Your Twenty Favourite Fighters From 1970 To Now?

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  1. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Mine in no order.
    Arguello
    Coralles
    Pacquiano
    Hearns
    Leonard
    Ali
    Duran
    Holmes
    Trinidad
    Olivares
    Pintor
    Barrera
    Hagler
    Gomez
    De La Hoya
    McGirt
    Gatti
    B Foster
    Carbajal
    Saad
     
  2. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    In order from favorite to least

    Frazier (favorite fighter ever)
    Patterson (fought after 1970 so I guess he qualifies)
    Holyfield
    Cleveland Williams (as with Patterson)
    Foreman
    Ali
    Wilder
    Joshua
    Holmes
    Povetkin

    Will continue list with fighters from other divisions later when I have more time.
     
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  3. yotam bing

    yotam bing Member Full Member

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    in no order
    arguello
    duran
    chacon
    limon
    salido
    ioka
    zaragoza
    hearns
    yuh
    onizuka
    mccallum
    wajima
    sahaprom
    yaqui lopez
    wonjongkam
    holmes
    kawashima
    larios
    brazier
    gamez
     
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  4. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    Totally random order and not the most original list, I realise but I like who I like.

    Felix Trinidad
    Juan Manuel Marquez
    Erik Morales
    Israel Vasquez
    Bobby Chacon
    Cornelius Boza Edwards
    Matthew Saad Muhammad
    Thomas Hearns
    Arturo Gatti
    Evander Holyfield
    Marco Antonio Barrera
    Lupe Pintor
    James Toney
    Mike McCallum
    Nigel Benn
    Aaron Pryor
    Kennedy McKinney
    Roberto Duran
    Orlando Salido
    Marvin Hagler
     
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  5. KernowWarrior

    KernowWarrior Bob Fitzsimmons much bigger brother. Full Member

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    In no particular order, some ATGs and others just cause i liked their fights.

    Ali
    Hagler
    L Spinks (For one night only, but to a teen Kernow it was momentous) Thanks for the memory Leon.
    Sibson
    Norton
    Benn
    Dave Boy Green
    Hearns
    Holmes
    Calzaghe
    Barrera
    Saad
    Conteh
    Monzon
    Sánchez
    Pacquiao
    Whitaker
    Qawi
    Froch
    Duran
     
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  6. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Leonard
    Ali
    Duran
    Arguello
    Benitez
    A.Pryor
    Hagler
    Hearns
    W.Gomez
    Chavez Sr.
    Mugabi
    B.Foster
    M.Tyson
    L.Holmes
    Sanchez
    A.Nelson
    P.Whitaker
    E.Holyfield
    M.Johnson
    H.Camacho (Prior to his fight against Rasario0
    Mancini
     
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  7. ChrisJS

    ChrisJS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Fights past 1970 count for some guys who overlapped then, right?

    Tito Trinidad
    Eder Jofre
    Juan Manuel Marquez
    Salvador Sanchez
    Carlos Zárate
    Ruben Olivares
    Michael Spinks
    Jeff Chandler
    Marvelous Marvin Hagler
    Ken Buchanan
    Rafael Marquez
    Alexis Arguello
    Danny Lopez
    Joe Frazier
    Wilfredo Gomez
    Kostya Tszyu
    Matthew Saad Muhammad
    Jose Napoles
    Wilfred Benitez
    Israel Vazquez
    Jeff Fenech
     
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  8. Mike Cannon

    Mike Cannon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hi Chris.
    Like your list, some great picks, most of yours and for me :
    Jimmy Hier
    Shibata
    Clyde Gray
    Art Hafey
    Briscoe
    Frankie De Paula
    Ben Villaflor
    not all champs, but I Liked them.
    stay safe buddy, chat soon.
     
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  9. Young Terror

    Young Terror ★ Griselda ★ Full Member

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    Roberto Duran
    Naoya Inoue
    Marco António Barrera
    Manny Pacquiao
    Pernell Whitaker
    Stevie Jonhston
    Bobby Chacon
    Arturo Gatti
    Henry Hank
    Boza Edwards
    Roman Gonzalez
    Naseem Hamed
    James Toney
    Johny Bratton
    Nigel Benn
    Terry McGovern
    Sung Kil Moon
    Mayar Monshipour
    Kosei Tanaka
    Jose Stable
     
  10. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Who is ready to suffer for Christ (the truth)? Full Member

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    Muhammad Ali
    Larry Holmes
    Lennox Lewis
    George Foreman
    Joe Frazier
    Mike Tyson
    Evander Holyfield
    Wladimir Klitschko
    Riddick Bowe
    Vitali Klitschko
    Tyson Fury
    David Tua
    Ken Norton
    Earnie Shavers
    Anthony Joshua
    Oleksandr Usyk
    Floyd Patterson
    Ike Ibeabuchi
    Ray Mercer
    Ron Lyle
     
  11. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Its from1970 onwards.
     
  12. Bummy Davis

    Bummy Davis Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Not in order, shooting from the hip, I know I missed a few.

    Roberto Duran
    Salvadore Sanchez
    Arturo Gatti
    Mickey Ward
    Bobby Chacon
    Alexis Arguello
    Ray Leonard
    Hearns
    Aaron Pryor
    Ruben Olivares
    Julio Caeser Chavez
    Joe Calzaghe
    Marvin Hagler
    Vito Antufermo
    Bad Benny Briscoe
    Carlos Monzon
    Bazooka Limon
    Ken Buchanan
    Joe Frazier
    Tyson Fury
    Ali
    Foreman
    Bob Foster
    Klitschko's
    Lennox Lewis
    Rodrigo Valdes
    John Mugabi
    Kostya Tszyu
    Matthew Saad Muhammad
     
  13. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    I went back to my list I did for Rummy's poll a few years back.

    1. Muhammad Ali
    2. Manny Pacquiao
    3. Roberto Duran
    4. Ruben Olivares
    5. Terrence Crawford
    6. Bobby Chacon
    7. Mike Tyson
    8. Michael Carbajal
    9. Danny Lopez
    10.Johnny Tapia
    11 Michael Nunn
    12. Marvin Hagler
    13. Gennady Golovkin
    14. Carlos Palomino
    15. Julio Cesar Chavez
    16. Carlos Zarate
    17. Oscar Albarado
    18. Nonito Donaire
    19. Gabriel Ruelas
    20. Edwin Rosario
     
  14. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Can't wait to see this one!!!!! I'll knock up a list later too.
     
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  15. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Favorites? Something like this...

    Iron Mike Tyson
    Carlos Monzon
    Roberto Duran
    Eric Morales
    Julio Cesar Chavez
    Joe Frazier
    Marvelous Marvin Hagler
    Danny Little Red Lopez
    Azumah Nelson
    Roy Jones, Jr.
    DIego Corrales
    Bobby Chacon
    Jorge Castro
    Kostya Tszyu
    Corrie Sanders
    Larry Holmes
    James Toney
    Joe Calzaghe
    Miguel Angel Gonzalez
    Tyson Fury
     
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