Boxer that would be the best Bare Knuckle fighter ?

[Theron]

I asked if George Foreman would be the best bare knuckle fighter and got a lot of people saying he would not be, out of all the boxers and bare knuckle fighters who would be considered the greatest of all time in your eyes ? If they fought under the same rules John L Sullivan and Jake Killrain ect fought under?

[thistle1]

I learned to my surprise that a lot of fighters aren't really hardmen, especially in recent years, though there were certainly different periods in boxing and locations where they were definate tough guys and hardmen.

point being a street type fight, UFC type thing or no holds/no rules on the cobbles, you had better be a hardman... the best boxers for this are boxers that 'were' actually street fighters & tough guys too, then you get fitness, skill and _ucken street fighting lunacy thrown together in one package - thats your best bareknuckle fighters!

[cuchulain]

Originally Posted by Theron

I asked if George Foreman would be the best bare knuckle fighter and got a lot of people saying he would not be, out of all the boxers and bare knuckle fighters who would be considered the greatest of all time in your eyes ?

Boxers who would be handy in a street fight, in no particular order, well...chronological order:

Dempsey, Walcott, Marciano, Frazier, Foreman, Vitali.


Almost forgot Tyson., who needs a mention on account of his handiwork outside Dapper Dan's.

[Theron]

Walcott is an interesting one? He's one of my favourite boxers but i've never really thought about him as a bare knuckle fighter though? Oh but this isn't street fight it's bare knuckle boxing from the John L sullivan era

[McGrain]

Henry Armstrong.

[the_bigunit]

Sam Langford?

[Azzer85]

Not sure if Bhop is a good shoutout, hes got the prison record, learned boxing in prison and he seems to be street smart.

[moesizlak]

They d get crushed by The Guvnor Lenny Mclean

[Shake]

I think Jack Johnson would do well in a one-on-one bareknuckle fight. He can parry, work from the clinch. There won't be that much difference with his actual experience.

[kingfisher3]

i would want a figter who meets these criteria:
good body puncher,
cut resistant,
wrestling experience(actual competitive wrestling),
stamina,
heart,
tough hands,
accurate punching.

i cant think of anyone recent who meets all these, but chavez and hatton could do well in a bareknuckle career i think.

[orriray59]

Any top boxer would wreck shit on the street.

[superman1692]

Originally Posted by cuchulain

Boxers who would be handy in a street fight, in no particular order, well...chronological order:

Dempsey, Walcott, Marciano, Frazier, Foreman, Vitali.


Almost forgot Tyson., who needs a mention on account of his handiwork outside Dapper Dan's.

What happened outside Dapper Dan's? (where/whatever the fuck that store is) Also great shout on Dempsey. He'd be my number one based on the fact that the dude pretty much bare-knuckled box in mines all the time before he got into boxing properly.

[thistle1]

Originally Posted by orriray59

Any top boxer would wreck shit on the street.

NO.

some aren't hard enough, though the ones that are, combined with Fitness & Skill are killers, as I said earlier... these are your true Top Men!

[orriray59]

Originally Posted by thistle1

NO.

some aren't hard enough, though the ones that are, combined with Fitness & Skill are killers, as I said earlier... these are your true Top Men!

You serious? I'm not "hard" by any means, and I'm hardly a world champion, am I? Yet I've still beaten the shit out of a fair few people just because I can box.

The guys we're talking about here would seriously fuck the average person up. One punch from even a guy like Amir Khan would send an average Joe reeling to the ground, easily.

[thistle1]

Originally Posted by orriray59

You serious? I'm not "hard" by any means, and I'm hardly a world champion, am I? Yet I've still beaten the shit out of a fair few people just because I can box.

The guys we're talking about here would seriously fuck the average person up. One punch from even a guy like Amir Khan would send an average Joe reeling to the ground, easily.

who's talking about 'average' person?

I'm talking about True Street Fighters, not punks & drunks, some top fighters aren't hard enough to beat them, more than you realize.

but the Hard as fuck top boxers are yes, the Top Men!