Who were the true gents of Boxing?

Jung Koo Chang seems like a cool guy, pretty wild though.

Yuh and Sung Kil Moon aswell.

 

Pacquiao

 

Peter Jackson?

 

Oh for sure. Comes across as a class act and a nice man.

 

Ever met him?

 

No.

 

Nonpareil Jack Dempsey was a total gentleman by all accounts I've seen.

Charlie Mitchell also comes across really well.

 

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Joe Louis yet.

 

When was this ? I never saw it in any of the books I read on him.

 

Marciano broke the jaw of a guy that worked for him, dined with mob men, travelled the country with a suitcase full of **** and dildos partying while his wife sat at home. That being said, he always spoke of other fighters well, even ones he didn't like, and helped pay Ezzard Charles' medical bills. Patterson on the other hand was a gentle guy, once stopping mid fight to pick up his opponents' fallen mouthpiece, some even wondered if he was really cut out for boxing.

 

Maxie Rosenbloom apparently didn't like hurting people and was a bit of a womanizer, Henry Armstrong was a notorious womanizer, Ali was a real gentleman never putting himself above ordinary people, Emile Griffith was pleasant unless you called him gay which made him pretty angry, the only bad thing I've heard about Ray Mancini is when he threatened Quentin Tarrentino for turning him down for a film role. I think it's fair to say that most boxers aren't tough guys who puff their chests up, some, like Hearns and Hagler, are stand offish, some, like Duran, have a mean streak, but most I've met or know about are nice people.

 

That's probably because Joe seemed unsure of himself around cameras and in public, that oppressive management contract played a big role. He always seems awkward and even unintelligent, but away from the eyes of the white press he was a charming womanizer with a drug habit that got worse and worse after his retirement.

 

Are you referring to Marva?Can we have a source for this please double M?