Jr is undefeated but I don't think he's the greatest, can't stand his way of fighting. I would say Felix "Tito" Trinidad although he has lost twice but he always brought excitement and big time money to break records. I miss Trinidad and hope he makes another comeback to fight De La Hoya in a rematch!
2007-06-04 00:23:06 · answer #3 · answered by LATIN POWER 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
P4P the answer is Sugar Ray Robinson. To the guy above, he was great in two divisions, call him beatable all you want. 15 of his 19 losses came when he was 35 or above. In his prime, even at MW he was the best. Learn something. People that say Ali mean so in a HW sense, but P4P Ali was definitely not the best of all time.
2007-06-03 23:19:55 · answer #4 · answered by mowglieboy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say that the best all around boxer of all-time would be Ray Robinson. He had so many tools, and was better at welterweight than his more famous middleweight (thanks to his bouts with LaMotta and others).
The best heavyweight of all time, in my humble opinion, is Rocky Marciano. Everyone says Ali this and Ali that, and it is not the fact that I don't like the guy but it is the fact that the Rock did what Ali or any other HW couldn't do. Folks can play the "era" card all they want, but Marciano had great competition and could beat the best of all time although he would be physically inferior to his rival, most likely. It was his heart mixed with his ferocious body attack that could torment and torture anybody, and he had chin of granite.
2007-06-04 07:52:03 · answer #5 · answered by Nic B 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sugar Ray Robinson. He was the complete package - superb boxing skills, amazing speed and quickness both of hand and foot, decent power and unmatched ring craftsmanship. He won the welterweight and middleweight titles and fought just about every top contender or champion in his generation, never ducking anyone. Robinson was also involved in many of the greatest fights in history, including those epic battles with great rivals e.g. Jake LaMotta and Carmen Basilio.
2007-06-04 03:47:01 · answer #6 · answered by bundini 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Without Question Sugar Ray Robinson. He could box ,he could brawl. He put heart and soul into every bout. As much as I love the 'Rock' and his record which will NEVER be broken Sugar ray was tops.
2007-06-04 01:23:08 · answer #7 · answered by ♠ACEMAN♠ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The so called experts say Ray Robinson. I disagree because he only dominated one weight class. He was very beatable at middleweight. On paper, it would be Henry Armstrong who held three (almost four) of the eight classes simultaneously. I've been watching since about 1970. In that time frame I would have to go with Roberto Duran due to toughness, length of career, massive weight class jumps, and quality of opposition.
2007-06-03 22:53:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Heavyweight - Peter Jackson
Pound for Pound - Sam Langford
2007-06-04 05:45:19 · answer #9 · answered by Bru 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
muhammad Ali. If he were on his prime today he would probably dominate the heavyweight divisions...
2007-06-03 23:06:43 · answer #10 · answered by Stalker69 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