Boxing. Post Your Top 5 Pound For Pound.

Von Smallhausen · 10-09-2007, 20:39

I like boxing and the 70s and 80s were the days that I enjoy the most although some of the fights I like and fighters I admire were before I was born.

Post your top 5 pound for pound fighters and say why.

1) Muhammad Ali. I simply idolise the man and he had it all. He had charisma, attitude, unfallible faith in his abilities, talent to back his mouth up, physique, speed, stamina and the ability to move like someone 4 stones lighter. His contribution to boxing and sport in general is unsurpassed for me. Below are highlights from his 1966 fight with Cleveland Williams .... he was just ****ing awesome.http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=oD99VbFzqAg

2) Marvin Hagler. Mean and menacing the young Hagler was told by Joe Frazier that he had three things against him in that he was a southpaw, good and black. This may have spurred him on to rule the middleweight division as he did. Fantastic fighter. The clip is his fight with Thomas Hearns, they hated each other and it shows.http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYHSHd1xfpY

3) Mike Tyson. He is in my top 5 simply because of the impact he made and his explosive power was awesome. If his private life and Don King hadn't been a distraction it is a fair bet he would have been magnificent. This is his 1988 fight with Larry Holmes. Watch Holmes when he gets dropped (5:45) .... he hasn't been hit that hard in his life. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XwwMW6EjvvA

4) Sugar Ray Robinson. Sweet as ..... the video clip shows it all. Ali said he was the best pound for pound fighter of them all. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3fK2Cc...elated&search=

5) Joe Louis. He was champion for 12 years and defended his title 25 times and for that alone he deserves his place in fight history. In 27 title fights he knocked out 23 of them with his devastating punch power. It's such a shame he ended his days penniless as a greeter in a Las Vegas hotel.http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lnTDtqiYzww

10-09-2007, 20:39	#1
Von Smallhausen I'm Free Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tyneside Posts: 3,061	Boxing. Post Your Top 5 Pound For Pound. I like boxing and the 70s and 80s were the days that I enjoy the most although some of the fights I like and fighters I admire were before I was born. Post your top 5 pound for pound fighters and say why. 1) Muhammad Ali. I simply idolise the man and he had it all. He had charisma, attitude, unfallible faith in his abilities, talent to back his mouth up, physique, speed, stamina and the ability to move like someone 4 stones lighter. His contribution to boxing and sport in general is unsurpassed for me. Below are highlights from his 1966 fight with Cleveland Williams .... he was just ****ing awesome.http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=oD99VbFzqAg 2) Marvin Hagler. Mean and menacing the young Hagler was told by Joe Frazier that he had three things against him in that he was a southpaw, good and black. This may have spurred him on to rule the middleweight division as he did. Fantastic fighter. The clip is his fight with Thomas Hearns, they hated each other and it shows.http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYHSHd1xfpY 3) Mike Tyson. He is in my top 5 simply because of the impact he made and his explosive power was awesome. If his private life and Don King hadn't been a distraction it is a fair bet he would have been magnificent. This is his 1988 fight with Larry Holmes. Watch Holmes when he gets dropped (5:45) .... he hasn't been hit that hard in his life. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XwwMW6EjvvA 4) Sugar Ray Robinson. Sweet as ..... the video clip shows it all. Ali said he was the best pound for pound fighter of them all. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3fK2Cc...elated&search= 5) Joe Louis. He was champion for 12 years and defended his title 25 times and for that alone he deserves his place in fight history. In 27 title fights he knocked out 23 of them with his devastating punch power. It's such a shame he ended his days penniless as a greeter in a Las Vegas hotel.http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lnTDtqiYzww __________________ " Well, old bean, life is really so bloody awful that I feel it’s my absolute duty to be chirpy and try and make everybody else happy too." David Niven, 1910-1983.