6. Jack Johnson. A brilliant, tactical boxer who while fighting endured unspeakable racism. He might have been the most mentally tough of all the greats.
7. Sugar Ray Leonard. Won titles at five different weights.
8. Roberto Duran. Despite "no mas" he was still a brutal, tough fighter.
9. Joe Louis. Might deserve to be much higher on this list, but quite simply is not as good a fighter as the others. He held the title for 11 years and defended it 25 times.
10. Harry Greb. He fought at least 299 times in many different weight classes throughout the 1920s.
With apologies to: Sam Langford, Jimmy Wilde, Carlos Monzon, Marvin Hagler, Rocky Marciano, Jack Dempsey, Eder Jofre, Ezzard Charles, Julio Cesar Chavez, Archie Moore and Roy Jones Jr.
A De La Hoya victory just might propel him into the lower echelon of that top 10. His hand speed isn't as slow as people might think and he could absolutely shock an overconfident Mayweather.
Or will we look back at this fight and say this was the moment that Mayweather started his trek toward becoming one of the eternals?
