Best one armed fighters of all time.

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  1. slender4

    slender4 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Some fighters, for some reason, bad balance, early success, bad training, whatever; only really learned to use one hand. Somehow, some of these guys still become champ, or near champ. I'll give you a few I've seen:

    Gregorio Peralta
    Gerry ****ey
    Dangerous Don Lee
    Donny LaLonde
    Tony Bazaltar

    And of course Smokin' Joe Frazier

    Who are some others?
     
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  2. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Henry Cooper
    Joe Frazier
    Cyclone Hart

    To be fair, they obviously had a little more than the one arm, but I think their payoff punch simply overshadowed whatever else they could do, which might be minimal of course without their bread and butter.
     
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  3. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Can we rename this "John Conteh Appreciation Thread"?
     
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  4. N_ N___

    N_ N___ Boxing Addict Full Member

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  5. he grant

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  6. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Tommy Loughran
    Ernie Terrell
    Joey Archer
    Max Baer
     
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    N_ N___ Boxing Addict Full Member

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  8. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    My bad, didn't see you mentioned Joe Frazier 'til re-reading it. Let's add Tony DeMarco and Rocky Graziano.
     
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  9. markclitheroe

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    Watch Tyrell Biggs beat Jeff Sims on youtube with one arm, due to collarbone fracture early on.
    Masterclass.
     
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  10. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :good

    Don,t forget Biggs vs Bey !
     
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  11. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    :goodConteh vs Lopez immediately came to mind.
     
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  12. Bummy Davis

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  13. Webbiano

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    Check out Danny Williams vs Mark Potter. Williams went from having two arms, to one, then two, then one, then won.
     
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  14. the_bigunit

    the_bigunit Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Georges Carpentier and King Levinsky's booming overhand rights.
     
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    Doug DeWitt, Oscar De La Hoya
     
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