Greatest Athlete in Boxing History

[DeeMoney]

Maybe its been asked before, heck maybe even by me, but who do you feel is the greatest athlete in boxing history? This doesn't mean taking into account boxing skill, or toughness, or smarts, rather based on athletic measurables (though we obviously don't have any).

So looking at strength, speed, agility, endurance, and body- who do you feel is the greatest athlete to ever enter the ring?

I'd always felt the answer was RJJ, or maybe Ali, but is there another?

[Biledriver]

Add Ray Robinson to the mix

[Rockybigblower]

Kelly Pavlik

[IronDanHamza]

Muhammad Ali
Roy Jones
Floyd Mayweather
Manny Pacquaio
Ray Leonard

[Anomalocaris]

Robinson
Ali
Leonard
Jones
Mayweather

[Bronson66]

Maybe its been asked before, heck maybe even by me, but who do you feel is the greatest athlete in boxing history? This doesn't mean taking into account boxing skill, or toughness, or smarts, rather based on athletic measurables (though we obviously don't have any).

So looking at strength, speed, agility, endurance, and body- who do you feel is the greatest athlete to ever enter the ring?

I'd always felt the answer was RJJ, or maybe Ali, but is there another?

Ken Norton

[Anomalocaris]

From what I hear the ladies would agree.

[joseph5620]

Ken Norton

That's a good pick. Norton excelled in multiple sports while in high school including Track and Football. He went to college on an athletic scholarship. Took up Boxing at an adult age.

[Marchegiano]

IMO It's RJJ

[Bronson66]

That's a good pick. Norton excelled in multiple sports while in high school including Track and Football. He went to college on an athletic scholarship. Took up Boxing at an adult age.

Whilst at school Norton entered 8 track events and won 5 finishing 2nd in the other 3. Norton was an all star in basketball and a fine footballer being scouted by 85 colleges.Norton played for Missouri State quitting to join the Marines.Norton won 3 US Marine Corps,championships,and qualified to represent the US in the Pan Am Games but it was ultimately decided his style would not be suited to success.