Decade that you've been alive?
I'm only 25. I watched tons of old fights growing up, but I don't think you can compare it to being embroiled in the live build up, and seeing a big fight, and top fighters, in real time.
I took to Frank Bruno as a kid, and his second fight with Tyson was what really got me into boxing. I was gutted for Frank, and hated Tyson. But then I started really following Lennox Lewis from the McCall rematch. Still to this day Lewis is my favourite Heavyweight, in my short time. And he just nicks it over Holyfield and Jones Jr for my top 90's fighter.
00's, there's too many to choose from. Mayweather, Hatton, Calzaghe, Mosley, Margarito, Cotto, Kessler, Barrera and Marquez were/are the ones I appreciated the most, all round. Mayweather more than any other. Bloke is just pure class in the ring. Can dictate a whole fight, and the tempo without even throwing a punch.
So far this decade, Andre Ward is the one that think can achieve so much. So impressed by his all round ability. Speed, power, again just oozes class.
Anyone else?
Who are your favourite boxers from each....
posted on 10/12/13
80s
Tyson
Duran
90s
Benn
Lewis
Eubank
Hamed
De La Hoya
00s
Pacquiao
Calzaghe
Marquez
Cotto
Jones
10s
Pacquiao
Golovkin
Donaire
Haye
posted on 10/12/13
70's Hagler
80's Tyson
90's Benn
00's Mayweather
10's undecided.
posted on 10/12/13
90s:
Hamed
Eubank
Benn
Tyson
Lewis
Barrera
00s:
Calzaghe
Roy Jones
Pacquiao
Hopkins
Haye
10s
Haye
Khan
FMJ
Ward
posted on 10/12/13
70’s
Hagler
SRL
80s
Tyson
Bruno
90s
Benn
Lewis
Eubank
Hamed
00s
Lewis
Calzaghe
Haye
Hatton
10s
Haye
Khan
FMJ
Paq
Groves
posted on 10/12/13
Since i only started watching boxing since 2007, my favourite boxers to watch (don't necessarily like them) are
Froch
Khan
Haye
Mayweather
Pacquiao
Groves
Matthysse
posted on 10/12/13
Naseem Hamed
Mayweather
Hatton
Pacquiao
David Haye
posted on 10/12/13
World fighters, Ali, Hagler, Arguello, Leonard, Hearns.Duran.
British, Conteh, McGuigan ( Irish, but fought for British title) Buchanan
Showing my age on reflection !!
posted on 10/12/13
Born midway through the 90's so it would be ignorant of me to choose from that decade.
00's
Calzaghe
Hatton
Mayweather (also include in 10's)
Pacquaio
10's
Haye
Froch
Groves
Cleverly
Flintoff..
posted on 11/12/13
Haye got showed up in the 10's by a robot with jab. Broken toe my arsè. It couldn't have been that broke with him running scared for half the fight.
posted on 12/12/13
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