Who's Greatest Fighter That Ever Lived?

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  1. foreman&dempsey

    foreman&dempsey Boxing Addict banned

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    tyson had great speed,great power,great defence, great chin, good footwork, he was a great combo puncher,he was a very good body puncher,very accurate, he had good stamina in his prime, he was one of the best finishers of all time if he did not have the potential nobody did...
    another different thing is the mental factor
     
  2. Neebur

    Neebur Active Member Full Member

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    Tyson was too weak mentally. He was a bully who could dish it but not take it
     
  3. gregluland

    gregluland Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Greatest fighter to ever live is Ghenghis Khan, no one else comes even close. I have ended the thread because there is no comeback against me........................ Brew hahahahaahaa
     
  4. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    You are correct, sir.

    Also the greatest procreator. He cast his seed wide and far into the willing and unwilling both.
     
  5. Foxy 01

    Foxy 01 Boxing Junkie banned

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    Attila The Hun wasn't too shabby either. Lol.
     
  6. Brixton Bomber

    Brixton Bomber Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    :lol::lol:

    Love reading about that guy, pure savage.
     
  7. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yessir!

    Fuk little Adrian...

    Ghengis was the original 'Khan man.'
     
  8. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    Depends what you mean by greatest fighter.

    If you mean who could beat anyone else who ever lived, both at their best, that would probably be Ali.

    If you mean who had the best resume, all things considered, I'd have to pick between Greb and Langford.

    If you mean who combined beautiful boxing and a great resume, I'd say SRR (with Joe Louis not too far behind).
     
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  9. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    nikrj : BINGO. you came closest to the answer.
    Ray Robinson I am partial to as I saw him ringside at his best several times was along with Benny Leonard the best all around fighters EVER.
    Robby could do everything in the ring with grace and flair. Case close.
    But Harry Greb had the most surreal and amazing career ever.
    Think about it;
    !- 300 bouts in which he fought and beat more HOF fighters ever, and most of them outweighed Greb by 10-35 pounds, such as Gene Tunney, Tommy gibbons, Tommy Loughran, Jack Dillon, Maxie Rosenbloom, Bill Brennan, Fat willie Meehan ,Mickey walker etc.
    2-In Greb's last 280 bouts Greb was never STOPPED.
    3- In ONE year Greb had FORTY SIX bouts and won them ALL.
    4- Almost all the great fighters who fought Greb called him the greatest fighter they ever saw...
    5- He fought everyone, every style, every WEIGHT, every color and
    traveled town to town every week without nursing his injuries, and
    in the last 5 years or so Harry Greb did all this with being BLIND in
    ONE EYE. Think of the courage it required knowing that entering the ring one blow to his remaining eye, could render him completely BLIND, and helpless to his opponent and the crowd. With all this on his plate Harry Greb fought over 100 bouts and beat about everyone
    though he was a fading fighter about then ....His like boxing will never see again.
     
  10. Pete47

    Pete47 Member Full Member

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    Among the great fighters there is Jon Bluming. He is very competent in Judo and Kyokushin-Karate (Student of the masters Mifune and Oyama).
     
  11. foreman&dempsey

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    duran was garbage next to peak tyson
     
  12. jowcol

    jowcol Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Calm down....
     
  13. nikrj

    nikrj Active Member Full Member

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  14. nikrj

    nikrj Active Member Full Member

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    Thanks, Burt!
    I'm very glad you agree with me. :good
    You should comment more often in this board.
     
  15. Hookie

    Hookie Affeldt... Referee, Judge, and Timekeeper Full Member

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    Good picks