Best Dirty Boxers of All Time?

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  1. Slickstar

    Slickstar Crisp This Full Member

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    Bernard Hopkins has to be up there. Then there's Sandy Saddler. Who else?:think
     
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  2. Boxed Ears

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    Holyfield goes above Tyson, because he could get past the ref. Tyson was always getting called on stupid, blatant things. Holyfield was a masterfully dirty fighter. Mean but conscientious. Pedroza deserves a mention too. Lazarte is currently the mostly blatantly dirty championship fighter, in my opinion. He just doesn't give a rat's arse. :lol: The combo of very tiny and very dirty is a winner. I laugh when I see him fight. He's like a mean, vaguely autistic toddler.
     
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  3. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Harry Greb
     
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  4. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    Colin Jones was said not to wash for weeks leading up to his fights.
     
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  5. Slickstar

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    What about the welter who apparently raped Armstrong with dirty tactics then was later beat by Sugar Ray Robinson? Zivic
     
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    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    He should definitely be seen as somebody worth listening to in this context. He once wrote an enpassioned defence of dirty fighting.

    When Zivic was asked who the greatest fighters of all time were, he named Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey and Harry Greb, an suggested that their inteligent use of dirty tactics was key to this.
     
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  7. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Zivic
    Greb
    Duran
    Hopkins
    Bazooka Limon
    Abraham
    Pedroza
    Gomez
    Holyfield
    Qawi
    Saddler
    Just off the top of my head. Actually Limon wasn't a "great" fighter but he was awfully filthy. Same reason I didn't put the very dirty Ricky Hatton on the list.
     
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  8. BillB

    BillB Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ali and Marciano deserve a mention.

    Ali- Holding and neck cuffing.

    Marciano- Hitting after the bell and on breaks.

    I think Rocky was so focused on killing his opponent he wasn't conscience of his fouls.
     
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  9. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think Terry Norris has to be mentioned. Hitting his opponents while they're down and also his 2 straight losses to Santana by way of DQ. Although I'm not sure if that should be considered as dirty or just being stupid.
     
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  10. thistle1

    thistle1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think Ken Overlin was known for it, Aus' Fred Henneberry and Ted Kid Lewis if I remember right gave as good as he got. there must be a ton of them. Nel Tarleton too.
     
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  11. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Duran's after the Leonard rematch.
     
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  12. nikrj

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    Evander "Headbutt" Holyfield. :lol:
     
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  13. Theron

    Theron Boxing Addict banned

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    Zivic
     
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  14. Drew101

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  15. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    See, I've never quite understood what exactly makes one thing 'best dirty' and another thing 'worst dirty.' Is it the **** stains? I bet it's the **** stains...:think
     
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