Most athletic fighters ever.

[CastletonSnob]

I'm watching the Mikkel Kessler-Anthony Mundine fight, and Mundine is still really quick, especially for a guy in his 40s.

So, it got me to thinking, who were the biggest athletic freaks to ever lace em up?

 

[Gregoire1]

RJJ

 

[Uptown Swinger]

Dr. Roy Jones Jr. The King


In before Loma

 

[nac386]

Obviously Roy Jones Jr. and Mike Tyson come to mind. In more recent years, Manny Pacquiao proved to be an impressive athlete.

 

[10000 Days]

Obviously Roy Jones Jr. and Mike Tyson come to mind. In more recent years, Manny Pacquiao proved to be an impressive athlete.

True. Without his athleticism, Pac would probably be a journeyman with something like a 37-23 record with the skill set he possess

 

[Hagler]

RJJ, SRL, Hagler.

 

[Dr. Will]

RJJ has been mentioned..
Prime Gamboa

 

[aries]

RJJ
Muhammed Ali
Pacquiao
SRL
Lomachenko
Mike Tyson

 

[ssx]

RJJ is probably the most gifted ever.
Pacquiao and Mosley are good athletes too and compete in different sports.
I don’t think Tyson is a particularly good athlete, a gifted fighter yes, but I saw a video of young Tyson playing basketball and he looked very uncoordinated. Could barely dribble, or shoot. I think he just was born to be a wrecking machine.

 

[moosaev]

Prime Ali has to be tops. At 210 lbs he moved and punched like a welterweight, pure athleticism.

 

[HardasNAILZ]

Prince Naseem Hamed
Joe Calzaghe
Floyd Mayweather
Herbie Hyde
Nathan Gorman

 

[ramair455]

#1 ROY JONES JR

 

[Kassitus]

Valuev. If he had 10% of RJJs skills he would have been unstoppable.

 

[ramair455]

Actually I rate Tyson pretty high as well - I could see him easily see him as a NFL linebacker - speed, agility, power and temperament

 

[Breakfast Bar]

Roy Jones on steroids

 

[Sunfish]

Can I point out that someone was inspired to start this thread based on Anthony fucking mundine? Yes I know two sports blah blah. If you want to anoint a rugby player sonny bill Williams is better at both his sports and probably fucks his girl while mundine watches.

Shout out to Andrew flintoff to an awesome style and a totally legit pro fight.

 

[CastletonSnob]

Can I point out that someone was inspired to start this thread based on Anthony fucking mundine? Yes I know two sports blah blah. If you want to anoint a rugby player sonny bill Williams is better at both his sports and probably fucks his girl while mundine watches.

Shout out to Andrew flintoff to an awesome style and a totally legit pro fight.

I didn't say Mundine was one of the most athletic fighters ever.

Look at his fight with Kessler. How many 40somethings do you see with fast hands?

 

[HardasNAILZ]

Can I point out that someone was inspired to start this thread based on Anthony fucking mundine? Yes I know two sports blah blah. If you want to anoint a rugby player sonny bill Williams is better at both his sports and probably fucks his girl while mundine watches.

Shout out to Andrew flintoff to an awesome style and a totally legit pro fight.

Flintoff had some serious hands. Scary.

 

[Sunfish]

I didn't say Mundine was one of the most athletic fighters ever.

Look at his fight with Kessler. How many 40somethings do you see with fast hands?

Butterbean

 

[jreez]

Here's a question, would Floyd be up there with the most athletic fighters?