If You Could Have a Statue Of a Fighter...?

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Put up in your City, who would it be of?
    No one born after 1960 tho allowed.
     
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  2. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Michael Dokes would be the only person applicable :confused:

    Shawn Porter doesn't claim my city (which is a big issue I have with him) even personally having frequented his former gym
     
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  3. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    Arturo Gatti is the only boxer from my city that I can think of so him, I would like to see Pittsburgh put up a statue of Harry Greb tho
     
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  4. Richard M Murrieta

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

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    Rocky Balboa, the statue already stands in front of the Philadelphia Spectrum. Ha Ha.
     
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  5. KernowWarrior

    KernowWarrior Bob Fitzsimmons much bigger brother. Full Member

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    My little brother Robert James Fitzsimmons.
     
  6. djanders

    djanders Boxing Addict Full Member

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    In our case, it would be a statue of...
    Jack McAuliffe
     
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  7. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    If we have to choose fighters born before 1960 then I’d probably go with Joe Louis.
     
  8. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Who is ready to suffer for Christ (the truth)? Full Member

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    I would put up a Rocky Marciano statue.

    Rocky Balboa, the statue also stands in Žitište (Житиште) Serbia:
    https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4803613,20.5591267,12z
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  9. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    I'd go with Joe myself. Are there Statue s of Joe Louis in America?
    Sure I've seen one sometime.
     
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  10. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I can’t name any but I’m guessing there has to be.
     
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  11. Richard M Murrieta

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

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    Mickey telling Rocky. He'll knock you into tomorrow Rock.
     
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  12. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  13. James Page

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    No one born after 1960? That's a ridiculous stipulations.

    Have you ever been to Staples center? They have statues of everybody (from LA) out front....

    ODH, shaq, Kareem Abdul, Gretzky, I believe may be Mosely also, can't remember....

    As for me, I'd build a statue of BHop probably, put it out in front of the library to inspire all the kids
     
  14. BELLERS

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    Tony Sibson or Chris Pyatt.
    Sibbo would probably get the nod, even though Pyatt was a world champion (born after 1960 anyway !)
    Sibson was massively popular in the UK in the 80’s. Saw him live many times.
     
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  15. BELLERS

    BELLERS Active Member Full Member

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    Trevor Berbick, Matthew Hilton, David Lemieux ?
    From Montreal. I did cheat a little………….l own up !