Leonard has to be on this listing if only for the pure psychology he was able to inflict on his opponents. Only Ali could get into his opponents head a lot more. Add to that all the titles his has private, in several body weight divisions, and you have your number 8 all time. Like most fantastic fighters, he just did not know when to quit, so you will have to disregard the last couple of fights of his occupation. Sugar Ray beat them all, from Duran (No Mas, No Mas), to Hagler, then Hearns, Sugar Ray's stock only dropped due to the fact of his private problems. He initial retired owing to a detached retina, and it can be argued that a critical cocaine habit involving 84 and 89 more ruined his career.
7 - (Marvelous) Marvin Hagler - 62 Wins, three Losses, two Attracts, 52 KO
Sure, we have the Marvelous one ahead of Leonard, even though Leonard beat Hagler in their a person encounter. Hagler was so distraught by that loss that he left prior to, and even refuses to discuss about that fight today. Hagler's only 2 losses were early on in his career, and he responded to them by beating both fighters. He would have continued to dominate the middleweight division had he not endured the mentally debilitating loss to Leonard. Even though Hopkins has been middleweight champion more time, with much more title defenses, it can be argued that he never faced opponents the caliber of Duran and Hearns, each of whom Hagler defeated.
6 - Archie Moore - 181 wins, 24 losses, 9 attracts and 1 no contest, 145 KO
Searching at the file, it is uncomplicated to see why the "Aged Mongoose" or "Historical Archie" has built it to the checklist. Archie's vocation spanned above four decades, and it the only fighter to have faced by Rocky Marciano and Muhammed Ali. Archie was a far better Light Heavyweight than he was a pure Heavyweight. He had his light heavyweight title stripped from him twice because he was too hectic fighting at a greater body weight class. No other fighter has knocked out as several specialist opponents as Archie.
five - Roy Jones Jr - 49 wins, three losses, 38 KO
This unique choice is extremely debatable, and may well conclude with Roy's elimination from the checklist completely. Although there is no denying his expertise, there is query as to if his showmanship and opponent segment unfairly propelled him into his position. Winning a championship combat right after enjoying compensated basketball the identical day was formerly unheard of. As was turning into a champion at middleweight all the way up to heavyweight. Before his final two fights, Jones' only defeat was a bogus simply call following he was disqualified against Montell Griffin, which he rapidly avenged. Jones has at least warranted owing thinking about, and an preliminary entry to the checklist.
four - Joe (Brown Bomber) Louis - Won 68 Misplaced three, 54 KO
Whilst there looks to be some dispute above regardless of whether five of his victories by KO ended up exhibition matches or not, there is a consensus not consider critically 2 of his 3 losses in failed comeback attempts. The previous, and most humiliating defeat was an 8th spherical KO via the ropes by Rocky Marciano.
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