Greatest African fighter?

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  1. Nigel_Benn

    Nigel_Benn Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Who is the greatest african fighter of all time?
     
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  2. youngmonzon

    youngmonzon Active Member Full Member

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    Gerrie Coetzee, Dick Tiger, Corrie Sanders, Azumah Nelson.
     
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  3. Henbridge

    Henbridge New Member Full Member

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    Mike McCallum
     
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  4. ThePlugInBabies

    ThePlugInBabies ♪ ♫ Full Member

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    dunno about best but my favourite to read about has always been...

    http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php/Battling_Siki

    fricking legend and an absolute nutjob who met a very sad end.

    "He was often reported for being thrown out of some boulevard café or lugging a pet leopard around on a leash and firing a gun in the air if for some strange reason people didn’t take any notice. He was quite partial to the infamous drink absinthe – the stuff Van Gogh drank and we all know about the ear."

    :rasta
     
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  5. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    1. Dick Tiger
    2. Azumah Nelson
     
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  6. dave

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    Azuhma Nelson
     
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  7. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    Honorable mention to Brian Mitchell.
     
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  8. elgrancampeon

    elgrancampeon Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Azumah Nelson easily the best.
     
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  9. Fat Joe

    Fat Joe Let's have it right Full Member

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    Ike Quartey
     
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  10. Carlos Primera

    Carlos Primera Boxing Addict Full Member

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    dick tiger
     
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  11. onourway

    onourway Haye KTFO1 Wlad Full Member

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    Somebody should go to africa and train some fighters.

    They're battle hardened, strong, fit and fast. Quite a few of them are making an impact on english football now, they'd do the same in boxing.
     
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  12. HolgerD

    HolgerD Armscontrol Full Member

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    Ayub Kalule! was also a great African fighter. Check him against Sugar Ray Leonard.
     
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  13. Motor City Sam

    Motor City Sam Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I have the same two, but in the opposite order. I think you can make a strong case for either guy. Nelson's one of my all time favorites.
     
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  14. BITCH ASS

    BITCH ASS "Too Fast" Full Member

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  15. Motor City Sam

    Motor City Sam Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Good call. He gets overlooked a lot.
     
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