Best boxer you've ever met?

ive got freindly with people who don't know my name and i don't know theres

 

Ricky Hatton. Met him in a service station near Birmingham around the time he fought Lazcano it was at about midnight, I was with my mate and we were pretty pissed at the the time, he could of just ignored us but he was a true gent, I told him i was in Las Vegas for his Mayweather fight and he said thanks for the support sorry i couldn't give you a victory, You gotta love the hitman.

 

That's a hard one because I met them all.

Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, Archie Moore, Tyson, Frazier, Lewis, Holmes, Patterson, Walcott, Willie Pep, Mickey Walker, Oscar De La Hoya, Sandy Saddler, Ike Williams, Emile Griffith, Pernell Whitaker.

Here's a list of the most famous boxers that I had the pleasure of meeting & either talking too, or announcing that I made out several years ago and I am adding to it all the time.

I had the pleasure of meeting & either talking too, announcing or introducing Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, Foreman, Patterson, Holmes, Lewis, Frazier, Tyson, Sharkey, Holyfield, Walcott, Norton, Michael & Leon Spinks, Ruiz, Moorer, both Klitschko brothers, Braddock, Galento, Shavers, Calvin Brock, Golota, Jose Torres, Matthew Saad Muhammad, Dwight Muhammad Qawi, Iran Brakley, Jimmy Dupree, Johnny Persol, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Eric Harding, Bobby Czyz, Chuck Wepner, Gerry Cooney, James Scott, Mickey Walker, Freddie Red Cochrane, Tippy Larkin, Tony DeMarco, Joey Archer, Joey Giardello, Jake LaMotta, Mustafa Hamsho, Vito Antuofermo, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Castellani, George Benton, Emile Griffith, Pernell Whitaker, Buddy McGirt, Kid Gavilan, Tommy Hearns, Ray Boom Boom Mancini, Zab Judah, Bernard Hopkins, Oscar De La Hoya, Wilfred Benitez, Rubin Hurricane Carter, Charley Fusari, Joe Miceli, Mark Breland, Gaspar Ortega, Carlos Ortiz, Ike Williams, Howard Davis, Jr., Willie Pep, Sandy Saddler, Ray Arcel, Virgil Hill, George Chuvalo, Teddy Atlas, Lou Duva, Don King, Bert Sugar, Juan LaPorte, Johnny Bumphus, Rocky Lockridge, Joe Cortez, Billy Costello, Willie LaMorte, LeRoy Neiman, Randy Neumann, Tony Perez, Alex Ramos, Mike Rossman Bruce Seldon, Bobby Joe Young, Joe Borrell, Tommy Elm, Paul Cavaliere, Jimmy Bivins, Coley Wallace, Arturo Gatti, Mickey Ward, Jeff Chandler, Doug DeWitt, James Hard Rock Green, Renaldo Snipes, Frankie Toledo, Harold Lederman, Richie Kates, Freddie Archer, Livingstone Bramble, Gene "Ace" Armstrong, Fres Oquendo, Alex Stewart, Ray Mercer, Kirk Johnson, Jameel McCline, Marvis Frazier, Randall Tex Cobb, Stanley Poreda, Lou Savarese, Virgil Hill, Imamu Mayfield, Maurice Harris, Mike & Jerry Quarry, George Khalid Jones, Tony Thornton, Dana Rosenblatt, Vinny Pazienza, Glenwood Brown, Omar Sheika, Freddy Curiel, Scott Pemberton, Michael Olajide, Peter Manfredo Jr., Tony Zale, Hector Camacho, Mike McCallum, Terry Norris, Fernando Vargas, Matthew Hilton, Kevin Kelly, Christy Elliott, Mark Medal, Saoul Mamby, Tracy Harris Patterson, Ivan Robinson, Leo Randolph, Joey Gamache, Vince Martinez, Chico Vejar, Stefan Redl, Harold Weston, Bobby Joe Young, Rodney Moore, Aaron Pryor, Meldrick Taylor, Vivian Harris, Roger Mayweather, Emanuel Stewart, Charles Murray, Viruet brothers, Allie Stolz, Solly Seeman, Sean O'Grady, Freddie Russo, Sammy Goss, Harold Knight, Phil Terranova, Archie Devino, Tony Ayala, Junior Jones, Agapito Sanchez, Steve Molitor, Harold Gomes, John Duddy, Derrick Gainer, Steve Cunningham, Shannon Briggs, Paulie Malignaggi, Nino Benvenuti, Harold Johnson, Curtis Parker, Tim Witherspoon, Stan Hayward, Bobby Watts, Buster Drayton, Chad Dawson, Ted Lowry and I know I missed a lot more.

 

Wow !

 

Evander Holyfield, I was seven years old at the time. Now I'm 23, and he's still boxing.

 

hhascup, in what type of settings did you meet the boxers on your list. I was going to put down a few names myself until I read yours,,,oh well

 

I have been the President of the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame for over 23 years and the Historian for approx. 30. I am also a Ring Announcer and have MC'ed countless amount of boxing & sporting affairs during that time. I am asked to introduce the sporting (boxing) people all the time. I even introduced Joe DiMaggio.

 

I haven't spoken to a pro boxer in my life! a guy Iv met out a few times n that is Darren Traynor he won the world golden gloves in 2007 at welterweight, and a scottish amateur champ so I guess it would have to be him

 

Foreman, Curtis Cokes, Donald Curry, Oscar, & PDF.

(Local fighters, book signings, promotions & such)

 

Paul Spadafora, Larry Holmes, Billy Conn, Shannon Briggs, Monty Clay.

 

Boy, I haven't heard from Howard Davis Jr. in years. The last time I did was when he called me up and wanted me to arrange an affair of all the 1976 American Olympic Boxers. He told me that he would get all the contacts BUT I never heard from him again.

 

u met all those boxers. at least give us some information on what was said

 

I won't be impressed until you tell me you've met Greg Page!

I mean there's some fantastic names on there, but no Page? :hey