My two all time favorites are
Vinny Pazienza and Arturo Thunder Gatti

Big Gatti fan right here what a warrior. RIP

I'm in my mid 20s, so the best/most popular fighters growing up were Tyson, Holyfield, and Lennox Lewis. I remember being a kid and my brother in law bringing over the "box" so we could watch the infamous Tyson-Holyfield 2 fight. It's funny, i was never a "big" boxing fan, but at least there was minor interest back in those days. I couldn't tell you much about boxing anymore. Such is the state of pro boxing.

My all time favourite was Muhammad Ali a more recent fighter who's not been mentioned is Pernell Whitaker this guy was ridiculous .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjTHLPmfBCQ

Another of my favorites from that era was Kid Gavilan, the Cuban welterweight with the "bolo" punch.

I followed Vinny Paz more recently. Also Roy Jones Jr. until he basically collapsed.

Has anyone seen Nonito Donaire fight? I've seen his last 3 fights for a fly/bantum weight he has a ridiculous amount of kos anyone who hasn't seen him fight here's a short compilation of his Fly,Super fly fights. Since then he's became a Bantum/Super Bantum champ.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVZB7Apu7B0

If Marciano and Frazier are getting mentioned then the greatest lightweight should Roberto Duran imo he was a much better fighter than Leonard Hearns or Hagler.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zKtj1o41nQ

All time favorite...Mr.Malik Abdul Aziz aka "Iron Mike" aka "Kid Dynamite"...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v0vl6iTlC4

Fair enough Tyson wouldn't make my top 20 though

What can i say?!Mike is my favorite plus 90% of the world hates Tyson and i think thats one of the many reasons that makes me to like him more

George Forman... IMO he was the best boxer that ever put two feet inside a ring. The guy was awesome. Even knocked Smokin' Joe on his butt. George was very strong, too.

Ali was great ever see the movie requiem for a heavy weight Ali was in it under his Cassius clay name

I met Roberto Duran when they finish filming raging bull. He lived in the mayflower hotel. He would spar with joe Pesci a one time friend of mine.

In between fights duran was a fat bastard. He loved playing baseball. His group of guys had their own team. They would play guys that worked in that hotel in central park.

A great fighter was gene fullmer a great middle weight. He beat sugar ray Robinson and Carmen basselio great fighters. He had this crazy defense like dracular.he was middle wt champion.

I like a guy named Frankie upolido good fighter a friend of my father. My father had 100 amature fights they fough for watches back then. He beat the champion of the army one year.

But now I dig mixed martial arts. I should say I dig Brazilian jujitsu a great sport more like art then a sport especially using a gi.

Good movie