The Best Fighters of your Generation

Who are the top 5 fighters of your generation?

For a boxer to qualify they have to be not more than 5 years older than you, and not more than 5 years younger than you.


Here are mine.

Manny Pacquiao
Nonito Donaire
Sergio Martinez
Juan Manual Marquez
Oscar De la Hoya

Wow, what a surprise and, I think I speak for the board when I said....


"WHY BOTHER, WHO CARES, WE GET IT, YOU LOVE MANNY, SHUT UP ABOUT IT!!!!!!"

Ali
Lewis
Groves
Morales
Dempsey

Lumbering_Jack wrote:Ali
Lewis
Groves
Morales
Dempsey

I don't think you understood the rules

In no particular order :

Roberto Duran
Sugar Ray Leonard
Larry Holmes
Marvin Hagler
George Foreman

D4thincarnation wrote:

Lumbering_Jack wrote:Ali
Lewis
Groves
Morales
Dempsey

I don't think you understood the rules

You have no idea how old he is, if he's 150 then he can safely say he was around for all those fighters' careers.

Manny
Manny
Manny
Manny's dog
Manny's cat

D4thincarnation wrote:

Lumbering_Jack wrote:Ali
Lewis
Groves
Morales
Dempsey

I don't think you understood the rules

I am making them up as I go along to suit my argument. Surely you are aware of this practice.

DAVE667 wrote:

D4thincarnation wrote:

Lumbering_Jack wrote:Ali
Lewis
Groves
Morales
Dempsey

I don't think you understood the rules

You have no idea how old he is, if he's 150 then he can safely say he was around for all those fighters' careers.

Like I said he didn't understand the rules.

The fighter has to be the same age as you -5 +5 years.

HumanWindmill wrote:In no particular order :

Roberto Duran
Sugar Ray Leonard
Larry Holmes
Marvin Hagler
George Foreman

I thought you were older

Anyway, the real question is why D4, a 30+ year old man, has such an obsession with Manny.

With Marquez being 38 that would make you at least 33 then D4?

I can't be bothered to look up the fighters ages, for me they'd need to be between 25 and 35, I'd hazard a guess at Pacquiao, mayweather, Martinez, morales and Oscar. I'd say Barrera but I think he's too old.

Not that many fighters born between 1983 and 1993 have established themselves as 'great' yet D4, so I think I'll simply just offer up my top five pound for pound of all time.

1. Manny Pacquiao (world titles in eight divisions)
2. Oscar De la Hoya (world titles in six divisions)
3. Thomas Hearns (world titles in five divisions)
4. Ray Leonard (world titles in five divisions....Apparently)
5. (tied) Roberto Duran, Pernell Whitaker, Roy Jones Jr (world titles in four divisions)

You've taught me well, D4.

Lumbering_Jack wrote:Anyway, the real question is why D4, a 30+ year old man, has such an obsession with Manny.

Just put your list up.

D4thincarnation wrote:

HumanWindmill wrote:In no particular order :

Roberto Duran
Sugar Ray Leonard
Larry Holmes
Marvin Hagler
George Foreman

I thought you were older

Ha !

I feel it, sometimes. Then again, a beautiful day like today, my long suffering wife, who indulges my whims, and you lot here at 606v2 ( most of the time, anyway, ) can also make me feel like a youngster again.

88Chris05 wrote:Not that many fighters born between 1983 and 1993 have established themselves as 'great' yet D4, so I think I'll simply just offer up my top five pound for pound of all time.

1. Manny Pacquiao (world titles in eight divisions)
2. Oscar De la Hoya (world titles in six divisions)
3. Thomas Hearns (world titles in five divisions)
4. Ray Leonard (world titles in five divisions....Apparently)
5. (tied) Roberto Duran, Pernell Whitaker, Roy Jones Jr (world titles in four divisions)

You've taught me well, D4.

Stick to the rules

D4thincarnation wrote:

Lumbering_Jack wrote:Anyway, the real question is why D4, a 30+ year old man, has such an obsession with Manny.

