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In the World's Greatest Ever Boxer website, fans worldwide were able to vote for who they thought are the sport's all-time prize fighters.
Nearly 500,000 votes were cast, and voting ended in December 2009.
By Weight Class >
Wilfredo Gomez (44-3-1) was voted as the greatest ever bantamweight.
Pacquiao (50-3-2) was voted as the greatest ever featherweight.
Roberto Duran (103-16) was voted as the greatest ever lightweight.
Roy Jones, Jr (54-5) was voted as the greatest ever light heavyweight.
Muhammad Ali (56-5) was voted as the greatest ever heavyweight.
All-Time Greats ?
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Fans voted Muhammad Ali as the third greatest boxer ever. Manny Pacquiao was voted second. And Sugar Ray Robinson (173-19-6) was voted in the poll as the world's greatest boxer ever.
Most expert panels list Henry Armstrong (149-21-10) as ranked third on the all-time list. Ali, second. Robinson, first.
Polling is inherently biased when assessing current fighters against retired fighters, often to the disadvantage of retired fighters or boxers from previous eras.
It is often more appropriate to assess a boxer throughout an entire career. A voter can only do that after the boxer retires and not when a fighter still has a few bouts left.
Therefore, the poll would have more valid results several years after Pacquiao's and Roy Jones' retirement. Not when they are still fighting.
For instance, to be inducted into the basketball and football hall of fame, retired athletes must wait a few years in order to become eligible for induction.
Waiting a few years after retirement allows voters and panelists to sober up and generate more objective assessments. Additionally, media coverage and hype will have died down which allows a voter to better compare different fighters.
Ideally, all-time lists in any sport should be era independent. That is not possible in most cases. Athletes are reviewed even though they fought or played in different eras, with different game rules.
Boxing has not always been the same. Before, boxers endured throughout 15 rounds - if the fight lasted that long. Gloves have evolved. So have mouthpieces.
Fighters did not always inject their hands with Xylocaine, or have effectively engineered mouth guards or hand wraps to help them cope with the brutality inside the squared circle.
Different eras are just that: different. Other variables can distort the comparison. Athletes that played before the 1960s often enjoyed less media coverage. Thus, there tends to be less video footage of their feats. That makes it harder for voting panelists to conduct a true comparable analysis across eras, from "prehistoric" to modern.
Top athletes today have much more media coverage. Their athletic performances on the field are well documented, and videos of their accomplishments proliferate on sites such as YouTube.
Finally, there is an imperfection caused by lack of records. Boxing has existed for centuries. Records have not always been preserved. Is it possible that fights took place in which no one recorded the event.
The polling that concluded this past December addresses boxing from the last 100 years. But the greatest in the history of mankind? That is speculation.
We are open-minded enough to allow for the possibility that a caveman - who had to fend off dinosaurs - could have whooped everyone on the all-time list. Unfortunately, the media did not exist back then. Point proven.
Comments
no, he's not the 2nd greatest boxer ever... manny pacquiao is the number 1 greatest boxer ever..........far ...........far far............ far away from ugly chicken floyd!!!!
for me money "pacman" pacquiao is the best boxer ever for he is the only boxer who wins 7 world title in different weight division while gayweather is the most coward boxer ever for he keeps on avoiding best fighters and having his mouth do the fighting instead of inside the ring. gayweather is the chicken run master ever.....
That is a world wide survey. How come ESPN does not even include Manny Pacquiao in their list of good fighters? Maybe ESPN only watches figure skating.
#1floydfan... YOU'RE AN IDIOT! IDIOT!
@#1floydfan - you're the no. 2 chicken run master ever hahaha! maybe you're also the no. 2 big mouth ever...
yes ManPac should be rank at #1 Greatest Boxer of Alltime. The first Boxer who ever 7 world title in 7 different world division.
When Manny fights... these so called "EXPERTS" become dumb@sses...
that's why Manny is the greatest ever...
for now 2nd is good enough...
but it's only a matter of time until he becomes the greatest...
It's a great rank for MP. 2nd to Robinson. If MP were to speak, he wouldn't want to be more than Ali. (as he did spoke of ODLH)
MP is a known humble guy. Unlike the other guy claimed he is the greatest!(and don't live on his fan) jezz
Pacman is a drug user. U otta used PED to reach 7 titles. Floyd just reach 6 becuz he dont take drugs. eat ur $h_it Pactards!
floyd will demand an investigation or rather request a federal investigation why HE IS NOT ON THAT DAMN LIST!!!!!!!
