The most successful fighters in its time?
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Messersm. Bf 109....  6 of their aces had over 200 kills.  One of them, Erich Hartmann, destroyed 352 Russian planes. They flew, and racked up staggeringly high scores over North Africa, France, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, Poland, and, in the end, Germany itself. Two hundred aerial victories each. By comparison, the top U.S. aces of World War Two achieved twenty or more.
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in terms of quality, I'll say the Philippines. PacMan is probably the best pound for pound boxer right now and can be compared with the other greats in any division in any era. In terms of quantity, there certainly are more mexicans who are or were champs.
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Cookie, he was the best heavyweight I have seen in 35 years more skilful than Tyson, Holmes, Lewis, but there have been other fighters at other weights who were just as sensational, like Leonard, Duran, Hagler, Barrera, de la Hoya. Tough call, my friend
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At the present moment, I don't know of any UFC or Pride Fighters that use Kung Fu in the competition today. However, in the earlier UFCs, there were quite a few Kung Fu Fighters. I can't remember the names of most of them but one person that comes to mind is Robert Van Clief. He practiced Chinese Goju which is a type of kung fu. He fought Royce Gracie in UFC 4 and lost after about 3 minutes into the first round. I can't blame him though. Rob Van Clief was 51 years old at that time and he was fighting a young brazillian jujitsu master. Checkout the link below. You can see a list of people who fought in the UFC and the styles that they represented. All in all, the Kung Fu guys didn't do very well because they were not trained on the ground as well as the brazillian jujitsu guys. So I imagine that because of this factor, most fighters let go of kungfu and chose the other arts like thai kickboxing, Brazillian Jujitsu, Sambo, Judo, Wrestling, and Boxing. I don't think it means that Kung Fu is useless. It just doesn't seem to be effective in the confines of the UFC or Pride.
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I have a P4P favorite in each weight class.  But I have to go with my boy; Miguel Cotto!  Winky Wright is also a strong candidate.  And no doubt in my mind that Bernard 'The Executioner' Hopkins is on top of the boxing world right now.  Floyd?  He gotta beat Oscar De La Hoya if he wants to be recognized as one of the top P4P at least in my mind.
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I'm not sure about best. I have a hard time comparing fighters from different weight classes and different eras. But Julio Cesar Chavez is my favorite and definitely one of the all-time greats.\n\nChavez wasn't at lightweight very long, but it would have been great to see him from '89 fighting a Roberto Duran from '78. That would have been an exciting fight - two guys free with their fists and with great chins. Personally, I think Chavez would have won by decision with his more refined subtle defense, but there's no way of knowing for sure.
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Top Five:\n\nTyson (in his Prime)\nAli (in his Prime) \nRoy Jones Jr (In his prime)\nMarvelous Marvin Hagler\nJoe Frazier
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Tito is one of the best in my opinion. He's atleast around Even Tanner's class. I have a lot of respect for Ken, but I don't think he's that great of a fighter in the current UFC. Man, I love the UFC too. Ask more questions about it, please. =)
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You may be thinking of "Prince" Naseem Hamed. He lost an unanimous decision to Marco Antonio Barrera in April of 2001 and only fought once after that. Though he never offered an official retirement, he hasn't fought in almost four years and the frequent rumors of him making a comeback have all turned out to be false thus far.
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Here's my top 15 and why...\n\nMuhammed Ali - simply the best. You can talk physical skills all you want - and Ali certainly had them. But the thing that stands out most about Ali to me is that he took on and bested ALL COMERS - all styles and all sizes - and did it over the course of fifteen years! Punchers, brawlers, boxers, big guys, smaller guys, Americans, foreigners - you name it. Ali fought 'em, figured 'em out, and beat 'em. \n\n2. Joe Louis - Though many boxing historians would disagree, I think Louis belongs after Ali. The Brown Bomber was everything they say - a perfect technician with crushing power. But he didn't have a good chin. Clearly, he fought and beat many great fighters. But through no fault of his own, he competed during an era when some of the more talented prospects never got a shot at him. \n\n3. Rocky Marciano - the man born Rocko Marchegnano belongs in the top three despite his relatively small size. He was remarkable in so many ways that even former greats like Larry Holmes and Ali himself have praised him. According to The Greatest: "I know he (Marciano) would have given me trouble". \n\n4. Larry Holmes - a complete fighter. Used jab as well as Ali. Challenged Marciano's undefeated record before losing to Michael Spinks on a controversial decision. Dominated for so long, he should have an era named after him. \n\n5. Jack Dempsey - maybe the toughest human that ever lived. Dominated for years. In many ways, the first modern day heavyweight.\n\n6. Jersey Joe Walcott - complete, crafty. A man of the sweet science, especially for a heavyweight. Denied opportunity to fight for the title most of his prime, but was still great enough to to get it done long after most fighters retire.