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When I asked "who the best boxer of my generation is," you responded well. As a result, I am asking the follow-up question: who is the best boxer of all-time?

Some of of you will like my list and agree with its entrants. Some of you may ask yourself, "what on God’s green earth is this guy smoking?"

Nonetheless, I offer you my top five boxers of all time and welcome your comments.

5. Sugar Ray Leonard* (36-3-1, 25 KO’s). In the post entitled "Who is the Best Boxer of My Generation?," I proclaim the "second Sugar" to be just that. You can find my explanation there.

4. Joe Louis (66-3, 52 KO’s). Until the number three selection on my list entered the heavyweight fray, "the Brown Bomber" was universally-recognized as the greatest heavyweight ever. He defended the heavyweight title a whopping 25 straight times (still unmatched), arguably threw the hardest, straightest punches in heavyweight history, and transcended the sport like no other champion before him. He was the most popular African-American athlete ever until #3 on my list stormed the boxing scene.

3. Muhammad Ali (56-5, 37 KO’s). The self-proclaimed Greatest of all time was just that, in the heavyweight division at least. No fighter in the history of the sport combined the natural athletic ability, intestinal fortitude, ring generalship and media smarts quite like Ali. He performed in the golden age of heavyweights and defeated the best that it had to offer. No other champion challenged and defeated the level of obstacles (George Foreman, Joe Frazier and Sonny Liston) within the ring nor outside of it (racism and the Vietnam War).

2. Henry Armstrong (150-21-10, 101 KO’s). To call ring royalty like "Homicide Hank" underrated seems laughable on the surface. But in my books he is, because outside of true students of the boxing game, he’s largely unknown to many casual sports fans. In an era in which top fighters often fought monthly or more, Armstrong’s fight schedule mirrored his hyper-kinetic activity in the ring. For my money, he is the personification of the pound-for-pound moniker often used to describe boxing’s best fighter regardless of weight class.

And here’s why: he simultaneously held world titles in three divisions-featherweight, lightweight and welterweight. That, is the epitome of "pound-for-pound." We’ll never see it again.

1. Sugar Ray Robinson (173-19-6, 108 KO’s). What do you get when you combine the fancy footwork of Fred Astaire, the striking speed of Bruce Lee, and punching power that matches a kick from a mule? It sounds like I am describing a superhero, right? You’re thinking The Amazing Spiderman or some other Marvel comic mutant? No, Walker Smith, Jr., popularly known as Ray Robinson, was not one of the X-Men, but his in-ring talents were indeed quite freakish.

He’s best known as one of the greatest middleweights of all-time, but the peak of his "fistic" powers was at 147 pounds. Simply put, "Sugar" was the greatest man to ever don boxing gloves, and no one has come close since his sweet reign decades ago.

*It really pains me to leave defensive savant Willie Pep outside of my top five. I mulled it over, again and again. However, his three losses to Sandy Saddler are the reason why I did not include him. I do realize that Pep was not at his peak powers when he battled Saddler due to the unfortunate plane accident that he survived during his fighting prime. But being bested by another ring rival that many times close enough to his prime, caused me to insert Leonard over Pep.

After watching Paul Williams (now an undeserving 40-2, 28 KO’s) get befuddled and bloodied over 12 grueling rounds against Cuban upstart Erislandy Lara (unjustly, no longer undefeated at 15-1), yet garner a gift decision, I couldn’t help but recall awful decisions that I had witnessed.

And without further adieu, they are: the five worst boxing decisions that I have ever witnessed in "real-time," during my short span here on this green orb that they call earth.

1. Jose Luis Ramirez W SD Pernell Whitaker.
2. Park Si-Hun W (3-2) Roy Jones, Jr.
3. Pernell Whitaker D PTS Julio Cesar Chavez.
4. Lennox Lewis D PTS Evander Holyfield.
5. Courtney Burton W SD Emmanuel Augustus.

The benefactors of these decisions have been crossed out just so you’re clear.

The stench of Williams-Lara will wear off soon enough. And when it does, I may be forced to re-visit this list and considering adding it to this infamous quintet.

When Amir "King" Khan (25-1-1, 17 KO’s) faces Zab "Super" Judah (41-6, 28 KO’s) in three weeks, he just may be facing the stiffest test of his career. One could make a very strong argument that his fight against Marcos Maidana last year was just that.

And I won’t even argue that fact. But if Judah arrives in peak mental (often a question) and physical shape (rarely a question), we may see Khan’s chin tested again.

Amir Khan’s chin is the 800-pound gorilla in the room. Everyone sees it. Everyone knows about it. But its impact on his fights’ outcomes have varied. Luckily for him, this "gorilla" has rarely lead to his demise.

The one time that it did, he was felled in shocking fashion by then-undefeated Breidis Prescott in a single round! That KTFO (knocked the @#$! out) loss has continued to follow Khan during his career. 

By surviving the hard-hitting Maidana’s bombs, Khan earned a measure of respect, from me at least. But for many, it was imply a reminder that anyone who can punch has more than a puncher’s chance of defeating him.

And really, that’s the biggest appeal of this fight. At this stage of his 15-year career, Judah has seen better days. But what he can still do is punch, especially in the early rounds. And as we all know, Khan was starched by Prescott in one round. I am sure that Judah and his handlers are taking a closer look at the video footage of that fight.

However, Judah would be gravely mistaken to assume that Khan and his sage trainer Freddie Roach will come up with such a leaky game plan. On the other hand, Khan and Roach would be foolish to assume that Judah does not have another bullet or two left in the chamber.

When the smoke clears in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 23, I expect Amir Khan to stave off Judah’s early rush and cruise to a comprehensive decision victory.

Does "Vicious" Victor Ortiz (29-2-1, 22 KO’s) have a realistic chance to defeat Floyd "Money" Mayweather, Jr. (41-0, 25 KO’s) in a few months? And no, his chance does not lie in Hades.

We all know that styles make fights, and that popular cliche definitely applies here. Specifically, Ortiz has the style (southpaw) to give Mayweather fits. In fact, he would not be the first world-class, left-handed boxer to cause Mayweather distress in the ring.

In 2004, then-junior welterweight contender DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley dazed Mayweather early in their fight, which "the Pretty Boy" ultimately ran away with on the scorecards. And in 2006, his "on-and-off-and-on-again" buddy Zab Judah briefly stunned him, and was "nip-and-tuck" for the first half of their fight before succumbing (via decision loss) to Mayweather’s pinpoint counter-punching.

But it’s not just the fact that he’s a lefty that makes Ortiz a "live" underdog. People seem to forget that not too long ago he was being touted as a "can’t-miss" prospect by Golden Boy Promotions and HBO. Those lofty expectations were tempered a bit, largely thanks to a "no mas-type" loss to the hard-hitting Marcos Maidana two years ago and an unimpressive draw with Lamont Peterson last year.

I won’t say that people are fair-weathered but I will say that they have short memories. This was epitomized by how quickly many pundits jumped back on the Ortiz bandwagon after his career-reviving win over the undefeated Andre Berto earlier this year.

Is Victor Ortiz back? I am not sure he was ever where many people wanted him to be nor am I sure that he ever fell as far as many folks believed he did. What I do know is that he’s a young, talented fighter with a lot yet to prove.

Check back in a few months to see whether I think his style (southpaw) and recent confidence boost (win over Berto) will be enough to upset Floyd Mayweather, Jr.