Boxing's Greatest-Ever Ambassadors

Archie Moore. Founded "ABC" - Any Boy Can to work with kids.

Emmanuel Steward.

Rocky Marciano. Privately he may have had strange ideas, stashing his money, etc. But in the sixties he was constantly on boxing telecasts chiming in with his thoughts and generally being a good guy.

Max Schmeling.

 

Ezzard Charles may not have been respected in his own era, but he was a gentle, softly spoken gentleman who didn't disrespect his opponents, reporters or women and always gave his all. He never shied away from a challenge and brushed himself off from every obstacle that came his way, both in and out of the ring. He didn't make excuses, even when he had plenty of opportunities. He was gracious after the death of Baroudi.

His life was so tragic after boxing due to ALS, but make no mistake, he was a great ambassador for the sport. And a of course, a great, great fighter.

 

I seem to remember another Floyd doing that fighting guys making their pro boxing debut One an MMA fighter & the other a teenage kickboxer. NEITHER had ever boxed before

 

Mike Tyson
The Suga Man
Marvin Hagler

 

Robinson of course. Leonard was a running coward.

 

Lol what?

 

Hagler was robbed.

 

First of all: Hagler was not robbed that fight was very, very close. Second; you called Leonard a coward? A man who fights a prime Hearns, Duran, any Hagler and moved up from WW to SMW cannot be labelled a coward, IMO. You seen to have confused running with out-boxing, BTW.

 

I hate out-boxing. Brawlers are the most exciting boxers.

 

Saw a recent interview with Tony Sibson on line.
What a lovely fella, he never had a bad word to say about any of his opponents, a very modest man.
Stated that Marvin Hagler was his idol!

 

Arguello, may he RIP, walked it like he talked it. Soft spoken and true. Not one ounce of BS.

 

Agreed, well, I'd say swarmer/brawlers are, but out-boxing is still, and for the most part, has always, been a valid way of winning.

 

Louis Marciano Patterson Arguello Foreman (older version)

 

How has Jack Dempsey not been mentioned? He toured the country almost his entire life guest refereeing, doing signings, making public appearances, was always open to greeting fans, shaking hands, signing autographs, doing interviews. He sat in the window of his restaurant for decades like a living advertisement for boxing shaking the hands of and signing autographs for tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of curious patrons. I could go on and on but Dempsey was an incredible ambassador for the sport.