Boxer that would be the best Bare Knuckle fighter ?

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  1. Theron

    Theron Boxing Addict banned

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    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?
     
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    thistle1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    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!
     
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    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.
     
  4. Theron

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    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
     
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    Henry Armstrong.
     
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    Sam Langford?
     
  7. Azzer85

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    Not sure if Bhop is a good shoutout, hes got the prison record, learned boxing in prison and he seems to be street smart.
     
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    They d get crushed by The Guvnor Lenny Mclean
     
  9. Shake

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    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.
     
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    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.
     
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    What happened outside Dapper Dan's? (where/whatever the **** 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.
     
  12. thistle1

    thistle1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    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!
     
  13. thistle1

    thistle1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    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 **** top boxers are yes, the Top Men!
     
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    Rocky Viagra was certainly a "hard man " !
     
  15. Brownies

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    I'd pick Jack Johnson over most. Great D, good stamina, can clinch and punch on the inside, very strong guy.