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  1. D-MAC

    D-MAC Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    A lot of talk these days about "great" boxers.

    Just thought I'd chuck the greatest of them all into the mix for discussion. He's not British and he's not currently active, but I thought it might be nice for those new to boxing to have a peek at a couple of highlight reels, and for those more in the know to post their comments on the greatest boxer ever to step into the ring.

    Reputed to have gone 85-0 as an amateur, with 69 KO's.

    He finished with a pro record of: 173 (108) - 19 (1) - 6. Of course at one point in his career he was 128-1-2 (84 KO's). A lot of his losses came later on in his career, when he was severely on the decline



    What did he have?

    Power - Yep, loaded up in both hands.

    Speed - He was like lightning.

    Stamina - Shed loads of the stuff.

    Chin - One of the best in history. Think of him as the anti-Khan.





    Anyone for a bit of Sugar Ray Robinson?

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  2. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    Randy Turpin schooled his arse :bart
    :lol:
     
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  3. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    you not seen the rematch yet ishy

    hes a great fighter my best ever P4P and thats saying something he combined finesse and strength, boxer with puncher, speed with precision, determination with desire, skills with abilities, talent with training, technique with tricks

    best ever
     
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  4. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    Nah, he was awesome. Even on grainy b+w footage his awesomeness oozes through the screen. The way he could KO people of the back foot at WW or MW. His fantastic speed, the way he puts his punches togehter, how he can fight comfortably at long range and on the inside. The man was just awesome.

    I haven't seen footage of him at WW (I don't think there is any :huh)but going by how great he was at MW he must have been an awesome, awesome WW. Can't praise him enough.

    Great thread topic Mac :good.
     
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  5. D-MAC

    D-MAC Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    And that left hook on Fullmer:shock:
     
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  6. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    he is the closet thing to a sloth bear boxing has

    he is awesome we dont even see his prime on film just his MW days and hes still amazing and that left hook. wow
     
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  7. TFFP

    TFFP The Eskimo

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    Nuthuggers!!
     
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  8. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    :lol:
     
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  9. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    and proud mate
     
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  10. D-MAC

    D-MAC Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Damn right.

    If you're gonna hug anyone in the boxing world it might as well be the best there ever was.:deal
     
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  11. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    yeh, im guessing we all rank him number 1 anyone diagreee
     
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  12. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    what do you thinks SRR best performance
     
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  13. kosaros

    kosaros Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    My classic pick for discussion would be Roberto Duran. Hell, why not Hagler, Leonard and Hearns as well, they are all "great" boxers from the past.
     
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  14. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    calm down 1 at time man

    how about we do a differnt pick every week
     
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  15. D-MAC

    D-MAC Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    So many to choose from.

    I'd probably go for either the LaMotta stoppage or Basilio II.

    The Fulmer KO was amazing, but its hard to weigh-up performance from that (seeing as it was just one devastating punch; I think Fullmer was holding his own in the contest, was probably even winning it)

    I've never seen any of the Gavilan fights, but those two UD's look great on paper.

    Of course you could also throw the second Turpin fight into the mix.
     
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