Greatest Italian American fighters

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  1. la-califa

    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who are the greatest Italian American fighters in you opinion? A small list in no particular order:
    Rocky Graziano, Willie Pep, Jake LaMotta, Joey Giardello, Rocky Marciano, Arturo Gatti, Vinnie Pazienza, There are many others to be listed.
     
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    Joey Maxim
     
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    Willie Pastrano, Sammy Angott and Lou Ambers were damn good too.
     
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    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    I think both Antonio Camberlengo and Joseph Dominic Costanzo deserve a shout out here.
     
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    Johnny Dundee
    Pete Herman
    Tony Canzoneri
    billy Petrolle
    Tippy Larkin
    rocky Kansas
     
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    laxpdx Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Carmen Basilio
    Ray Mancini
     
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    PbP Bacon ALL TIME FAT Full Member

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    Nobody mentioned Tony Galento, yet? :yep


    Vito antuofermo and Tony DeMarco also deserve a mention in the roll call:deal
     
  8. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Top3 are Willie Pep, Tony Canzoneri and Lou Ambers for me. You can make an arguemnt for Marciano instead of Ambers though.
     
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    Surf-Bat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Top 3 for me are Pep, Canzoneri and Johnny Dundee (not necessarily in that order)
     
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    :blood............................:lol:
     
  11. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hm, can you explain the Johnny Dundee pick a bit, don“t know much about him.
     
  12. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    The way I'm thinking, and maybe I'll come to a different view but it seems like it's not arguable that Pep and Canzoneri are the top two on this list. I mean, everything is arguable to some degree on here, but to me I can't see them as not being the top two at the moment.
     
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    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    I should not have made an assumption here, because I just found out that when you Google them, they don't' come up the way I thought they would and if you don't know them, you'll just assume I pulled names out of my ass. :lol:
     
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    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    yep, i'll agree with all 4 points there:good
     
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    Arturo was from Canada