who is the number 1 pound for pound boxer today?
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No doubt in my mind on this one at the moment it is Manny "The Pacman" Pacquiao.
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Joe Frazier. In the 1971 Fight of the Year (March 8), Joe Frazier won Ali's world heavyweight title by unanimous decision after knocking him down in the fifteenth and final round.\n\nDetailed career record linked below.
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Chuck Liddel is the ultimate fighter.  Tyson was good in his day and his day has gone.  Iceman is the man of war for today.  He rocks.
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Green Donkey ~\n                           This is the worst decade ever for boxing! There are some bright spots, some fighters that can make a splash, Taylor, Wright, Barrera, Cotto and Duddy but there's so many overrated, over-hyped fighters out there that are handpicking opponents just to collect belts or to stay a "Champion" just a little longer like Mayweather, he turned down 6 million dollars more to fight a young and hungry Antonio Margarito and Valuev, he and Don King are feeding him lots of small Heavyweights that couldn't break a egg so he can remain undefeated.\n   The worst is, you have the "Fans" that don't know anything about the sport call people "Great" You seem to have figured it out, you came to this forum and asked a question because you kinow that things aren't right.
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1. Muhammad Ali-hands down the fastest Heavyweight of all time, his speed was blinding speed and it came frequently via a combination of punches (not 1,2 more like 4,5,6 punches). \n\n2. Floyd Patterson-had a pair of the fastest hands in Heavyweight history, also an exceptional combination puncher.\n\n3. Joe Louis-fantastic hand speed, so quick that when the punches reached their target, the momentum produced an "explosion" of power. \n\n4. Mike Tyson-his hand speed was quick and explosive. Much like Joe Louis in the way the "coup de gras" would knock a guy out before they even saw the punch coming.\n\n5. tie Sam Langford/Larry Holmes\n\nIn Jim McNeill's book, 'They Could've Been Contenders' he writes of Langford, "For over twenty years he (Sam) would continue to astound against the very best, but no champion would ever risk his crown against him." Ironically, that applied to Jack Johnson most of all. As the World Heavyweight Champion, Johnson defended his Title against only one black fighter, Jim Johnson. \n\nJack J. did have a victory over Langford (Sam 155lbs vs Johnson 189lbs), but once he became Heavyweight Champ he wouldn't accept any of Langford's challenges. He knew Langford would have beat him in a rematch at equal weight. \n\nMcNeil went on to describe Langford, "He had Tyson-like KO power, blisterring fast hands and scorching combinations, a skillful jab, a great all around offense in which he threw lots of punches and was very aggressive. He also had very good defensive skills and could counter well."
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There's actually a guy that has 256 loses.  Now that's a loser!!!  There's another one with 162 loses!! http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=020906
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Rocky Marciano, hands down the best all-time fighter. 49-0 lifetime record and 43 were KO's. If that dosen't rank you as best all-time then what will ??? And don't try to say it was a different era of boxing because getting hit in the head never changes!!! Plus he KO the Bronx Boomer in 1951 another great boxer in my books. Sure Ali was great and Tyson in his prime was great but you wanted all-time great, not 70's or 90's great ...all-time great. His record will NEVER be touched by any fighter ever!!!!
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I don't  no who you think is the first but i believe the greatest are\nMohamed Ali\nMike Tyson\nRay Sugar leonar\nCarlos Monzon\nFloyd Matwheter junior\nFrom all times¡¡
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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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This is a highly subjective way to rate a boxer. Since Boxers have different weight classes, there is no direct way of comparing champions or great fighters at their respective classes. Since Pacquiao can't trade punches with Klitschko, Boxing analysts rely on statistics, opinions, gut, and preferences to rate boxers! \n\nFor example, Pac-man for me is the #1 P4P boxer since he had KO'd good and great fighters in a sensational and dominationg manner in his super-featherweight weightclass. He looks invincible that it seems to me that nobody in his weight could defeat him! \n\nBut hey, this is just my opinion!!! Some would argue that Floyd is still #1 but some would also agree!!!
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"A good big un will always beat a good little un"\n\nNo contest has to be Ali - when he fought Bob Foster one of the greatest light heavy weights at 6 foot 3 inches with a huge reach and super knockout power in 1972 it was a boy against a man and it finished with a knockout in the Eighth after Foster had been floored 7 times.
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135lbs is not in the "lime light" presently but, some interesting match-ups could be just down the road. Morales is seeking a fight with Joel Casamayor for this Summer. Then there is the "Diaz Connection"- Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz the Undefeated WBA Champion (if you've never seen him he's a fantastic fighter), Julio Diaz the IBF Champ with 24 of his 33 wins via KO, and David Diaz a skillful boxer on the cusp of a title shot. This along with the unretired Acelino Freitas and the possible introduction of Pacman to 135lbs pretty soon, 135lbs should start getting more lively over the next 10 to 12 months.