Just put your list up.

As i'm restricted to boxers with a maximum age of 28 I dont really see the point.

There is not many fighters that fit within my age criteria so i'm gonna post the top five fighters that have been active since i've been a keen follower of boxing.

IN ORDER:

1. Floyd Mayweather - Best all round boxing abilty i've seen since SRL.
2. Manny Pacquaio - Not the most skilled but makes up with pure excitement.
3. Bernard Hopkins - Veteran of the sweet science.
4. Ronald Winky Wright - Didn't get the breaks he deserved in his prime due to his style, he was feared for a reason, extremely capable boxer.
5. Vitali Klitschko - Utterly dominant and doesn't get enough credit. He always comes to fight despite the stigma of the boring Klit style.

Sugar Boy Sweetie wrote:With Marquez being 38 that would make you at least 33 then D4?

I can't be bothered to look up the fighters ages, for me they'd need to be between 25 and 35, I'd hazard a guess at Pacquiao, mayweather, Martinez, morales and Oscar. I'd say Barrera but I think he's too old.

Martinez 36, Oscar 38 so can't have them and Barrera 37.

In no particular order
1. Ali
2. Leonard
3. Duran
4. Hagler
5. (Tie) Hearns, Roy Jones, Floyd Mayweather, Larry Holmes


Windy quit telling fibs. You were around when Jack Johnson made his debut and you had a ringside seat you old gunslinger you.

D4thincarnation wrote:

Sugar Boy Sweetie wrote:With Marquez being 38 that would make you at least 33 then D4?

I can't be bothered to look up the fighters ages, for me they'd need to be between 25 and 35, I'd hazard a guess at Pacquiao, mayweather, Martinez, morales and Oscar. I'd say Barrera but I think he's too old.

Martinez 36, Oscar 38 so can't have them and Barrera 37.

That reads like a ' Spring ' post.

The_Phenom wrote:There is not many fighters that fit within my age criteria so i'm gonna post the top five fighters that have been active since i've been a keen follower of boxing.

IN ORDER:

1. Floyd Mayweather - Best all round boxing abilty i've seen since SRL.
2. Manny Pacquaio - Not the most skilled but makes up with pure excitement.
3. Bernard Hopkins - Veteran of the sweet science.
4. Ronald Winky Wright - Didn't get the breaks he deserved in his prime due to his style, he was feared for a reason, extremely capable boxer.
5. Vitali Klitschko - Utterly dominant and doesn't get enough credit. He always comes to fight despite the stigma of the boring Klit style.

How can you Have Hopkins in there, remember the rules.

D4thincarnation wrote:

Sugar Boy Sweetie wrote:With Marquez being 38 that would make you at least 33 then D4?

I can't be bothered to look up the fighters ages, for me they'd need to be between 25 and 35, I'd hazard a guess at Pacquiao, mayweather, Martinez, morales and Oscar. I'd say Barrera but I think he's too old.

Martinez 36, Oscar 38 so can't have them and Barrera 37.

D4 is turning into Spring!

azania wrote:In no particular order
1. Ali
2. Leonard
3. Duran
4. Hagler
5. (Tie) Hearns, Roy Jones, Floyd Mayweather, Larry Holmes


Windy quit telling fibs. You were around when Jack Johnson made his debut and you had a ringside seat you old gunslinger you.

That was Windy1stincarnation, az. He now posts at one of those American sites. Silly old duffer he is, too.

azania wrote:In no particular order
1. Ali
2. Leonard
3. Duran
4. Hagler
5. (Tie) Hearns, Roy Jones, Floyd Mayweather, Larry Holmes


Windy quit telling fibs. You were around when Jack Johnson made his debut and you had a ringside seat you old gunslinger you.

Does anyone actually read the rules? 5 years either side of your age.

What if, at 39 years old, I want to pick Floyd Mayweather, 33? According to these 'rules' I can't choose Floyd but I CAN choose Matt Skelton??????????

