Be honest how many of these fighters have your heard of?

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  1. Scotty Cork

    Scotty Cork Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Let's just say these guys are former world champions and before looking at Wikipedia I only knew 1(Bob Moha). I need to clean up on my boxing history.
    1.Bob Moha
    2.Louis Salica
    3.Miguel De Oliviera
    4.Waldemar Holberg
    5.Leopard Tamakuma
    6.George Chip
    7.Little Dado
    8.Oscar 'Battling' Nelson
    9.Pinky Silverberg
    10.Mike O Dowd
    11.Lauro Salas
    12.Elisha Obed
    13.Harry Jeffra
    14.Solly Krieger
    15.Wallace 'Bud' Smith
     
  2. Mastrangelo

    Mastrangelo Active Member Full Member

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    I'm "familiar with" Leopard Tamakuma, Elisha Obed and Wallace "Bud" Smith.
    - Leopard is a (nick-)name that You don't easily forget and Tamakuma was quite popular in Japan I believe. Basically all of his fights were televised.
    - I once got really interested in Joe "Old Bones" Brown and his career. He had couple fights with Bud Smith, so that's how I remember him.
    - I once received a "present" with grainy, private recording of Elisha Obed's fight against Eckhard Dagge, in Germany. I'm still curious about history of that recording by the way.
     
  3. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    I know Moha, Chip, Nelson and O'Dowd.
     
  4. ikrasevic

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

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    To be honest - zero :)

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  5. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    12 of them. Most here have, I'd imagine. Those names aren't THAT obscure.
     
  6. Scotty Cork

    Scotty Cork Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Whos the 3 you havent heard of?
     
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  7. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    13 of them. Most of those I could tell you something about them, their divisions, at least a bout or two. Some of these guys, like Chip, Nelson, Krieger and O'Dowd are quite famous.
     
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  8. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    #1, 4, and 9.
     
  9. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    No 5 is the one I don't know.
     
  10. Scotty Cork

    Scotty Cork Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Always good to learn someone new
     
  11. KasimirKid

    KasimirKid Well-Known Member Full Member

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    All but 3, 5, and 9. As Seamus and salsanchesfan say most of them are quite well-known.
     
  12. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Same. 1, 4, 9.

    Pinky Silverberg? Sounds like one of Cam and Mitch's friends on Modern Family.
     
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  13. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Gotta be tough with a name like that.
     
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  14. Greg Price99

    Greg Price99 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I've never heard of 4, 5 or 9. I've heard of and know at least a slither about the rest.
     
  15. BoB Box

    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    #7 and #8 ring a bell