Your top 5 favorite fighters?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Addie, Oct 22, 2009.


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  1. Nosbor

    Nosbor Boxing Addict banned

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    Stanley Ketchel
    Roberto Duran
    Iran Barkley
    Greg Haugen
    Julio Cesar Chavez
     
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  2. Jeff M

    Jeff M Future ESB HOF Full Member

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    Current:

    1. Shane Mosley
    2. Bernard Hopkins
    3. Mikkel Kessler
    4. Edwin Valero
    5. Floyd Mayweather

    All-Time:

    Shane Mosley
    Bernard Hopkins
    Roy Jones
    Joe Calzaghe
    Sugar Ray Robinson
    Juan Manuel Marquez
    Lennox Lewis

    Some other fighters I like:

    James Kirkland
    Paul Williams
    Jermain Taylor
    Chad Dawson
    Pacquiao
    Cotto
    Clottey
    Gamboa
    J. M. Lopez
    Donaire
    Agbeko
    Bradley
    Wladimir Klitschko
    Librado Andrade
     
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  3. rayhogan

    rayhogan Dont worry Pac, you wont Full Member

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    Current



    1. Paul Williams


    2. Librado Andrade


    3. Mikkle Kessler


    4. David Tua


    5. Jermain Taylor
     
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  4. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    :lol: Yes... i didnt start following boxing until around the time Fernando Vargas came around, when i was about 15 or so lol :oops: So most of my favorite fighters are ones i have personal experiance with....

    I like the Joe Walcotts (barbados demon, not so much jersey joe) the Tony Galentos, the Thai Tysons (galaxy), Joe Frazier and Hagler, would be some of my favorite fighters that were before my time, with Nigel Benn and Eubank probably being my favorite fighters from before i followed boxing...

    but none can compare to the bond (no homo :lol:) that one gets when theyve been through the heights of a career (the night cotto beat judah, the night cotto beat mosley) and feeling on top of the world when your guy has conquered, arguing out on the forums day in and day out year after year about your favs, suffering the horrible days when they are defeated and future put in question (cotto/margarito, vargas/hoya) ect.... and you feel that pit inside your stomach and feel for the fighters, and then they come back and reclaim lost glory. when you win and lose with your fighter, that just doesnt compare to someone from the past that i have no real connection to other then seeing their fights on tape.

    not sure if that makes sense :lol:
     
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  5. wingchung

    wingchung Active Member Full Member

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    mosley
    wlad
    kessler
    abraham
    clottey
     
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  6. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    All Time:

    1- Pacquiao and Tyson
    2- Tommy Hearns
    3- Shane Mosley
    4- Mayorga (funniest mofo ever)

    Current

    1- Pac
    2- Mosley
    3- Jermaine Taylor
    4- Tua
    5- Cotto and Roy Jones (sadly he's still "current")
     
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  7. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Makes perfect sense, and great post. :good

    I'm only 20 years of age, haven't been a fan of Boxing for too long, but I do a lot of research. I find that a lot of the older fighters had qualities lacking in the majority of todays fighters. Marco Antonio Barrera was the fighter that got me into the sport, but I only followed him out of pity. I saw him get beat up by Pacquiao on Eurosport, then I decided to follow him, hoping he'd bounce back. Watched all of his fights since, admired his technical prowess and fighting spirit. We all have our favorites. :good It's nice to hear someone talk so passionately about Boxing, it really is more than just a sport.
     
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  8. Anglosaxon

    Anglosaxon FASTEST HANDS ON ESB Full Member

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    1.Calzaghe
    2. Benn
    3.Fitzsimmons
    4.Eubank
    5.Lewis

    Current

    1:Haye
    2:Froch
    3:pac
    4:Tyson Fury
    5: Kessler
     
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  9. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    I would have never guessed that.
     
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  10. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    Thanks man :good

    and DAMN addie... i cant believe your only 20!

    i pegged you for at least 30 :patsch :deal
     
    kirk, Oct 22, 2009
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  11. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Sarcasm will only get you so far Babality. :yep
     
    Addie, Oct 22, 2009
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  12. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    No sarcasm. I thought you followed his career from the beginning.
     
    Babality, Oct 22, 2009
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  13. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    :lol: How come? The moment I told people in the Lounge that I was only 20 years of age, I got ridiculed for "pretending" to be some kind of Boxing historian. I'm certainly not one of those, but I consider myself a student of the game and the more I learn about this beautiful sport the better. I find ESB to be very educational, when we aren't being abused by the likes of AngloSaxon, who is currently running riot in another one of my threads, claiming to be the second coming of Joe Calzaghe.
     
    Addie, Oct 22, 2009
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  14. radab

    radab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1. JMM and Morales
    3. Calzaghe


    However, Ed Rackley is in a class of his own :deal


    This is the Brit Insomniac thread eh? Addie and Anglo, my two fellow resident night owls :smoke
     
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  15. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    I wish. I missed out on so much because when I was 12-13, I had absolutely no interest in Boxing or anything outside of being an idiot in the streets. I am greatful that my dad is a big fight fan otherwise I'd probably be oblivious to the sweet science. I've been waiting for a fighter to come along that will capture my imagination, and I thought that fighter was Cristian Mijares. Unfortunately, he's hit a bit of a sour spot and the night he lost to Vic, those were hard times. Like Kirk said, you get that feeling in your stomach and stays for a few days.
     
    Addie, Oct 22, 2009
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