greatest italian boxer.....

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  1. shommel

    shommel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    marciano, lamotta ,graziano, maxim, galento,basillio, vinny paz,giardello, cooney,canzoneri, mancini and any others you can think of .whos the best and why from any era?
     
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  2. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    Kalambay?
     
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  3. la-califa

    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Italian decent or born & fought out of Italy?
     
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  4. shommel

    shommel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    italian decent
     
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  5. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member

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    As in decent Italian?
     
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  6. MURK20

    MURK20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Marciano!!
     
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  7. Ezzard

    Ezzard Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Benvenuti
     
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  8. Chinxkid

    Chinxkid Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Pep
     
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  9. PetethePrince

    PetethePrince Slick & Redheaded Full Member

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    How many great Sicilian fighters have there been?
     
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  10. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Irish.....
     
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  11. Stonehands89

    Stonehands89 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1. Pep
    2. Canzoneri
    3. Giardello
     
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  12. djanders

    djanders Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Marciano...in my opinion.
     
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  13. Bummy Davis

    Bummy Davis Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Marciano and Pep then there was Lamotta,Canzonari,Basilio,Pastrano,Giardello, but there were so many who had Irish or Jewis sounding names, Lou Ambers,Johnny Dundee,Joey Maxim, Sammy Mandell,Tippy Larkin,Rocky Kansas,ETC.
     
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  14. SLAKKA

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    Fred Aposoli wodda distroyed Giardello!!!!!
     
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  15. Chinxkid

    Chinxkid Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Add Sammy Angott to the list of Italian fighters without Italian surnames. Also surprised no one's mentioned Basilio yet.

    Another Italian fighter that was never champ but was a great MW in the day, Lee Sala.
     
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