By Marquise Bullock: Okay, I’ve had several arguments with fellow writers and we can’t never agree. I really don’t want to say any names, so I’ll just say they don’t know what their talking about. So I’ll give my list and ask boxing’s most loyal fans. These are the fighter who I think are the top five dead or alive. I’ll start from least to greatest.
Muhammad Ali (56-5 37KOs) – Muhammad Ali, wow, where to start. Ali fought the best of the best in his era. Ali had one of the great chins in boxing, and a heart like no other. He beat seven other hall of fame fighters, won gold in the 1960 summer Olympics in Rome, Ali was the first fighter too win the heavyweight title three times, and also been selected as boxer of the year more than any other fighter in history. That’s a great career. Not every fight wins gold, and he had memorable fights with Joe Frazier, George Forman, and Sonny Liston, you know just too name a few.
Floyd Mayweather (41-0 25K0s)- Talk about natural talent. This guy is how a perfect boxer should look, hit and not get hit. I put him and others in front of Ali because, in my opinion it takes more skill too fight at the lower weights. But he’s a five time world champion in five different weight classes obviously, won bronze in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Floyd beat five hall of fame fighters, and has a smooth 13 title defenses under his belt. September 19, 2009. I was present at the Mayweather-Marquez fight. And let me tell you that’s one of the fastest humans beside Pacquiao I’ve ever seen in my life. His punches are like bullets. He’s awesome.
“Sugar” Ray Lenard (36-3-1 25KOs) – Widely considered as one of the greatest fighters of all time. The “Sugar Man” has probably beaten every type of style there is too beat. With a beautiful amateur record of 145-5, winning Olympic gold in 1976, also people consider that the greatest U.S. Olympic team ever, Lenard beat a large amount of hall of fame boxers, he was fighter of the decade for the 80s, and he was the face of boxing for his era. He beat everyone in his era he was supposed too. He is one of the all time greats bar none.
Julio Cesar Chavez or Manny Pacquiao (Chavez 107-6-2 86KOs)(Pacquiao 58-3-2 38KOs) – Chavez would beat most fighters in the smaller weight classes to date. He was destroying every fighter in his prime. And unlike his son he took chances. He is an all time Mexican great, and one of the best the fight game had too offer. Pacquiao is a complete beast. He’s today P4P king, seven division world champion, and has beat most of what Mexico had to offer. His great accomplishments might not be duplicated in the 80 years or so. People don’t know what they got until it’s gone. By the way if these two fight. It would be war!
“Sugar” Ray Robinson (173-19-6 108KOs) – Need I say more? He is the greatest of all times period. I’m not even going to name his accomplishments. He’s like the Bill Russell of Boxing.
Those are my “top five dead or alive” greatest of all time. And that includes, the raw talent, personality, accomplishments etc…. My top five might be different from yours. There’s still many great boxers I still didn’t mention. But those are the ones that really stood out, in my opinion. Who’s your top five dead or alive?
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