Hey JMM is that the way you talk in front of your children. What kind of language do you impart to them. If so,long before you are gone they will still remember you that way and talk the same way. Picture their character in this temporal life.
JMM
is another example of tjose Missinformed ignorant people.
in his short sentence he made 3 mistakes:
1. pac never use any drugs unlike american fighters
2. pac won 7 tittles throught hardship
3. floyd is a steriod user, including his family and a women beater.
3 mistakes from Mr. MM who is seriously missinformed
and somehow ignorant, must be uneducated as well
HEY JMM.FLOYD IS THE WORLD GREATEST DUCKER!!! HEHEHEHEH
if the only thing you can do is comment trash talk, and you have no legit topic to reply.
then seriously you'v already lost, you only have anger left to comment since you have nothing credible to debate with.
Floyd's name will go down into the books.....not in greatest fighter ever though but in Cook Books.lol
all are dumb here. see! it's all me. Me, stating brained comments here. Pachuggers need to accept that my man floyd is the best. 41-0 come May!
oops sorry I forgot, li'l floydie is also the #1 xylo user of all time, wife beater of all time, weight cheater of all time, dick sucker of all time...
all are dumb here? really? hehehe! you #1floydfan the no. 1 dumb. the no. 2 is banjo and no. 3 is JMM. hello! ur asking why NIKE did not get gayweather? hello!isn't it obvious? nike is a respected and the best shoe company in the planet. isn't it obvious that manny pacman pacquiao is the best fighter that's why they did not chose floyd. NIKE did not only consider great fighters for their adds but also great person unlike fraud gayweather. floyd fan wake up man...
If Pacman happens to be an American, he could definitely become the Greatest Boxer of All Time. Anyway 2nd placer is a greatest achievement for a small boxer coming from a poor third world country.
DUCK and CHICKEN are the most over-used words in boxing today. Can we change it to PATO and MANOK respectively?
yes that's true why American Journalist cannot accept Manny is the best fighter in thet world. you know why because as of this time they are still forcing that Floyd is the best boxer but Floyd is the best American cheater, ducker, chicken & Family of uneducated and drug pushers what a shame to a AMERICAN PEOPLE..
Marv, I admit that you write nice articles, but there are just too many clutter in your page.
There are so many pictures, links, past articles, and sometimes polls that you're reader gets distracted when scrolling down.
For example, this comment is posted twice because mistakenly posted it on the wrong area. (I don't know yet how to post a picture in a comment but this is where I posted my earlier comment:
"Send your comments or questions to International Sports Examiner"). See my point?
A little housekeeping and trimming of ads, please...
I sense most of the respondents in this blog are Filipinos. Unfortunately most of the comments are nonsense and no depth at all. Some of them are even anti Pacquiao.
Manny should have all the credits in the world for 2nd best all time great fighter. Congratulation Manny. Be humble always and have fear in GOD.
Floyd is number one all time ducker... KENTUCKY FLOYD CHICKEN,, who gonna buy this franchise?
KENTUCKY FLOYD CHICKEN IS NOW SOON TO OPEN AT ARANETA COLISEUM FOR RHE WORLD SLASHER CUP..FOR ALL COCKFIGHTERS
Available food:
1. Floyd chickenjoy
2. Floyd duck rice
3. Roasted Floyd Chicken Rice
more and more chicken and duck food...
this restaurant is owned by Me Mr. MAnny Pacman pacquiao
Its not all about you dumbass #1floydfan aka FMM or JMM!! Cant you see that noone in the world recognize your idol pussy boy!! You know why? Coz pussy boy is a pussy!! A pussy boring boxer!! He's not even elected in the worlds greatest ever! Im shocked...I thought pussy boy is the worlds greatest ever ducker!! What a pussy!!