Totally flawed system and therefore...utter shyte!!!!!!!!!!

Manny
Bobby Pacqauio
Jinkee
Manny's Dog
Freddie Roach

D4thincarnation wrote:

azania wrote:In no particular order
1. Ali
2. Leonard
3. Duran
4. Hagler
5. (Tie) Hearns, Roy Jones, Floyd Mayweather, Larry Holmes


Windy quit telling fibs. You were around when Jack Johnson made his debut and you had a ringside seat you old gunslinger you.

Does anyone actually read the rules? 5 years either side of your age.

Ali retired in 1981. I was born before then.

DAVE667 wrote:What if, at 39 years old, I want to pick Floyd Mayweather, 33? According to these 'rules' I can't choose Floyd but I CAN choose Matt Skelton??????????

Totally flawed system and therefore...utter shyte!!!!!!!!!!

Yes those are the rules. But if you think Matt Skelton is one of the best fighters between 34 and 44 years old you have bigger problems.

Lumbering_Jack wrote:Manny
Bobby Pacqauio
Jinkee
Manny's Dog
Freddie Roach

Manny's cat is far better than Manny's dog, if you're going to make a list at least think about it

My top 5, random order

Roy Jones jr, rose from MW to HW so must mean he's great
DLH, rose from SFW to MW so must mean he's great
Toney, rose from MW to HW so must mean he's great
FMJ, rose from SFW to LMW so must mean he's great
JMM, rose from FW to WW so must mean he's great

Again i'm basing that on D4s wonderful ranking system. I'm sure the oracle of rating systems aka boxrec, agrees with me too.

azania wrote:

D4thincarnation wrote:

azania wrote:In no particular order
1. Ali
2. Leonard
3. Duran
4. Hagler
5. (Tie) Hearns, Roy Jones, Floyd Mayweather, Larry Holmes


Windy quit telling fibs. You were around when Jack Johnson made his debut and you had a ringside seat you old gunslinger you.

Does anyone actually read the rules? 5 years either side of your age.

Ali retired in 1981. I was born before then.

It's about when the fighters were born, az.

That's why nobody can pick Mosley. Even the Pope isn't old enough to pick him.

rowley wrote:

Lumbering_Jack wrote:Manny
Bobby Pacqauio
Jinkee
Manny's Dog
Freddie Roach

Manny's cat is far better than Manny's dog, if you're going to make a list at least think about it

Very true Geoff, but I feel his cat always imposed stipulations for his own advantage. The dog is a real fighter and does no such things.

D4thincarnation wrote:

DAVE667 wrote:What if, at 39 years old, I want to pick Floyd Mayweather, 33? According to these 'rules' I can't choose Floyd but I CAN choose Matt Skelton??????????

Totally flawed system and therefore...utter shyte!!!!!!!!!!

Yes those are the rules. But if you think Matt Skelton is one of the best fighters between 34 and 44 years old you have bigger problems.

Point is jackass, you're system is garbage!

azania wrote:

D4thincarnation wrote:

azania wrote:In no particular order
1. Ali
2. Leonard
3. Duran
4. Hagler
5. (Tie) Hearns, Roy Jones, Floyd Mayweather, Larry Holmes


Windy quit telling fibs. You were around when Jack Johnson made his debut and you had a ringside seat you old gunslinger you.

Does anyone actually read the rules? 5 years either side of your age.

Ali retired in 1981. I was born before then.

You are not of the same generation of Ali. The fighters that you pick have to be around a similar age to you, 5 years either side.

coxy0001 wrote:My top 5, random order

Roy Jones jr, rose from MW to HW so must mean he's great
DLH, rose from SFW to MW so must mean he's great
Toney, rose from MW to HW so must mean he's great
FMJ, rose from SFW to LMW so must mean he's great
JMM, rose from FW to WW so must mean he's great

Again i'm basing that on D4s wonderful ranking system. I'm sure the oracle of rating systems aka boxrec, agrees with me too.

