Fighters' biggest fans

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  1. Manassa

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    Thomas Hearns - JohnThomas1

    Muhammad Ali - Groove

    Jersey Joe Walcott - SuzieQ49

    Carlos Monzon - Red Cobra

    Marvin Hagler - RedRooster

    Ike Williams - myself?

    And so on...
     
  2. JohnThomas1

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    I might ease Dop in ahead of myself on Hearns. I questioned Hearns greatness at 160 and Dop was a bit more impressed than i.


    Stonehands - Roberto Duran is a must.
    Redrooster - Terry Norris
    Redrooster - Fletcher/Davison/Green/Camacho etc
     
  3. JohnThomas1

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    johnthomas1 - Greg Page :yep
     
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    johnthomas1 - Eddie Mustafa Muahammd
     
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    Powerpuncher - Hamed/Tyson/ALi
     
  6. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    I think C.M.Clay II has a shot at that one. Perhaps we should have a show-off between them.... who had Ali winning the first fight with Frazier by a wider margin?
     
  7. Manassa

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    Hm. Not sure, but I still give it to Groove, I think half the time C. M. Clay II just jokes with us, but Groove means it.
     
  8. groove

    groove Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ali lost to Frazier in their first fight. I have no problem with the verdict because i thought Frazier won. I don't think Ali could have fought any better at that time. BTW Manassa thanks for the compliment :cool:
     
  9. Sweet Pea

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    laxpdx- Tony Ayala
     
  10. SuzieQ49

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    Thanx for the shutout. You defintley used to be "marvin haglers" fan like 2 years ago, but you became more sophisticated and mature and kind of changed your views a bit. I would say Ike Williams for sure now.



    Also


    Rocky Marciano- MarcianoFrazier

    Vitali Klitschko- Dr. Z/Mendoza

    Pernell Whitaker- Sweet Pea

    Sugar Ray Leonard- Robbi
     
  11. Sweet Pea

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    Robbi actually used to dislike Leonard, and isn't as big a fan of him as he is of guys like Whitaker, DLH, Holmes, Marquez, etc.
     
  12. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wonder who Barney Ross's biggest fan is on this site.
     
  13. Sweet Pea

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    Wealthy Elite- Joe Calzaghe, Joel Casamayor
     
  14. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    I still can't believe they gave that 3rd fight to Casamayor against Corrales. Even a ruined version of corrales still clearly won that rubber match. Corrales in his prime is the better fighter. although casamayor back in the early 2000's in his prime was a pretty dangerous fighter. Those first 2 casamayor-corrales bouts were classics, both were in their prime and hungry.
     
  15. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm guessing it's that guy who ranks him no.1 all time p4p:good