Retracing the lineal P4P #1 fighter thru the years

[$Bullsfam$]

I think its blown out of proportion these days because of the added weight classes. Its alot easier for guys to win titles in multiple divisions because they only usually have to go up 5 pounds and beat one of 4 champs. Whereas back in the old days you went from 147 to 160 and 160 to 175. Back then if you went up 15 pounds and beat the LEGIT single champ you really were a pound for pound special fighter.


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[soul_survivor]

the whole p4p stuff is definitely blown out of proportion, it's ridiculous but it is interesting to see how guys were ranked in the past.

pre-80 and throughout the 70s that tag should belong to either Muhammad Ali or Roberto Duran with maybe Frazier somewhere in between. I can imagine Frazier as p4p no.1 in the early 70s, then Duran pre-74 and Zaire, than Ali till probably 78, Duran again and then of course SRL, Hearns, Hagler, Duran, Curry and so on.

[BattlingNelson]

Odd title for this thread. Not exactly about lineage.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

I'm not an older poster but from watching his fights I would say he was the best middleweight of all time. He certainly wasn't the most fluid and graceful but he got the job done. I can't think of another fighter who had a style, and a gameplan based on that style, and pretty much stuck to it round after round after round.

Who else would you have ahead of Monzon in the early to mid 70s, Duran?

Yes duran and maybe some of the smaller guys like zarate, but maybe my timing on carlos is off. Been trying to think of the top welters back then but am drawing a blank

Based on that list Hagler is the most consistent fighter of the last 35 years.

yes hagler is but would also give some love to floyd, been on the list since 98, thats 15 years, an amazing feat

Odd title for this thread. Not exactly about lineage.

yes your right, should have not used the word lineal,, my bad

[Jiggy White]

yes hagler is but would also give some love to floyd, been on the list since 98, thats 15 years, an amazing feat

Granted but Marvelous fought everybody that there was to fight. Though I do agree, fifteen years is something else in itself.