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Who’s the most determined boxer you’ve ever seen?

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Alexis Arguello

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Joe Hughes.

The guy shouldn't have ever boxed even as a lowly amateur due to his disability (basically can't use his right hand). However, he has a killer left, and he's very clever with it!

Right now, he is a top European level fighter, and has been unlucky IMO in some of his fights against some top names. He should have had the Euro title IMO.

A true inspiration to me and a lot of others. Here's an article.

http://enablemagazine.co.uk/in-conversation-with-disabled-boxer-joe-hughes/

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Jesse Feliciano was an FNF level journeyman whose determination was basically death defying. He fought Kermit Cintron, Andrey Tsurkan, Alfonso Gomez and a few others. Unfortunately the ridiculous punishment burned him out pretty quickly.

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Joe Frazier

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Johnny Owens

Owen was renowned for his dedication to boxing, training relentlessly and often doing more work than his trainers asked of him. His dedication was such that he never drank alcohol and it is widely believed that he never dated a girl in his lifetime having made the decision to abstain from relationships.[24][93][94] This led to Hugh McIlvanney of The Observer notably labelling Owen as "The Virgin Soldier" in 1979.[95] Owen's training involved running considerable distances, between 9 and 12 miles on normal days,[95] contributing to his thin physique. Such was his leanness, Owen's manager, Dai Gardiner, was even accused of starving Owen for him to compete at bantamweight.[94]

His stamina was regarded as inexhaustible; Winford Jones, a boxing writer and former referee, described Owen: "His great skill wasn't his strength - though he never took a backwards step and could punch as hard as anyone of his weight - it was his stamina. He could fight for hours, and would wear opponents down by outlasting them." Jones also stated that Owen's stamina made him an ideal fighter in the professional ranks where fights often went over ten rounds compared to his amateur career, where fights typically lasted three.[96] His reliance on his ability to outlast fighters sometimes led to weak points during the early rounds of fights, Srikumar Sen of The Times noted "Owen is a slow starter and can be caught early".[97]

Although he did not possess devastating knockout power, Owen was noted for his "fast accurate punching".[94] Owen's punching power was often debated, with some doubting that he possessed the power required to become a world champion. Michael Katz of The New York Times wrote after his victory over John Feeney that "the guy (Owen) can't punch. If he could he would be illegal because he's got so much else."[98] Owen was also praised for his sportsmanship towards other fighters. Idris Sutton, who trained Owen from an early age, described him as "a real gentleman. I never saw him throw a foul punch or do anything dirty [...] If he saw his opponent slipping, he would stand back and give him a chance to get up. He [...] would never look to take advantage of an accident. And if you beat him fair and square he'd be the first to shake your hand."[99] Lupe Pintor later described his admiration of Owen, remarking "Owen was very honorable because he had determination, not only the determination of winning but representing a society, his people, that's the greatest thing I admired about him, his will, his hunger, that's something that made him very special."[100]
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Vinny Pazienza

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BoxingDialogue said: ↑

For me it’s Alexis Arguello in his quest to win that title in a 4th weight class against Pryor. It just seemed he wanted it so badly it hurt seeing him cry after the 2nd fight.
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Christ man, how many alts do you HAVE?

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A legend of the sport.

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Matthew Saad Muhammad... if you had an army of guys like that

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Flo_Raiden said: ↑

Johnny Owens
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The MatchStick Man?

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I would say Terry Norris

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Yeah, it was impressive that he came back after the broken neck.

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Yeah, it was impressive that he came back after the broken neck.
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totally.

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Alot of the pre 60s guys....so many fighters and fights....no man was more determined than say a battling nelson, bass, kaplan, Armstrong ,etc etc type

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Azumah Nelson deserves a shout.

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