Cleaner ATG ever ?

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  1. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing

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    By cleaner fighter, I also mean guys not taking unallowed substances. There was a good thread here these days about Monzon allegedly fighting on juice (ephedrine and such most likely, which is what people used Back then)
     
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  2. Pugguy

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    Charlie - re my post you quoted - that there was a joke I say.

    Of course Floyd was one of the cleanest (and nicest) ATGs ever.

    The incident I described was real and actually served to exemplify Floyd’s sensitivities and compassion.

    After half heartedly punching Ellis to the body, Floyd rubbed the targeted area as if to say “sorry about that”.
     
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  3. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Floyd Patterson, Salvador Sanchez and Alexis Arguello are the first to come to mind. I don't recall them using dirty tactics.
     
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  4. CharlieFirpo85

    CharlieFirpo85 Member Full Member

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    Sry, no native English speaker...i considered it to be potentially sarcastic but i wasn't really sure if this is the case :duh
     
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  5. Pugguy

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    All good my man. If I had read it as being for real I too would’ve been mortified.

    He doesn’t fall in as an ATG, but from what I’ve seen, Zora Folley was an incredibly clean and considerate fighter also.

    In one fight, Zora landed a beautiful straight right hand on Oscar Bonavena at the bell - Ringo was going down for all money but Zora caught and held him to prevent him from falling.

    In boxing, it was quite an extraordinary move on Folley’s part.
     
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