Fighters you'd like to see talked about more on here?

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  1. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    They told me you were dead. Wow. This is just like that Paul McCartney rumor. If you put Markant on a turntable and spin him backwards with a needle up his ass, you hear " I buried @PhillyPhan69".
     
    The Morlocks, Apr 16, 2020
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  2. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ike Williams
     
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  3. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    I am in 100% agreement with this list.
     
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  4. nikrj

    nikrj Active Member Full Member

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    Henry Armstrong
    Eder Jofre
    Harold Johnson
    Alexis Arguello
     
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  5. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Rocky Marciano.
     
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  6. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Khaosai Galaxy
    Chatchai 3K Battery
    Sot Chitalada
    Chonchai Dutchboy Gym
     
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  7. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    the rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated I assure you....although reading a post from Ant EOT or IMOJL could make a person choose to end it all...I get it, I’ve been there.
     
    PhillyPhan69, Apr 16, 2020
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  8. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Sandy Saddler gets far too little attention here IMO.

    Also:

    Bob Foster

    Joe Brown

    Carlos Palomino

    Kid Gavilan

    Willie Pastrano
     
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  9. jont

    jont Active Member Full Member

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    I love all of the Thai fighters...
     
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  10. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ted Sanders
    Billy Papke
    Larry Stanton
    Carmelo Negron
    Norman Goins ( who many Palomino included called the hardest puncher he faced)
    Prime Tony Zale
    Prime Kid Pambele
    Jorge Castro -the most overlooked fighter of the last quarter of the 20th century.
     
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  11. ChrisJS

    ChrisJS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I’m currently writing a book on Jofre. Been working with his family on it and was blown away with how much I had to work with. (I’ve got every single fight covered).

    Estimated to be wrapped up with my writing by July (between 180-200k words and lots of rare photos) and then edited and released in the first quarter of 2021.
     
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  12. ChrisJS

    ChrisJS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Manuel Ortiz would be my choice. There’s very little footage of him and very little that I know written about him. He’s arguably the greatest fighter ever born here in Southern California. Maybe one day I’ll go really in depth to find more but would love to learn more through others and works that are out there already. He was very highly regarded and respected and his life was not boring.
     
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  13. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Jack Delaney (Light Heavyweight Champion)

    Simon Brown (Welterweight Champion)


    Bob Montgomery (Lightweight Champion)

    Rodrigo Valdez (Middleweight Beltholder) /contender

    Tyronne Everett (contender)/ should have been 130 lb champion
     
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  14. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    Rocky Marciano
     
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  15. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Now Deceased 2/4/25 Full Member

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    How about Gomeo Brennan, Vonn Clay was another one. Here's another one, Ruben Navarro, I saw him on Friday's Boxing From The Forum, in the early 1970's.
     
    Richard M Murrieta, Apr 16, 2020
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