The Five Best Boxers From Your State (USA) Country (The Rest)???

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  1. There Will Be Blood

    There Will Be Blood #TheMedicalTeam #750 banned Full Member

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    I'm from MA and these are the five best boxers from my state:

    5) Mickey Ward

    4) Paul Pender

    3) Marvin Hagler

    2) Rocky Marciano

    1) Manny Pacquiao
     
  2. aaalbert

    aaalbert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm sorry I don't understand. Do yo mean boxers that were born in my state?
     
  3. acie2g

    acie2g Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    All time I got Holyfield, I.Williams, V.Forrest, E.Charles, all I can think of right now been drinking lol
     
  4. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Uuuuuh, what? Manny is from Massachusetts? Huh?
     
  5. Jacques81

    Jacques81 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The state i am in is absolutely terrible for boxers!
    Iowa is best known for Michael Nunn and Antwun Echols lmao.

    I was not born here doe.
     
  6. aaalbert

    aaalbert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah, that one caught me off guard too. That's why I asked the op to clarify. Unless I'm missing something?
     
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    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    1. Roy Jones Jr.
    2. Antonio Tarver
    3. Keith Thurman
    4. Jeff Lacy
    5. Ray Mercer
     
  8. moparfan

    moparfan ESB's glass jawed fraud Full Member

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    You forgot Jeremy Williams and Johnny Miler.

    Miler is famous for fighting Joe Louis in Louis's first ever organized boxing match. A match Miler won, sending Louis to the canvas numerous times.
     
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    moparfan ESB's glass jawed fraud Full Member

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    1. Ezzard Charles
    2. Evander Holyfield
    3. Vernon Forrest
    4. Jimmy Bivins
    5. Bennie Briscoe

    Honorable Mentions
    Tiger Flowers
    Mills Lane
    Robert Allen
    Kevin Johnson (way down the list)
     
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    acie2g Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Home of the brave
     
  11. Charles van Doren

    Charles van Doren Member Full Member

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    Holland
    Rudy Koopmans
    Bep van Klaveren
    Alex Blanchard
    Ruurd Lubbers
    Eddy Smulders
     
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    rorschach51 A Legend & A Gentleman Full Member

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    King Levinsky
    Montell Griffin
    Oliver McCall
    Gerald McClellan
    Packey McFarland
    Peter Quillin
    Billy Papke

    That's every famous fighter born in Illinois I can come up with.
     
  13. RankingBad

    RankingBad New Member Full Member

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    Germany

    1. Max Schmeling
    2. Henry Maske
    3. Graciano Rocchigiani
    4. Sven Ottke
    5. Ralf Rocchigiani

    hard to pick german Boxers, most of them today are not even german based
     
  14. Charles van Doren

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    No Manfred Jassmann ???
     
  15. SmackDaBum

    SmackDaBum TKO7 banned Full Member

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    Today I would probably go with something like this:

    Jack
    Skoglund
    Granat
    Wallin
    Forling

    Not a great list but its good for boxing in general.