5 toughest S.O.Bs/ to stay away from

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  1. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Name five roughest toughest in or out of the ring, regardless of weight.
    I'll start :
    Mysterious Billy Smith
    Ace Hudkins
    Harry Greb
    Chuck Wiggins
    Rocky Graziano
    All tough and mean. And your 5 ?
     
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  2. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Dempsey
    Graziano
    LaMotta
    Tyson
    Young George Foreman
     
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  3. Surf-Bat

    Surf-Bat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Sonny Liston
    Tom Sharkey
    Chuck Wiggins
    Harry Greb
    Ace Hudkins
    Mysterious Billy Smith

    (OK, that's six. Sue me!)
     
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  4. Green Man

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    Roberto Duran
    Terry McGovern
    Jack Johnson
    Harry Greb
    Rocky Graziano
     
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  5. Surf-Bat

    Surf-Bat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I read that Dave Shade was quite a handful outside of the ring as well. Brawled with cops when drunk, etc. Inside the ring or out, this guy was no easy haul.

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  6. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Rocky Graziano
    Jake LaMotta
    Carmen Basilio
    Rocky Marciano
    Marvin Hagler (when pissed off)
     
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  7. MURK20

    MURK20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Guys you can hit with everything then would hit you harder...

    Hagler
    Marciano
    Chavez
    Brisco
    Prime Liston
     
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  8. amhlilhaus

    amhlilhaus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    james figg would f&*k you up with a stick, sword or his fists
    bob fitzsimmons was a world class street fighter
    george foreman
     
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  9. superman1692

    superman1692 Active Member Full Member

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    John L Sullivan seemed to do most of his fighting in bars.

    Roberto Duran cos.........well cos he's bloody Roberto Duran.

    Jack Dempsey would be a good bet.

    George Foreman is a beast - and he used to street fight a lot when younger.

    Sonny Liston - used to break people's legs for the mafia.

    There are shitloads of others. Rocky Graziano, Rocky Marciano, Marvin Hagler, Mike Tyson, Nigel Benn.....I could go on!

    Good thread though. I like seeing which fighters people reckon would do serious damage on the street! :good
     
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  10. Saintpat

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    I'll go along with Mysterious Billy Smith and Joe Gans from reputation.

    Add:

    George Foreman (old or young, mean as a snake in the ring)
    Roberto Duran (ask Ken Buchanan, or Davey Moore, or Lampley for that matter)
    Mike Tyson (relished punishing people when he could, dirtiest of them all when he couldn't)
     
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  11. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Stanley Ketchel
    King Carlos Monzon
    the great line of Jack Kearns about Dempsey: "If he ever put his head down, balled his fists and started walking toward me, I wouldn't give two cents for my life.".
    Galindez
    Gattica:cheers:cheers:cheers:drink:drink:drink
     
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    Jack Dempsey
    Ron Lyle
    Stanley Ketchel
    Andrew Golota
    Ricardo Mayorga
     
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    Liston, Ketchel, Tom Sharkey, Jeffries, Monzon
     
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  14. zadfrak

    zadfrak Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think you could add George Chuvalo to the mix. You could beat him, but all he did was throw bodyshots and hang tough. An opponent has to be in top shape for George and the result is likely a decision and there is a physical toll to pay. You aren't backing him up much. Guys could end up with bad hands and those punches of his to the shoulders elbows and ribs don't do heavies any good long term.
     
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    Lew Jenkins
    Jack Dempsey
    Ike Williams
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    Sam Langford
     
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