what famous boxers have you met in real life?

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  1. guncho

    guncho next champion! Full Member

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    what was he like? I heard he hardly trained at all for Lewis fight?
     
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  2. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    Over the many years Ive been in & around the sport I have met many fighters Famous & not so famous including
    Ali
    Earnie Shavers
    Joe Frazier
    Jake La Motta
    Bowe
    George Foreman
    Lennox
    Mike Tyson
    Ike Ibeabuchi
    Paulie Ayala
    Kirk Johnson
    Donald Curry
    Gene Hatcher
    Stevie Cruz
    Quincy Taylor
    Bernard Hopkins to name a few
    Many of them became my friends & its true what they say Boxing People are the Best People
     
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  3. Curry85

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    Leonard, McCallum, Terry Norris, Orlin Norris, Virgil Hill, Manny Steward, Shavers, Fenech, Danny Romero, Freddie Roach, Bob Arum, Don King, Joe Cortez

    All good experiences.
     
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  4. dustball

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    ernie shavers when i was about 10. holyfield seemed kinda shy wouldnt sign autograph and my fn camera went out! funny story was at the maidana alexander fight. and got roy jr to come over the other side of ring. got my girlfriend to take pic. well when i got him there she was drunk and fell down. said he had to the pic looks like a bigfoot photo or somethin lol! i have no proof of meeting one of my top 5 all time
     
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  5. Furey

    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    Calzaghe
    Malignaggi
    McGuigan
    Chisora
    Cleverly
    Macklin
    Maccarinelli
    Billy Joe Saunders
    Ryan Rhodes
    Michael Jennings
    Wayne Alexander
    Mitchell Smith
     
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  6. DBLOCK

    DBLOCK Well-Known Member Full Member

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    never met no boxer in person.
     
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  7. Nanaki

    Nanaki Active Member Full Member

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    James Toney-- He's an *******. I knew him for awhile.

    Mike Tyson-- Met him at his one man show, really turned his life around great guy.

    Holyfield, Lewis, W. Klitschko-- Met them at ES's funeral. Holyfield was a nice guy really really punchy. Lennox was hi bye. Wlad was astonishingly a down to earth guy.

    Chris Byrd-- Real cool guy, stopped and talked boxing for 20 minutes.

    And, Joe Louis's fist :)

    Well and I guess seeing Andre Ward at the airport counts too.
     
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  8. Icanteach2005

    Icanteach2005 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ken Norton - took a picture with him when I was 4
    Sugar Ray Leonard - Meet him with my Father at 6 years old an NAACP National Convention

    Recently
    Robert Guerrero
    Adrien Broner
    Andre Berto
    Karim Mayfield
    Chad Dawson
    Andre Ward
    The last 6 fighters I met on my Birthday in Oakland last year at the Andre Ward vs Chad Dawson Fight... Those 6 fighters I met were very cool and I was able to take pictures with them all..

    Ward and Guerrero were the most impressive. very personable. Ward let us take 2 pictures and was very patient with us leaving the Arena..
     
    Icanteach2005, Jul 21, 2013
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  9. craigwelshboxer

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    Barrera, RJJ, Calzaghe, Nigel Benn, Cleverly, Tyson
     
    craigwelshboxer, Jul 22, 2013
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  10. daprofessor

    daprofessor da legendary professor Full Member

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    james toney
    roberto guerrero
    andre ward
    paul williams
    edwin valero
    ponce deleon
    tim bradley
    margarito
    hatton
    winky wright
    sergio martinez
    robert garcia
    freddie roach
    michael moore
    george forman
    floyd mayweather jr n sr
    roger mayweather
    boza edwards
    bobby chacon
    manny pacquiao
    alex ramos
    lennox lewis
    oliver mccall
    angel manfreddy
    golota
    antonio tarver
    vernon forrest
    chris byrd
    andre berto
    mickey ward
    andrien broner
    abner mares
    guillermo rigondeaux
    amir khan
    buddy mcgirt
    simon brown
    lamon brewster
    ola afolabi
    victor ortiz
    ernie terrell
    carlos palomino
    virgil hill
    and a bunch of others i can't remember right now...
     
    daprofessor, Jul 22, 2013
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  11. ashishwarrior

    ashishwarrior I'm vital ! Full Member

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    :yikes no ****ing way , dude dont have a passport , what was he doing :think living there ?
     
    ashishwarrior, Jul 22, 2013
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  12. BrendonC

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    Gennady Golovkin
    Nonito Donaire
    Guillermo Rigondeaux
    Timothy Bradley
     
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  13. dodong

    dodong >>PACQUIAO Full Member

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    as far as intensity, i don't know, his training wasn't open to public.

    i went and saw him 2x on his early morning runs in wailea. on his way back to his hotel, he shook a few hands..he was cordial, nice....contrary to his frequent verbal assaults to reporters.
     
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