Fighters Who Are Good People

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  1. ThatOne

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    Fighters who are good people-Lennox Lewis and Floyd Patterson are and were great ambassadors for the sport. The former could be an MP.
     
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    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    I don't personally know any fighters but from the interviews I've seen Emile Griffith and Sean O' Grady always seemed like good guys.
     
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    Older George Foreman
     
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    Chris Byrd and The Klitschko Brothers
     
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    It'll never work.
     
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    Arguello

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    Bill Costello
    Leo Randolph
    Tito Trinidad
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    Arguello
     
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    Salvador Sanchez was a very humble individual, always had praises for his opponents after a bout, he was a very clean fighter that did not need an edge to resort to dirty tactics in the ring. Archie Moore was another fighter with class, he built a Boys Club for us in our neighborhood in Dec 1969. Moore even paid for an eye operation for a youth in San Diego, California, whose parents could not afford to pay for the operation.
     
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    Former Middleweight Champ Terry Downes was responsible for raising the money to buy 17 minibusses for under privileged children.
     
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    That is very cool.
     
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    Terry was a tremendous character. His book, " my Bleeding Business", is a great read although readers in the States may struggle with the fact it is written in his native cockney dialect.
    A little known fact is that Downes was selected to represent the USA in the 1956 Olympics until the Authorities discovered he was a Limey. He was a serving US Marine at the time.
     
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    Terry Downes had class.
     
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    Muhammad Ali. He inspired so many people. Every single person who has met Ali has a positive story talking about the man's generosity and willingness to chat with random strangers.
     
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    Vernon Forrest opened a home for mentally challenged people