Mosley will knock pussy boy out with a shot to the body! The only way pussy boy will win is to run from a fight with Mosley. He didnt even want this damn fight in the first place. pussy boy wanted to fight ivan calderon to claim the toothpickweight of the world! Thats the only time id bet for pussy boy. You should be happy now dumbass JMM aka #1floydfan coz Im with you in pussy boy's fight with calderon.
it doesn't even matter if he's no.2 or no.10 as long as he's a all-time great.
pussy boy wanted to clean the sport..BS! he should clean himself first coz he uses xyclocaine! And his drug convict father too!Thats the reason why pussy boy didnot want to fight Pacquiao in Dallas coz Xyclocaine is banned there. What a pussy!! Go fight calderon in Zimbabwe coz nothing is banned there! Pussy!
pussy is envy of Pacquiao because...
1. Pacquiao was hailed as the fighter of the decade
2. Pacquiao was elected to the worlds greatest ever
3. Pacquiao has more endorsements than him
4. Pacquiao has his nation behind him
5. Jerry Jones loves Pacquiao
6. Pacquiao was featured in Time Magazine
7. Pacquiao achieved 7 titles in 7 weight divisions
and lots of other stuffs
What does pussy boy have?
1. Damaged hand which he treats with xyclocaine
2. his trash talking drug convict father
3. his trash talking criminal uncle
4. his dumbass fans esp...FMM/JMM aka #1floydfan
5. his debt with the IRS
6. his gay boyfriend pualie magirlinaggi
and lots of other stuffs
I vote BAROK (Philippine Caveman Fictional Character) as the greatest of ALL TIME. he he he... agree with Marv.
It wouldn't be fair to the fighters of a different era. Many voters don't even know them. Hey people you gotta Move On, Floyd is what he is, there is nothing you can do to change him. Pls. concentrate on the topic.
hell yes!! no doubt pacman is second to robinson
So, what's for chickenFloyd???
Greatest Chicken of all Time!!!
LMAO!
to be the greatest boxer of all time, people must look at the achievements of a boxer. Ali is great coz he dominated the heavyweight div.? henry arrmstrong became great coz he had 3 div. titles in 1 year? well, manny pacquiao had 7 div. titles! a rare feat. he should be in the world record book! i guess that's enough to put him on top as the greatest boxer of all time..
any boxer can dominate a certain divison or conquer 5 div. titles.. but have you ever heard a boxer conquer 7 divs? not even one can equal that for years, decades or even a century!
Boxers of today are much, much, well-trained than boxers decades ago. Thus, today's boxers are more skillfull, have greater stamina, and have greater techniques than their counterparts. So, whoever is the greatest boxer of this generation, stands a great chance to be the greatest boxer of all time.........
Robinson and Ali were taller than most of their opponents. But they are not as fast and as quick than the elite fighters today. So, there is no valid comparison of greatness between them and our present prizefighters. So, it's better to go after their records, and what they have achieved in their careers in the ring.....
i think the no. 1 requirement to be the greatest boxer of all time is... he should be an american!
its obvious that the greatest boxer of all time is manny pacman, he is the only boxer won 7 titles in seven division, americans dont recognize the it, its pretty unfair.....
I'm a big fan of Manny Pacquiao and five years after his retirement he will be in a Hall of Fame and will always be remember as one of the Greatest Boxer
If Gayweather agree's to our invitation to be our REYNA ELENA this coming MAY FlORES DE MAYO in our town Fiesta....all of us Gays here will be his # fan....Calling Mamafloyd..pls come to Papa..
ODLH is still my Idol. Cotto is strong and Tough, I respect the guy. Ali, Robinson, Armstrong, they are way too good, the best. I can't rank with them.
manny pedquiao is the greatest boxer of all time!
manny is the greatest cheating boxer of all time!
manny is using human growth hormones to enhance his performance!
i'm so sorry for drifting away from my Buddhist religion.
i should never have impregnated those 2 inflatable dolls.
The only boxer with 4 lineal belts. The first and maybe the last to achieved 7 world titles in as many weight classes and big possibility of more accomplished record of 8/8 considering that he is still peaking and very much on top of his boxing career. Even though he is not an American, there's no doubt he is the greatest of all time..., Manny Pacman Pacquiao.
I heard a rumor that Floyd is announcing today, February 24, 2010, the cancellation of his fight against Mosley due to some personal reasons beyond his control.
i used HGHs and PEDs to make those plastic ladies pregnant.
i'm so sorry Allah!
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