\n\n7. Ezzard Charles - really a light heavyweight, but had so much pure skill. Underrated. Had he been the same fighter with a little more size, no one would have beaten him.\n\n8. Sonny Liston - the most feared fighter ever. Mean, enigmatic in and out of the ring. Seemed invincible until Ali beat him twice. Could knock people out with his jab. Literally.\n\n9. George Foreman - he was really two different fighters. The first incarnation was technically bad, but overcame many shortcomings with sheer power and size - the hardest puncher of all time, Ernie Shavers included. The second, more loveable George Foreman was a better boxer despite his enormous size. Learned to pace himself and developed strong defense. \n\n10. Joe Frazier - great champion, hard puncher. His wars with Ali are legendary. Really, a much more skilled fighter than Foreman. But given the two complete demolitions George inflicted on him, I had to put George ahead.\n\n11. Evander Holyfield - I hate to rely on cliches, but this was a "true warrior". There's no other way to put it. \n\n12. Jack Johnson - a cautious fighter actually. Relied on patience, confident that he was so much better than the opposition. And he was. Not a great puncher, and at 6', smaller than one might think. But the most remarkable athlete I can think of. He didn't just take on and defeat all opponents in some of the most obcenely long fights, he took on the WORLD... and won. \n\n13. Lennox Lewis - much of his mystique will wear off as the years go by. Ducking a rematch with Vitali won't help his reputation, especially if the older Klitschko goes on to dominate the division for a while. But Lennox's place among the greats is secure. A great puncher with a great jab. Suspect chin, but when focused, usually won convincingly. \n\n14. Mike Tyson - say what you want about him. In his early years, he was awesome.  This kid was a true phenom. Until Buster Douglas demonstrated how he could be beaten, Tyson whipped most of his opponents before they even set foot in the ring. Plus he made one of the greatest pre-fight remarks ever: When asked by a reporter what advice he would give an up-coming opponent, Mike replied: "cancel the
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Pancho - I gotta think about that one. I will add more details later. A damn good question........ I'm leaving the Mayweather/De La Hoya fight off the list, got enough buzz going already. My card consists of one fight that may be already made. Here they are:\n1) Mosley/MayweatherJr.\n2) Castillo/ Hatton (I believe this is scheduled for spring '07)\n3) Calzaghe/Taylor\n4) Wright/Abraham\n5) Pacquiao/Marquez II\nMaybe not the ultimate fight card but matches I'd like to see. I want to see some of those Euros fight here against top rank competition.
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I guess it would be Muhammad Ali, but it's hard for me to tell because on tv they usually just show his later fights and I don't get to see him much when he was at the top of his game.\n\nMy personal favorite, though, is Jack Dempsey.
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UFC and pride.\n1 because I train in a more mma type situation.\n\nand 2\nboxing has become a shadow of what it was, and continues to become so with each passing year.  years ago when the welterweight division was the cream of boxing's talent and there was much competition it was still exciting, but I think that the fighters in ufc and pride are hungrier and looking to make a name for themselves where in boxing the alphabet titles and constant stream of dissapointing fights is not an issue in the UFC or pride.\n\nI think we are seeing the twilight years of boxing as far as popularity goes.
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Check out BoxRec.com. They have complete records for most fighters. Click on the ratings on the right side of the main page to find the best fighters.\n\nIf you need a biography, there will usually be something up on Wikipedia. Were you looking for information on any fighters in particular?
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The Best Fighters WWI\n\nR.A.F. S.E.5a (Britain) ,Nieuport 17 (France),Sopwith Camel F.1 (Britain) ,SPAD S.XIII (France) ,Fokker D.VII (Germany) ,Fokker Dr.1 Triplane (Germany)\n\nThe Best Fighter Planes of World War II \n\nThe Bf 109, Spitfire, FW 190, P-51, A6M Zero, P-38, F4U ,P-47...\n\nKorean war:\nMIG-15,F-86F,P-80 \n\nVietnan:\nF-105,F-4,A-6 e A-8,F-100D Super Sabre, F-84F Thunderstreak\n\nafter; Mirage,Harrier \nMiG-21 \nMiG-29\nF-14,15,16
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Muhammed Ali, "the Greatest" fighter of all time. He actually brought tremendous interest back into boxing, something that's seriously lacking today.\n\nYou might have loved him or hated him, but you couldn't ignore him...
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It's really hard to say I remember a fighter in the late 70's who was a light puncher yet he had a mishap outside the ring and broke a guys jaw, one of the Viuret brothers.  Then there is a guy who fought Emile Griffith and he said he hit him the hardest.  The same fighter who had a controversial fight with Joey Giardello.  Mike Tyson when he was hot could hit hard.  Roberto Duran in his prime, even years later, flooring Iran Barkley to win the middleweight title.  Thomas Hearns, Joe Louis, and even classy boxer punchers like Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Leonard and Mohamed Ali.  I'm sorry i really have no favourites.  The rock doesn't take a backward step and George Foreman is up there.  There are so many great fighters its just very subjective and depends entirely on the individual and their opponents, and a personal preference.