All Time GOAT poll

I just don’t see how anyone ranks anyone above GSP at this point, it’s not even close.

2 losses in his entire career that he later avenged, retired with the WW belt after defending it numerous times, came back after 3 years to win the MW belt.

Silva and Jones both got popped so while I’ll still rank them the MW and LHW Goats they can never be the number 1 overall. Fedor is still the HW belt but taking all those L’s at the end of his career (Mitrione come on man) knocks him down below GSP.

Because pundits and peers don't rate fighters based on how pretty a record looks on paper, which any forumrat could try with a quick look in wikipedia. Otherwise Sugar Ray Robinson would not be widely regarded as the best ever in boxing with the amount of losses he took, specially late in his career.

Fedor and specially Jones have a legit case of his own because they held the #1 p4p sport for longer than anybody else.

And regarding Silva and GSP in particular, it's not that hard to understand:

- Official sherdog p4p rankings during GSP championship years:

2012 - Silva #1
https://www.sherdog.com/news/rankings/Sherdogcoms-PoundforPound-Top-10-45047

2011 - Silva #1
https://www.sherdog.com/news/rankings/Sherdogcoms-PoundforPound-Top-10-36383

2010 - Silva #1
https://www.sherdog.com/news/rankings/Sherdogcoms-PoundforPound-Top-10-23166

2009 - Silva #1
https://www.sherdog.com/news/rankings/Sherdogcoms-PoundforPound-Top-10-17145

2008 - Silva #1
https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/GSP-Moves-Up-P4P-List-But-Not-to-Top-12459
 
It's close, but if he also beats Ngannou or Pavlovich than I'd say yes.

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He's obviously already the GOAT, and this fight at the end of his career won't really change much there.

The only reason that people may not consider him the GOAT, is the positive PED tests, which disqualifies him from some people's lists (which is completely fair and understandable if that's part of someone's criteria). But those people's opinions obviously won't change regardless of what happens in the Stipe fight.
 
I have a hard time seeing him as GOAT since he only fought 1 match at HW plus the cheating. If he beat Stipe, Pavlovich and Ngannou and like 2-3 more ppl to defend his HW-belt i would say he probably is GOAT for now.
 
He’s already the greatest, beating a washed Stipe doesn’t add anything to his legacy. It’s just a name to add to his resume and a good payday in a layup matchup.

Nobody cares about Pavlovich outside of this forum. I would love to see that fight, but it’s never going to happen.
 
He certainly needs some HW champion-defences if he would beat Stipe to be in HW-GOAT-talks.
 
Jones is already the GOAT but if he loses (which I doubt) you will get the same number of numb nuts we always have on here claiming that he was overrated and many of his wins aren't impressive.
 
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