Boxers and their Boxing Heroes

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  1. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Reading though a June 94 KO and an article came up where (then) modern fighters named their heroes; some of course are pretty cliche, some a bit more interesting:

    Vinny Pazienza: Ali and Duran...

    Orlando Canizales: Duran and Arguello

    Kevin Kelley: Matt (Franklin) Saad Muhammad

    Joey Gamache: Hector Camacho (Snr!)

    Roy Jones: Leonard, indeed Jones said they sparred in 88.

    Genaro Hernandez: Carlos Zarate

    Charles Murray: Aaron Pryor

    James (Buddy) McGirt: Robinson

    Michael Carbajal: Arguello

    James Toney: Hearns

    Harold Brazier: Duran

    Freddie Pendleton: Robinson

    Michael Bentt: Ali
     
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  2. bman100

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    Sugar Ray Robinson: Joe Louis

    Ali: Robinson

    just adding ones i know
     
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  3. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    James Toney's may surprise you:

    Ray Robinson, Charley Burley, Archie Moore, Holman Williams 'n Rocky Marciano
     
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  4. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah? That is interesting. What's your take on Rocky, JG? I find him interesting because there´s clearly more to him than one sees at first glance.
     
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  5. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I suspect, B, by Toney's choice, that's what he was sayin'
     
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  6. Swarmer

    Swarmer Patrick Full Member

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    Ray Robinson:

    Joe Louis, Kid Chocolate
     
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  7. bman100

    bman100 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    kid chocolate as well? didnt know that
     
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  8. Swarmer

    Swarmer Patrick Full Member

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    he said "no one boxes like kid chocolate" or something similar, he was a great admirer of the keed's movement and technique :deal
     
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  9. Meast

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    Henry Armstrong too!
     
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  10. bman100

    bman100 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    well he himself was not a great head movement fighter but anyone can see why he was up there, not saying he didnt deserve to be admired by sugar, just didnt know he was one of sugar's idols.

    Another note, Bobo olson at one point decided to try copy Ray's style after one of their bouts because he was so impressed, he decided he could not make it work.
     
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  11. bman100

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    oh yeah forgot about that, wanted to get fritzie zivic after ray watch his idol hank get destroyed by him, robinsons mother said there no way youre gonna fight zivic, he met him like 2 years later (could have been later, not sure).
     
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  12. bman100

    bman100 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Tyson had lots of heroes from the old days, Dempsey, Liston, Chocolate, Basilio, Robinson, Fullmer, Louis (who he thought was greatest HW), Ali and a lot more but cant remember them all, he had a long list.
     
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  13. Meast

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    Yeah Tyson was a big fan of Johnson too!
     
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  14. Swarmer

    Swarmer Patrick Full Member

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    Word? he doesn't seem overly enthusiastic about him here:

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orxmkDJ_o3U&feature=related[/ame]
     
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  15. dee-z-r

    dee-z-r Active Member Full Member

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    B-Hop - Marvin Hagler
    I find toney looking up to hearns weird but he was probably amazed by all of tommys firpower n ****
     
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