Old School Appreciation

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  1. HolDat

    HolDat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Which old school fighters would be celebrated more in the modern era?
     
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  2. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Canzoneri, with his tremendous skill, toughness, and pugnacious attitude, would be huge now.
     
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  3. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member Full Member

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    A truckload of them. Most certainly Ezzard Charles.
     
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  4. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Most of the great ones. Fans today would get a real view
    of what a great fighter actually looks like.
     
  5. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    All of them.

    As Jim Brown's teammate once said "If they had today's cameras back then.....oh my god."
     
  6. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Kid Gavilan....if more people watched him ....more people would love him
     
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  7. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jimmy Wilde ...everybody loves a knock out puncher ...especially in the smaller weight divisions
     
  8. Devon Dog

    Devon Dog Member Full Member

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    I agree with this I think he could cut the mustard today .
    He would still struggle at the very top but he would always be in the spotlight
     
  9. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member Full Member

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    He'd cut a swathe below heavyweight.
     
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  10. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    The legendary Midget Wolgast. All the footage on him is past prime and best weight too! Read up about him. A H2H force at Fly and Bantam.

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  11. George forearm

    George forearm The forearm of George Full Member

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    Joey giambra fan friendly style, butiful hands and would have easily been multiple world champion in the modern era
     
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  12. thistle

    thistle Boxing Addict Full Member

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    and as I Always say - "when the Film is Right, the Fighters ARE Right!"

    and there is another Prime example... times Dozens & Hundreds of Fight Careers - "Ladies & Gentlemen, the Greatest - the Past Eras."
     
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  13. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He didn't struggle at the very top then and he sure as **** wouldn't now.