So you never read the rules too.

Is it not equally as possible everyone has read the rules, understood them perfectly and then chose to ignore them, viewing the thread as nothing more than a tenuous attempt to mention Manny, for a change.

DAVE667 wrote:

D4thincarnation wrote:

DAVE667 wrote:What if, at 39 years old, I want to pick Floyd Mayweather, 33? According to these 'rules' I can't choose Floyd but I CAN choose Matt Skelton??????????

Totally flawed system and therefore...utter shyte!!!!!!!!!!

Yes those are the rules. But if you think Matt Skelton is one of the best fighters between 34 and 44 years old you have bigger problems.

Point is jackass, you're system is garbage!

It a system desgined to find out you top 5 fighters of your generation (5 years either side of your age) Perfect system if you ask me.

As long as people read the rules.

D4thincarnation wrote:

azania wrote:

D4thincarnation wrote:

azania wrote:In no particular order
1. Ali
2. Leonard
3. Duran
4. Hagler
5. (Tie) Hearns, Roy Jones, Floyd Mayweather, Larry Holmes


Windy quit telling fibs. You were around when Jack Johnson made his debut and you had a ringside seat you old gunslinger you.

Does anyone actually read the rules? 5 years either side of your age.

Ali retired in 1981. I was born before then.

You are not of the same generation of Ali. The fighters that you pick have to be around a similar age to you, 5 years either side.

Ah, just read the rules. Take out Ali then.

rowley wrote:Is it not equally as possible everyone has read the rules, understood them perfectly and then chose to ignore them, viewing the thread as nothing more than a tenuous attempt to mention Manny, for a change.

Some people seem to really don't understand the rules.

Others are just trying to disrupt the thread.

Floyd is a year too early for me (78 cutoff) so Ill go

Gamboa
Donaire
Dawson
Bradley
Pascal

Pretty weak list, but then there hasnt really been a decent fighter since Floyd.

joeyjojo618 wrote:Floyd is a year too early for me (78 cutoff) so Ill go

Gamboa
Donaire
Dawson
Bradley
Pascal

Pretty weak list, but then there hasnt really been a decent fighter since Floyd.

No Haye Froch, Pacquiao?

Froch is too old, Haye would replace Dawson or Pascal if he beats Wlad.

Weak list, but relatively weak times I guess.

Perfect system if you ask me.
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'Cept I'm asking me and I'm telling you it's shyte!

DAVE667 wrote:Perfect system if you ask me.
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'Cept I'm asking me and I'm telling you it's shyte!

You maybe having difficulty understanding it.

I just miss out on a number I'd like to include, so the five, in no order, would be Whitaker, Chavez, Ricardo Lopez, Hopkins and Roy Jones. I think.

Pacquiao
Donaire
Gamboa
Segura
Rigondeaux

Had to leave out all my favourite fighters.

I have no difficulty understanding the system lad, I'm just telling you that by virtue of the fact it means I'm unable to include Floyd Mayweather who is by far the finest fighter of my generation, your system is bull****

Maybe you're not reading my post properly.

D4thincarnation wrote:

Sugar Boy Sweetie wrote:With Marquez being 38 that would make you at least 33 then D4?

I can't be bothered to look up the fighters ages, for me they'd need to be between 25 and 35, I'd hazard a guess at Pacquiao, mayweather, Martinez, morales and Oscar. I'd say Barrera but I think he's too old.

Martinez 36, Oscar 38 so can't have them and Barrera 37.

OK then here is my list, in order:

Mayweather
Pacquiao
Morales
Donaire
Froch

D4 am I being cynical in thinking this thread was simply a way of letting everyone know that floyd meets the criteria to be on your list, but that you don't consider him to be one of the greatest fighters of his generation and are putting Marquez, Martinez ahead of him? Are you waiting for someone to say "how can you not have floyd on there D4??". Well I'm not gonna say it, and I'm pleased no-one else has.