Favorite fighters in each division

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  1. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    I know it's been done before, but **** it, we'll revisit the same topics...for years to come.

    Heavyweight - Donovan Ruddock
    Light Heavyweight - Michael Spinks
    Super Middleweight - Librado Andrade
    Middleweight - Michael Nunn
    Junior Middleweight - Wilfred Benitez
    Welterweight - Sugar Ray Leonard
    Junior Welterweight - Aaron Pryor
    Lightweight - Julio Cesar Chavez
    Super Featherweight - Alexis Arguello
    Featherweight - Marco Antonio Barrera
    Super Bantamweight - Erik Morales
    Bantamweight - Orlando Canizales
    Super Flyweight - Johnny Tapia
    Light Flyweight - Michael Carbajal
     
  2. Flea Man

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    Heavyweight - Joe Louis/Evander Holyfield
    Cruiserweight-Evander Holyfield/David Haye
    Light Heavyweight - Matthew Franklin
    Super Middleweight - Roy Jones
    Middleweight - Marvin Hagler
    Junior Middleweight - Mike McCallum
    Welterweight - Kid Gavilan
    Junior Welterweight - Aaron Pryor
    Lightweight - Roberto Duran
    Super Featherweight - Alexis Arguello
    Featherweight - Danny 'Little Red' Lopez
    Super Bantamweight - Wilfredo Gomez
    Bantamweight - Khaokor Galaxy
    Super Flyweight - Sung Kil Moon
    Light Flyweight - Jung Koo Chang/Michael Carbajal
    Strawweight-Ricardo Lopez

    These are just some of my favourites, as I'm sure it is with you Addie there are numerous fighters I am very fond of.
     
  3. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Heavyweight- Ali,Tyson,Arreola
    Cruiserweight-Holyfield,Qawi,CZyz
    Light Heavy - Spinks,Yaqui,Foster
    Super Middle - Toney,Andrade
    Middleweight- Hagler,Monzon,Hopkins,Lamotta
    Jr Middle - Duran,Hearns,Vargas,Jackson
    Welterweight- Delahoya,Duran,Leonard,Mosley
    Jr Welter - Chavez,Pryor
    Lightweight - Duran,Delahoya,Chavez
    Jr Ligtweight - Chavez,Arguello,Chacon
    Featherweight- Sanchez,Lopez,Barrera
    Jr Feather - Barrera,Morales,Tapia
    Bantamweight- Sandoval,Ortiz,Olivares
    JrBantamweight- Tapia,Romero,Castillo
    Flyweight - Johnson,Canto,Romero
    Jr FLy -Lopez,Carbajal,Chiquita
     
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    Heavyweight - Haye
    Cruiserweight-Adamek
    Light Heavyweight - Pascal/Hopkins
    Super Middleweight - Froch/Kessler/Abraham (big fan of all three, for completely different reasons)
    Middleweight - Paul Williams
    Junior Middleweight - Ryan Rhodes
    Welterweight - Miguel Cotto
    Junior Welterweight - Manny Pac
    Lightweight - Katsidis
    Super Featherweight - Humberto Soto
    Featherweight - Gamboa
    Super Bantamweight - Israel Vasquez
    Bantamweight - HASEGAWA!!!!!!
    Super Flyweight - Darchinyan
    Light Flyweight - Iron Boy
    Strawweight-Roman Gonzalez/Joyi
     
  5. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'm not that interested in the little guys so, there will some divisions be left out.

    hw - Max Schmeling/JackJohnson
    cw - none
    lhw - Graziano Rocchigiani/Dariusz Michaelchewski/Harold Johnson
    smw - none
    mw - Bernard Hopkins/Gustav Scholz
    jmw - Eckhard Dagge
    ww - Mickey Walker/Henry Armstrong
    jww - Barney Ross/Julio Cesar Chavez
    lw - Roberto Duran/Lew Jenkins/Pernell Whitaker
    sfw - Manny Pacquiao
    fw - Naseem Hamed
     
  6. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    :admin

    Why ?
     
  7. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    I`ll stick to figters Ive seen enough of & weight classes that I know a fair bit about + I wont use the same fighter twice....

