Top 5 Pound for Pound based on "skills" only.

[Barn]

The term skills is often given to defensive masters but, some fighters such as Sugar Ray Robinson possesed unbelievible offensive skill so take that into account as well please. You can take into account if there skills were tested against ample opposition a la Roy Jones.

P.S - Skills is NOT just athletic ability.

[HaglerSteelChin]

Muhammad Ali (1960's before hiatus)
Gene Tunney (for his era)
Willie Pep
Joe Louis(incredible puncher & great snap)
Thomas Hearns ( if had a good chin he would be among the greatest, he could outslug you or outbox you, he outbox Benitez with an injured hand)

Not a perfect list, but just going from the top of my head: Whitaker, SRL, and Locche get honorable mention.

[r.burgundy]

ray robinson
james toney
floyd mayweather
tommy hearns
whitaker

[StarshipTrooper]

01. Ray Robinson
02. Bob Fitzsimmons
03. Sam Langford
04. Roberto Duran
05. Henry Armstrong

[SBleeder]

1. Sugar Ray Robinson
2. Muhammad Ali
3. Harry Greb (obviously only from what I've read)
4. Henry Armstrong
5. Willie Pep

[Zizou3]

Willie Pep
Gene Tunney
Billy Conn
Joe Calzaghe
Vitali Klitschko

[Barn]

Willie Pep
Gene Tunney
Billy Conn
Joe Calzaghe
Vitali Klitschko

Lol at Calazghe and Vit.

[Zizou3]

Lol at Calazghe and Vit.

Why? You asked for opinions so don't laugh when you hear them.............

[BennyST]

Why? You asked for opinions so don't laugh when you hear them.............

I don't think he was expecting ****** opinions.

[Joeyzagz]

Joe Calzaghe
Bob Fitzsimmons
WIllie Pep
Sugar ray robinson

and as much as it hurts to say it....Mayweather is kind of skilled IMO.