At their peak:
1- Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Best H2H fighter ever. Ultimate combination of athleticism, fundamentals and experience. Money was more careful and less risky than his PBF version. PBF was more courageous and had higher KO rate. His peak performances were Corrales, Gatti, Baldomir, Marquez, Guerrero and Canelo. He has the highest average punch accuracy in 21st century.
2- Roy Jones Jr.
An athletic freak. Rarely lost rounds at his prime. His handspeed and unique unorthodox...ish style were mad combination. His accuracy surpassed 60% in his some performances. His prime started at Hopkins and ended at Tarver 1.
3- James Toney
Truly special fighter. He had ability to learn quickly. His best attribute was his accuracy. His overall accuracy was 65% and jab accuracy was 70% against Barkley. He never reached that level again. Also, he KO'd Nunn who was H2H monster.
4- Canelo Alvarez
His performances between Jacobs and Smith were ******ly good. He heavily outjabbed and outlanded both despite his huge height and reach disadvantage. His stamina prevented him from 12-0 win against Jacobs. His accuracy reached 57% against Smith and had ATG clean punching. He also KO'd Kovalev between them by walking him down all night long as a much smaller man.
5- Tommy Hearns
He was extremely difficult to outbox. He clearly outboxed Leonard x2, Hagler and Duran. His hamster chin prevented his career achievements and dominance over them.
6- Michael Nunn
Another fighter who was extremely difficult to outbox. His performance was against Tate top notch. He one shotted Kalambay in 1. Also, he heavily outlanded Toney until got KO'd.
7- Pernell Whitaker
His illegal defensive and clinching skills were very difficult to break. He was ducking into canvas -way below waist level- and fighters couldn't land anything significant because of that. Also, his lightning jab was top notch. His prime started at Roger and ended at ODLH.
8- Vasyl Lomachenko
He was phenomenon at SFW. His performances were top notch between Rossell and Campbell. He utterly dominated Rigondeaux "without using his size advantage". He went skill for skill and made him quit badly.
9- Manny Pacquiao
Not the strongest fighter here in terms of fundamentals but he was so good between 2008-2010. He destroyed Hatton, ODLH, Cotto and Margarito. His peak performance was Cotto imo. First Barrera fight has also case for that.
10- Bernard Hopkins
Another dirty fighter who was difficult to break with his clinching and headbutts. His prime started in Mercado rematch and didn't last until after his 40. His peak performances were Mercado, Trinidad, ODLH, Tarver and Pavlik.
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Honorable mentions: Naoya Inoue, Marvin Hagler, Gennady Golovkin, Sugar Ray Leonard, Dmitry Bivol, Andre Ward.
Note: Shakur Stevenson will be up there eventually.
I didn't add fighters from dinosaur era (pre-70s). H2H is collateral with being modern.
1- Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Best H2H fighter ever. Ultimate combination of athleticism, fundamentals and experience. Money was more careful and less risky than his PBF version. PBF was more courageous and had higher KO rate. His peak performances were Corrales, Gatti, Baldomir, Marquez, Guerrero and Canelo. He has the highest average punch accuracy in 21st century.
2- Roy Jones Jr.
An athletic freak. Rarely lost rounds at his prime. His handspeed and unique unorthodox...ish style were mad combination. His accuracy surpassed 60% in his some performances. His prime started at Hopkins and ended at Tarver 1.
3- James Toney
Truly special fighter. He had ability to learn quickly. His best attribute was his accuracy. His overall accuracy was 65% and jab accuracy was 70% against Barkley. He never reached that level again. Also, he KO'd Nunn who was H2H monster.
4- Canelo Alvarez
His performances between Jacobs and Smith were ******ly good. He heavily outjabbed and outlanded both despite his huge height and reach disadvantage. His stamina prevented him from 12-0 win against Jacobs. His accuracy reached 57% against Smith and had ATG clean punching. He also KO'd Kovalev between them by walking him down all night long as a much smaller man.
5- Tommy Hearns
He was extremely difficult to outbox. He clearly outboxed Leonard x2, Hagler and Duran. His hamster chin prevented his career achievements and dominance over them.
6- Michael Nunn
Another fighter who was extremely difficult to outbox. His performance was against Tate top notch. He one shotted Kalambay in 1. Also, he heavily outlanded Toney until got KO'd.
7- Pernell Whitaker
His illegal defensive and clinching skills were very difficult to break. He was ducking into canvas -way below waist level- and fighters couldn't land anything significant because of that. Also, his lightning jab was top notch. His prime started at Roger and ended at ODLH.
8- Vasyl Lomachenko
He was phenomenon at SFW. His performances were top notch between Rossell and Campbell. He utterly dominated Rigondeaux "without using his size advantage". He went skill for skill and made him quit badly.
9- Manny Pacquiao
Not the strongest fighter here in terms of fundamentals but he was so good between 2008-2010. He destroyed Hatton, ODLH, Cotto and Margarito. His peak performance was Cotto imo. First Barrera fight has also case for that.
10- Bernard Hopkins
Another dirty fighter who was difficult to break with his clinching and headbutts. His prime started in Mercado rematch and didn't last until after his 40. His peak performances were Mercado, Trinidad, ODLH, Tarver and Pavlik.
2023-01-20-22-32-13-439.jpg
Honorable mentions: Naoya Inoue, Marvin Hagler, Gennady Golovkin, Sugar Ray Leonard, Dmitry Bivol, Andre Ward.
Note: Shakur Stevenson will be up there eventually.
I didn't add fighters from dinosaur era (pre-70s). H2H is collateral with being modern.
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