Which fighter s have been called legends, but really shouldn't be?

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  1. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jersey Joe Walcott.

    Sullivan is a legend in the same sense a dragon or a unicorn is a legend.
     
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  2. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    Cotto, even though it pains me to say it, Lott, one of Lott's daughters, Malignaggi and Ray Rostibon.
     
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  3. imjustasking!!

    imjustasking!! Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Nobody's gonna mention Larry Donald?
     
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  4. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Haa yes, the legendary Killer Dunn.
    He hit Ali so hard his teeth came out.... Dunn's that is, not Ali's.
     
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  5. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    He was THE MAN.
     
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  6. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Don't think so..
     
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  7. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    Has anyone said that? Ever?
     
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  8. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran

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    I remember The Big Valley
    Heath was played by the great Lee Majors
     
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  9. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Well, Larry said it and many an announcer repeated it.
     
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  10. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Was one of them a Golota fight when he was getting beat up and won by DQ?
     
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  11. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    If you knew the answer to the question , then why did you ask PF??
     
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  12. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    To bring context to your post :p
     
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  13. Maginot

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    Larry Holmes.

    He never even unified. He gets way to much credit
     
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  14. imjustasking!!

    imjustasking!! Well-Known Member Full Member

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    All the time! Seemed like people did it every time I watched him fight back in the day. About 1:15 into this clip, for example.

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  15. USFBulls727

    USFBulls727 Active Member Full Member

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    Larry "The Legend" Donald
     
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