Old time fighters that you are most fascinated by

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  1. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Before your own era.

    My pick would be Kid Gavilan.
     
  2. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Elbows McFadden. Billy Papke. Tommy West.
     
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  3. OddR

    OddR Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Harry Greb.
     
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    Yorbals Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Archie Moore
     
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    nyterpfan Active Member Full Member

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    Sonny Liston without question--so much mysteriousness surrounding him both in life and death.
     
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  6. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Dempsey and Jack Johnson.
     
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  7. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Archie Moore

    Sandy Saddler

    Mysterious Billy Smith

    Joe Louis

    Henry Armstrong

    John LSullivan

    Sammy Angott
     
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    thistle Boxing Junkie

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    For great Box Office & Movie Stories,

    Joe Bowker, Len Johnson, Bert Gilroy, Lloyd Marshall and a modern-day Prizefighter type story, akin to "Chaney" - Charles Bronson in Hard Times, a fighter who really lived it - Greg Haugen.
     
  9. Mike Cannon

    Mike Cannon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hi Guys.
    For me :
    George " Kid " Lavigne- anecdotes of his strength are legendary.
    Soldier Bartfield - he beat a heavier and bigger Greb.
    Jack Blackburn - he fought everyone and anyone, how did he get the scar.
    Kid Norfolk- an uncrowned champ maybe, and looked menacing.
    Kid McCoy - did he, as reported, get the idea of his corkscrew punch, from a cat pawing at a dangling ball of wool.
    Joe Grim - was he really secreeted in a oil like substance, that helped deflect blows.
    Ace Hudkins- did he not realise you can't outpunch a body puncher with body punches, Walker, but he did.
    stay safe guys.
    Mike.
     
  10. PRW94

    PRW94 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Braddock. He’s dismissed as a jabroni quite often on this forum, I think there was something there but as with Walcott it didn’t manifest itself until his dotage.
     
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    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Joe Goddard
    William Sheriff
    Packy McFarland
    Tommy Gibbons
     
  12. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Eddie Booker. His mystique, reputation as part of the Murderer's Row and the way he's been described by Archie Moore is fascinating that makes me want to see video footage of him.
     
  13. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He would be next on my list.
     
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    KasimirKid Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Billy Petrolle, Mike Gibbons, Harry Matthews, Jack Johnson, Willie Joyce, Jock Malone, Maxie Rosenbloom, Jack Chase, Eddie Booker, Tod Morgan, Freddie Steele, etc., etc., etc.
     
  15. Steve Fero

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    Dempsey and Jack Johnson. That old time American folklore just radiates from both of them. Dempsey is a Ken Burns documentary waiting to happen and Johnson already had a great one done.