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NOBODY. The heavyeight division has been dismal for years now. It does not look like its gonna get any better anytime soon. There are no prospects, no one that I can even think of that will have an impact in the heavyweight division. Its really sad. I mean look at the current champs of the division...give me a break. In his prime Holyfeild wouldve killed these guys, and let me not even start on what a young tyson wouldve done, heck Ill even take a riddick bowe at this point!!
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The best pound for pound boxer was Sugar Ray Robinson and a younger Muhammad Ali, both of which started before Sugar Ray Leonard, but I had to get my two cents in anyways. Note that Robinson often fought bigger and more muscled fighters because he was so good that he beat everybody in his class.
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Interesting question here, yet i find the answers even more interesting (actually ODD is the word i'm looking for)... I would say Hopkins and here are my reasons for that answer:\n1. All but Mayweather have campained as a middleweight.\n2. Of those three middies, Hopkins holds wins over both Trinidad & Oscar.\n3. Bernard had (hopefully still when he tangles w/ Tarver) the ability to mix up his style. He completely befuddled Tito Trinidad by boxing. Trinidad & handlers assumed Hopkins would just bully Tito around the ring which would eventually lead to Trinidad walking Hopkins down. That didnot happen. Bernard boxed brilliantly, and as usual, did use some of his bullying tactics when Tito became so completely frustrated and unglued, leading to a KO victory for Bernard. Against the boxer Oscar, Bernard boxed, intimidated, and outpunched his opponent. The guy can make adjustments in the ring that other fighters cannot make. Eventually he will make his opponent fight the fight HE wants them to fight.\n3. If Floyd were to fight Hopkins, I'm sure the prognosticators would say Mayweather would use speed to frustrate Hopkins. However, I think Bernard would have Mayweather backing up the whole fight, using questionable bullying tactics to frustrate and intimidate Floyd.\n\nAs far as dudes from the past fighting these four now, man, imagine the possibilities:\nIn my opinion Marvin Hagler would beat Oscar by using a southpaw stance, counterpunching, making Oscar go backwards, and eventually wearing him out w/ brutal bodyshots. Hagler by late TKO.\nHagler would probably KO Trinidad by the 5th round. Tito would be his own worst enemy here. He only knows how to fight coming forward, therefore Hagler wouldn't have to look for him or chase him down, as he did against Ray Leonard.\nHopkins against Hagler would be one for the ages. Ask no quarter, give no quarter. In the end, I would say this one is a draw.\nNow for PBF. I would LOVE to see him fight a PRIME "Sweet Pea" Pernell Whitaker. Floyd thinks he has speed, but Whitaker was absolutely amazing. Many fights have been so onesided that one fighter can claim not to have lost a single round. I recall watching Pernell go through an entire fight w/o losing a minute against grade-A, top notch, quality fighters. His defense, speed, and ability to get under an opponent's skin would allow him to win a one sided unanimous decision. \nGreat question, man!
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There are plenty of boxing champs, as there are plenty of divisions.  Go to "BOXREC.COM" it is a VERY informative boxing site, and has all the current recognized champions on the right hand side of its main page.  These are the current recognized champions in their respective divisions:\n\n\n    Chris Byrd         /        Heavyweight\n    O'Neil Bell        /       Cruiserweight \n    Antonio Tarver     /        Light Heavyweight \n    Jeff Lacy          /        Super Middleweight \n    Ronald Wright      /        Middleweight \n    Shane Mosley       /        Light Middleweight \n    Floyd Mayweather Jr /        Welterweight \n    Jose Luis Castillo  /       Light Welterweight \n    Diego Corrales      /       Lightweight \n    Manny Pacquiao      /       Super Featherweight \n    Juan Manuel Marquez /       Featherweight \n    Israel Vazquez      /       Super Bantamweight \n    Rafael Marquez      /       Bantamweight \n    Masamori Tokuyama   /       Super Flyweight \n    Lorenzo Parra       /       Flyweight \n    Roberto Vasquez     /       Light Flyweight \n    Eagle Kyowa         /       Minimumweight
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Alan Minter was the former world Middleweight champion, the guy who Marvin Hagler beat to become world middleweight champion back in the early eighties. Im pretty sure he never did bare knuckle boxing though, unless as said in the answer above there is someone else of the same name?. He retired years ago but is still involved in boxing, i think he currently trains his son Ross who is an up and coming fighter.