Best boxer of all time?
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Of heavyweights, I would have to say Rocky Marciano, the only heavyweight champion to retire undefeated. It is true that Joe Louis held the title for twelve years, but he rarely defended his title against anyone who had a chance to beat him. Even he referred to most of his title defenses as the 'Bum of the Month Club'.
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I have to go with Drago. Klitschko would make it interesting for the first 3 rounds, but Drago's relentless power would soon overwhelm his opponent. I say Drago KOs Klitschko in Round 6.
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Carlos Monzon was the Best !\n100 Fights\n87 Wins\n59 By KO\n3 Losses\n9 Draws\n1 No contest\nPretty Damn Good !!!
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Damn!  You have Pernell Whitaker, Roy Jones Jr, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Sugar Ray Leonard, Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Hector 'Macho' Camacho, Meldrik Taylor...  Vitor Belfor?  Choose one.  :)
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I'm not sure about best. I have a hard time comparing fighters from different weight classes and different eras. But Julio Cesar Chavez is my favorite and definitely one of the all-time greats.\n\nChavez wasn't at lightweight very long, but it would have been great to see him from '89 fighting a Roberto Duran from '78. That would have been an exciting fight - two guys free with their fists and with great chins. Personally, I think Chavez would have won by decision with his more refined subtle defense, but there's no way of knowing for sure.
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Cassius Clay was the best when he fought. Muhammad Ali was the Greatest of All Time.\n\nOf course, they're the same person, but since Ali was at the very top of his game in '66 and he had already changed his name in '64, Ali was the better of the two.\n\n(If you look at lists of the best boxers ever, in most cases Clay isn't mentioned at all.)
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Although Duran is among my favorites, I would personally rate Julio Cesar Chavez as the best.\n\nIf you're looking for current fighters along the lines of Duran, though, you may also want to check out Jorge Arce and Juan Diaz. I don't think any of their fights would disappoint you. ;D
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i really don't know a name of the greatest fighter of all time but i know that the chinese didn't even think Bruce Lee was that good.  Anyway Muay Thai is the most advanced form of fighting in the world so whoever is considered the greatest in that form of fighting would get my vote.
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No. He's totally undefeated and Britains best boxer!!
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It's a tie...Rocky Marciano and Larry Holmes.  Anybody who would put Clay/Ali is uninformed and ridiculous.  Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, and Leon Spinks made Muhammad Ali in his prime look like the Muhammad Ali of today.  And Holmes basically pounded his ass unmercifully.  Just because you have a big mouth and tell people you're the greatest, it doesn't mean you are.  I even recall seeing Marciano outclass and beat Ali/Clay when I was a wee lad in some movie.  \nRocky NEVER lost to anyone. EVER!\nHoroable mention:  George Foreman.  When he KO'ed Moorer in his mid-40's he proved something nobody else believed he could do.
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Ali, Ali, Ali.  Hands down.  \n\nHe would have wiped up the floor with Tyson.
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Bernard Hopkins just proved he is an ALL TIME Great...\n\nJermain Taylor might be the next BHOP and\n\nEvander Holyfield is one of the Top 3 Fighters of all TIME>...Read his book by his Manager Jim Thomas..great insight to a REAL WARRIOR!!
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He was the best and the most exciting at his time but more technical boxers would get him all the way. He probably knock out everyone except Ali.
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How about he fights a boxer his caliber or close to it? Not just pick opponents.
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Muhammed Ali, "the Greatest" fighter of all time. He actually brought tremendous interest back into boxing, something that's seriously lacking today.\n\nYou might have loved him or hated him, but you couldn't ignore him...
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Pernell Whitaker, Add it all up: undisputed lightweight champ, with eight title defenses at 135. Won a higher percentage of title fight rounds than any dominant lightweight champion in history\n\nRunner up here is Roberto Duran. Tough to argue against Duran, but I think Whitaker was a little more dominant at his best. Duran beat everyone at lightweight, but often struggled more to do it than Whitaker did.\n\nSecond runner-up is Benny Leonard (1911-1932).  Leonard was considered by most the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world during his championship reign (1917-1923). \n\nLeonard beat every lightweight in the greatest-ever lightweight era (though he struggled at times). He also beat the leading featherweight and welterweights of his day. Had Leonard beaten Mickey Walker at 147, he might be number one on my lightweight list.  \n\nDitto Joe Gans, the lightweight champ on and off, between 1902 and 1908. Up until the emergence of Ray Robinson, whenever the topic of the greatest fighter ever was discussed, the three names that were perhaps most often bandied about were Benny Leonard, Sam Langford and Joe Gans. \n\nWhitaker-Duran-Leonard-Gans at lightweight is almost too close to call. If forced though, that is my order - Whitaker 1, Duran 2, Leonard 3, and Gans 4.
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Thats a close one. im going to have to go with mike tyson but the fight would last along time.