My Favorite 11 fighters,for whatever reasons

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  1. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    heres a question.
    do you know what leo starosch is famous for in britain ??
     
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  2. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    Lennox Lewis
    Marvin Hagler
    Tommy Hearns
    Evander Holyfield
    Juan Manuel Marquez
    Bernard Hopkins
    Carl Froch
    Nigel Benn
    Felix Trinidad
    George Foreman
    Rafael Marquez
     
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  3. natonic

    natonic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Salvador Sanchez
    Ray Leonard
    Alexis Arguello
    Carlos Monzon
    Marvin Hagler
    Julio Cesar Chavez
    Jeff Chandler
    Felix Trinidad
    Edwin Rosario
    Jiro Watanabe
    Barry McGuigan

    Top 5 are solid, bottom 6 are fluid and I'm sure I forgot someone this time.
     
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  4. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    bloody hell, i think i left arguello off my list.pryor too
     
    turpinr, Dec 4, 2010
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  5. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    To tell the truth I don´t know that much about Starosch at all other than that he was a decent demestic level/lower European level contender that hang in too long.
     
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  6. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Buchanan could maybe scrape in.
     
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  7. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Every figher on your list is special Burt, no doubt. Eleven though, eh? What if you had to flesh it out to twenty? Here's my 11 right now...


    Charley Burley. Perfect blend of efficiency, speed and power and his story is fantastic. Also a gentleman, a real class act

    Joe Louis. Another perfect blend, same vintage as Burley. Maybe still my favourite fighter to watch. The thing about Louis was, you knew he was this great thing when you got involved in boxing, his reputation, but he's maybe the only guy i've come to know who is better than his enormous reputation.

    James Toney. Really enjoyed the original run and been getting back into him lately.

    Roman Gonzalez. Superb and precise box-pressure fighter, the minimumweight champion of the world. Great style to watch, grinding without ever being ungainly or dull. Plus. Look at his little face!

    Sam Langford. GOAT.

    Joe Frazier. Just for that bit in the FOTC where he nods at Ali and points at the spot right in front of him, smiling, when Ali is playing to the crowd would be enough to get him in I bet

    Israel Vasquez. Not great, but his career set is absolutely astonishing, all brilliant fights. Doesn't get nearly enough love.

    Harold Johnson. Does it right

    Orlando Canizales. As above.

    Micheal Watson. And again!
     
    McGrain, Dec 4, 2010
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  8. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    I forgot Johnson. I love the guy.

    Classy operation and the epitome of a professional.

    Also forgot Ezzard Charles
     
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  9. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    M,never saw Charley Burley fight..As posted before as a lad,my dad,
    [hey that rhymes],asked me to go with him to St nicholas Arena,to see
    a prelim boxer he was interested in..I refused... He went by himself,
    came home after the bouts and RAVED about the main event in which
    a Charley Burley flattened his opponent in one round. Burley, I later found out,was so avoided after that bout ,that he never fought in NY again.
    My error...As J.B. Shaw said,"It is a pity that youth is wasted on the young ".
    I loved Israel Vasquez..What a warrior ! What a left hook ! Alas,What a bleeder !
    I must mention Mathew Saad, who was as COURAGEOUS a fighter that
    I have ever seen,anywhere..A TRUE WARRIOR !
    And finally . Willie Pep,"the Will of thev Wisp ",who I saw before his near fatal
    Plane crash at MSG..He was so ELUSIVE, that I almost forgot him !
    One last fighter,who was a real WAR HERO in Guadalcanal, and as brave
    and tough in the Ring. BARNEY ROSS...I as a youngster saw him at a social ,grey haired and at the bar drinking alone..I was too awed to go over to him and speak to Ross..What a life he lived...Keep punchin ...
     
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  10. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    For me:

    Joe Louis
    Jack Johnson
    Eder Jofre
    Arturo Gatti
    Wilfred Benitez
    Sugar Ray Leonard
    Manny Pacquiao
    Jersey Joe Walcott
    Mike Tyson
    Miguel Canto
    Shane Mosley
    Roy Jones Jr
    Tony Canzoneri
     
    Vic-JofreBRASIL, Dec 4, 2010
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  11. Meast

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    In no order.

    Joe Louis
    Sugar Ray Robinson
    Carlos Monzon
    Roberto Duran
    Salvador Sanchez
    Marvin Hagler
    Charley Burley
    Dick Tiger
    Lennox Lewis
    Juan Manuel Marquez
    Mike Tyson
    Roy Jones Jr
     
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  12. red cobra

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    Carlos Monzon
    Tommy Loughran
    Jose Napoles
    Ken Buchanan
    Emile Griffith
    Nicolino Locche
    Harold Johnson
    Willie Pastrano
    Joey Giardello
    Floyd Patterson
    Rocky Marciano..
    damn, no room to include Sal Sanchez, Ezzard Charles, Gene Tunney, Joe Louis, Wilfred Benitez or Wilfredo Gomez.
     
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  13. DaveK

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    Wilfredo Gomez - Special fighter; sharp, fantastic defensively (at least when he wanted to be), hard puncher (understatement), and mean as hell. Very entertaining to watch. Love his style.

    Joe Louis     - It goes without saying, but his explosive combinations and timing. One of my favorite things to watch is him against Simon II... He keeps slipping the jab to the inside and whipping in a sharp left hook-right hand combination and he does it repeatedly... He never gets old...

    Ezzard Charles     - Special fighter, just a pleasure to watch. Real good man outside the ring, as well (from what I've read).

    Joe Frazier - My man. As Larry Merchant put it: "The Truth Machine"... If there was anything about you that remained in question, Joe would find it out. The epitome of heart, pride, and integrity in the ring.

    Roberto Duran - Ferocity. A born fighter. Underrated skill (by some, and meaning defensively, mainly) and subtle skills as well. One of the best all-around fighters in my opinion.

    Felix Trinidad - I have very fond memories of having housefulls of people for most of his big fights. Explosive puncher who I didn't always pick to win. He seemed to always to impress me.

    Pernell Whitaker - Always impresses with overall skill. Not much explaining necessary-

    Julian Jackson - The hardest puncher ever, pound for pound, in my opinion. Always gave his best. The definition of living by the sword and dying by the sword. He never lost a decision. He came to knock you out or leave on his shield. Ultimate respect due here.
     
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  14. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yes, Julian Jackson WAS the hardest puncher ever.
     
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  15. Pachilles

    Pachilles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nigel Benn

    Erik Morales

    Joe Frazier

    Manny Pacquiao

    Salvador Sanchez

    Muhammad Ali

    Miguel Cotto

    Jose Napoles

    Ruben Olivares

    Thomas Hearns

    Marvin Hagler
     
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