The best of all time have one thing in common

[sonnyboyx2]

Heavyweight - Muhammad Ali
Light-heavyweight - Ezzard Charles
supermiddleweight - Roy Jones
Middleweight - Ray Robinson
Welterweight - Ray Leonard
Light-welterweight - Aaron Pryor
Lightweight - Roberto Duran
Featherweight - Manny Pacquiao
Bantamweight - Ruben Olivares
Flyweight - Jimmy Wilde

They are recognized as the very best at their weight and they all had SPEED.

[TheGreatA]

Olivares did not have the fastest hands though, atleast for a bantamweight.

[wmute]

Heavyweight - Muhammad Ali
Light-heavyweight - Ezzard Charles
supermiddleweight - Roy Jones
Middleweight - Ray Robinson
Welterweight - Ray Leonard
Light-welterweight - Aaron Pryor
Lightweight - Roberto Duran
Featherweight - Manny Pacquiao
Bantamweight - Ruben Olivares
Flyweight - Jimmy Wilde

They are recognized as the very best at their weight and they all had SPEED.

Ray Leonard is not recognized as the best at 147.

[CarlosG815]

You have Pacquiao as best FW over JMM, Barrera or Morales?

[wmute]

You have Pacquiao as best FW over JMM, Barrera or Morales?

or Sanchez Pep Armstrong...

[CarlosG815]

I have always felt that Morales was much better than Pacquiao.

Also, it's important to note that it's speed AND combination's.

Gotta have some kinda power too, otherwise you're Paulie Malignaggi.

[wmute]

I think the greatest fighters usually have uncommon ring IQ and willpower. There is *always* someone faster/stronger/harder hitting. The greats train like madmen (at least most of the times...), perfect their craft, adapt in the ring, tough it out when needed and win.

[geribeetus]

disagree with that list and assessment. the greats have a lot in common besides speed.

[wmute]

I have always felt that Morales was much better than Pacquiao.

Also, it's important to note that it's speed AND combination's.

Gotta have some kinda power too, otherwise you're Paulie Malignaggi.

i dont know about Morales > Pac.

But Pac at 126 was a one handed fighter, with very little finesse. He most certainly was not the best 126er i have seen. He started showing greatness in the late part of his 130 run.

[Suckmedry]

The thing all great fighters have in common is they all are capable of finding ways to win even in seemingly tough or near impossible circumstances