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[D-MARV]

I think most here would agree that Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest of all time in terms of skill, accomplishments, and overall career.

But if for One Night you had to pick a fighter who was at the peak of their performance who would you pick?


Throw some names out there and discuss.


I'm rolling with Roy Jones.

This post has been edited by damarvelous1: May 7 2009, 12:55 PM

[STEVENSKI]

There are also long forgotten fighters like Mickey Walker who is one of the finest ever to lace them up & forgotten legends like "The ghost with the hammer in his hands" (awesome nickmane IMO) Jimmy Wilde.

Those guys had the mad skills & accomplishments far above their true weight class & proved it time & time again against the very best they could find. I hate to think how many world title belts that Walker would have won today 5, 6, 7 division titlist?

[JonnyBlaze]

There are also long forgotten fighters like Mickey Walker who is one of the finest ever to lace them up & forgotten legends like "The ghost with the hammer in his hands" (awesome nickmane IMO) Jimmy Wilde.

Those guys had the mad skills & accomplishments far above their true weight class & proved it time & time again against the very best they could find. I hate to think how many world title belts that Walker would have won today 5, 6, 7 division titlist?

Hell naw,I was just thinking Mickey Walker myself..He is one of the most forgotten legends..I was really surprised no one said Benny Leonard before me as well..I'm sure you were thinkin his name though..I'm real glad you have a good knowledge of the oldies like me..

[Romulus9]

Hell naw,I was just thinking Mickey Walker myself..He is one of the most forgotten legends..I was really surprised no one said Benny Leonard before me as well..I'm sure you were thinkin his name though..I'm real glad you have a good knowledge of the oldies like me..

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At 168, Roy Jones. Easy pick.

At 160, I think a Jones-Hagler prime vs. prime matchup would have been absolutely amazing. Hopkins is in the mix along with Monzon.

Ray Robinson was at his best at welterweight but Henry Armstrong HAS to be right there without much doubt. Duran was still tough at 147 but Hearns was absolutely SICK at both 147 and 154. The power. My God, the power!

The best debate comes at lightweight. Roberto Duran, Henry Armstrong, Benny Leonard, and Pernell Whitaker. Think about the other names that have gone through that division on their way to 140 or 147, including Mosley, Chavez, Rosario, and de la Hoya. There, by a NARROW margin, I take Duran over the rest with Armstrong right there with him, perhaps 1a and 1b rather than 1-2.

I hate the fact that Armstrong tends to be a forgotten man in these debates.



Ray Leonard is nowhere to be found on the lists. Any of them. Ever.