Most Humble Boxer

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  1. Ali4life

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    Who would you say are some of the most humble boxers? Floyd Patterson is a obvious example and Marciano from many of the talks about him outside the ring.
     
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    Hearns. Watch the post-fight interview after Hearns-Leonard II
     
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    agreed Hearns has always shown himself to be humble never really made excuses for when he lost or when fights didn't go his way even if he felt he won like in his second fight with Leonard. A shame some of the financial trouble he has had to go through something you want to happen to anybody like Hearns
     
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    Richie Woodhall: That Brummie accent post Catley fight was classy.

    If post fight WalcottI fight is too be believed, Louis is humble as well as pretty classy as a boxer.
     
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    hearns from what i know, he had a broken hand for the hagler fight and only mentiond it after the fight, he would vacate titles for other members of the cronk team, he was such a great man.
     
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    kessler ?....second coming of george foreman ?....holyfield ?....cotto ?
     
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    Alexis Arguello.
     
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    Frankie Baltazar
     
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    Mike Weaver actually seemed shy, refreshingly diffident after the Ali circus.
     
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    Willie Pastrano was pretty humble..refreshingly so as a matter of fact. He said in Peter Heller's "In This Corner" that as far as beating Harold Johnson was concerned that he "just got lucky, that's all"..
     
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    Alexis Arguello came across very well.

    Both the Klits appear to be well mannered, feet on the ground guys.
     
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    Henry Cooper was always a gentleman.
     
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    Joe Frazier
     
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    Michael Spinks deserves a mention. Although his humble nature may have come from his lack of self confidence outside the ring