Who is you Favorite boxer in history?

When I was in Oklahoma City, that fighter was recognized everywhere. In the south east and west sections of OKC, everyone would recognize Canelo, Chavez, JMM.
And from Laredo to Brownsville I know that every single person would recognize Canelo; the lead grocery chain, there is only one, has an arrangement to sell beef from Mexico. The company providing the beef used Canelo as a spokesman. Really.
You could go into those stores and see so many Canelos that it was disorienting. From life size cardboard Canelos to tiny Canelos on every price tag.

 

Hot damn. I am a believer.

 

Thomas Hearns

 

Tough, gritty, fearless, only a small WW but gave em all trouble, great pic, easy to go with the, SRR, Louis, Marciano, Ali, etc, so props to you buddy.
Me ? Bad Bennie Briscoe. stay safe hombre.

 

You can't go wrong with Bennie. I remember back in the day I would always get a feel how literary leanings were very evident with Ring Magazine at the time. I mean, it bled right through their prose on who the magazine seemed to be backing or pushing. Perhaps it was my adolescent imagination, but I felt in '73-'74 they were really leaning towards Frazier, Conteh and Mundine against my favorites Ali, Ahumada and Briscoe at those respective weights. I got a win with Ali, lost my Ahumada-Conteh bout and was totally elated when Briscoe took out Mundine. Good times.

 

Nigel Benn.

 

Sugar Ray Leonard. He's high in every category & aspect in boxing. He's one of the best boxers of all time. He's one of the best fighters of all time. He's one of the best technians of all time. He's one of the best strategists of all time. He's one of the best finishers of all time. He's one of the best P4P of all time. He's one of the best H2H fighters of all time. Simply one of the greatest to ever do it.

 

I love aggressive fighters, and my favorites are Hagler, Hearns and Tyson. I also like SRR, Liston and Nigel Benn.
If I only had to pick one, it's Tyson, cause he was so damn exciting to watch and I absolutely loved his attitude walking into the ring, he wanted to destroy his opponent, not to out-tap him.

 

Danny Little Red Lopez

 

Smokin Joe Frazier.

A huge heart, great to watch and you know watching him fight that he always, always gave everything he had in that ring. A fighters fighter and a man’s man.

 

Jack Johnson. For so many reasons.

And fwiw, I'm the whitest white boy to ever eat a mayonnaise sandwich on wonderbread.

 

Talking of Ahumada/Conteh, was elated when it was announced in BN that Conteh and Ahumada would be inviting the public to their workouts to be held at the Café Royal in London's west end.
At the time I was working down Smithfield ( London's biggest meat market ) so it was an early start 4am and finish about midday, as for the market many a British fighter ended up there after there after they finished boxing , just a few names for the older British fight fan : Ron Barton, Alby Day, Alby Hollister, Stan Davies, Micky Walker, Freddie King, and Tommy McGovern, anyway on this particular afternoon I made my way to the Royal , it so happened that this was Contehs day to work out , got me a near ringside seat for the sparring, the floor stuff was impressive, but it was the sparring I was looking forward to.
He cut a fine figure back then, lean , lithe, all in proportion a near perfect physics for a LHW if you ask me, when the work started he was all business , ripping into his paid hands like they were Ahumada, vicious hooks and body shots echoed around the small make shift gym, what ever they were paid, it wasn't enough !! he took particular enjoyment hurting 1 partner by the name of Johnny Wall, a mediocre fighter with no punch to speak of, and less skill, rumour had it he got fresh with Conteh the day before, if he did he was sure paying the price now.
Shame the way Johns career panned out, had he stayed stayed on these shores and not gone to the USA and severely damaged his hand in the Taylor fight, I believe he would have reigned for quite some time, and just maybe be on the threshold of a ATG.
Stay safe guys.

 

Great memories, Mike. Still amazed at how Conteh handled Yaqui Lopez predominantly with his left over 15 rounds. Fantastic fighter.

 

Kenny Norton,

Holmes vs Norton was the first big fight for me.

Ken will always be until i'm in the grave.

 

Thanks buddy, stay safe.