    Heavyweight - Muhammad Ali
    Lt-Heavyweight - Roy Jones jr
    Super-Middleweight - Joe Calzaghe
    Middleweight - Sugar Ray Robinson
    Lt-Middleweight - Thomas Hearns
    Welterweight - Sugar Ray Leonard
    Lt-Welterweight - Julio cesar Chavez
    Lightweight - Roberto Duran
    Super-Featherweight - Floyd Mayweather/Alexis Arguello
    Featherweight - Willie Pep
    Super-Bantamweight - Erik Morales

    All time favourite -
    Muhammad Ali

    :good :good :good


     
  8. Tin_Ribs

    Tin_Ribs Me Full Member

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    It changes constantly, but for the present:

    Heavyweight - Frazier
    Light Heavyweight - Conteh
    Middleweight - Kalambay
    Welterweight - Napoles
    Lightweight - Buchanan
    Featherweight - Winstone
    Bantamweight - Jofre
    Flyweight - Harada
     
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    Joe Louis

    Archie Moore

    Marvin Hagler

    Jose Napoles

    Ike Williams

    Henry Armstrong

    Manuel Ortiz

    Fidel LaBarba
     
  10. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    I like other Heavyweights like Muhammad Ali, Riddick Bowe, and Bert Cooper, but I just really admired the performances Ruddock put in against Tyson. I felt he could have become so much more with the right guidance and mindset, but he abandoned the fundamentals and just kept throwing the left hand in hope for a knockout. It changed him as a fighter, and stopped him from becoming a title holder, in my judgment. Interesting character, terrific puncher, and he was a physical specimen to say the least.
     
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    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Heavyweight - Joe Louis
    Cruiserweight - Evander Holyfield
    Light Heavyweight - Mathew Saad Muhamad
    Super Middleweight - Roy Jones
    Middleweight -Bennie Briscoe
    Jr Middleweight - Felix Trinidad
    Welterweight - Sugar Ray Robinson
    Jr Welterweight - Aaron Pryor
    Lightweight - Roberto Duran
    Jr Lightweight - Many Pacquiao
    Featherweight - Danny Lopez
    Jr Featherweight - Marco Antonio Barrera
    Bantamweight - Fighting Harada
    Jr Bantamweight - Johny Tapia
    Flyweight - Miguel Canto
     
  12. stevebhoy87

    stevebhoy87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    At present:

    Heavy- Tyson/ Ali
    Cruiserweight- Haye
    Light heavy- Charles/ Tunney
    Super Middle- Jones
    Middle- Robinson
    Light Middle- McCallum
    Welter- Robinson/ Napoles
    Light welter- Chavez
    Lightweight- Duran/ Whitaker
    Super feather- Mayweather
    Feather- Sanchez
    Super bantem- Gomez
    Bantam- Olivares/ Jofre
    Fly- Benny lynch
    Straw- Lopez
     
  13. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Heavyweight, Louis, Marciano, Dempsey.
    Lightheavyweight, Charles, or Moore.
    Middleweight, Micky Walker or Les Darcy.
    Welterweight, Ross
    Flyweight Villa.
     
  14. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    heavy-joe frazier
    cruiser-evander holyfield
    s-middle-nigel benn
    middle-marvin hagler
    welter-lloyd honeyghan
    l-welter-aaron pryor
    light-roberto duran
    s-feather-alexis arguello
    feather-salvador sanchez
    s-bantam-wilfredo gomez
    s-fly-khaosai galaxy
    fly-dave mcauley
    below fly-ricardo lopez

    my list i have kept to boxers i have seen enough of so hence no old timers
     
  15. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Heavyweight - Muhammed Ali
    Cruiserweight: Evander Holyfield
    Light Heavyweight - Tommy Loughran
    Super Middleweight - Joe Calzaghe
    Middleweight - Marvin Hagler
    Junior Middleweight - Mike McCallum
    Welterweight - Jose Napoles
    Junior Welterweight - Wilfred Benitez
    Lightweight - Roberto Duran
    Super Featherweight - Alexis Arguello
    Featherweight - Willie Pep
    Super Bantamweight - Rafeal Marquez
    Bantamweight - Alan Rudkin/Ruben Olivares/Lionel Rose/Eder Jofre. dont make me pick
    Super Flyweight - Gilberto Roman
    Flyweight - Benny Lynch
    Light Flyweight: Jung-Koo Chang/Yoko Gushiken
    Strawweight: Roman Gonzalez