Favourite boxers of great boxers

James Toney's favorite fighter was always Ezzard Charles. His first trainer and mentor was the late great Bill Miller. Miller was originally from Cincy and was friends with the Cincinnati Cobra. Toney would watch film of Charles as a young fighter.

 

Sugar Ray Robinson and Ezzard Charles were both vocal about how they idolised Kid Chocolate. Of course he was immensely popular in Cuba too, practically all of the ATGs there took great inspiration.

 

Billy Conn & Jimmy Mclarnin said Greb was the greatest.

 

Mike Mccallum’s favorite fighter to study was Sugar Ray Robinson

 

I remember Vitali naming quite a few favorites in a YouTube video, but his absolute favorite fighter oddly is Sugar Ray Leonard, no similarities in style though.

 

Max Baer's favorite was jack Dempsey

 

Floyd Mayweather’s two favorite fighters are Pernell Whitaker and Aaron Pryor

 

Wilfredo Gomez idolized Fighting Harada.

 

Yuri Arbackachov nicknamed himself after Hiroyuki Ebihara.

 

Could Toney own exclusive footage of Ezzard Charles in his prime?

 

It don't matter who u ask, every boxer idolizes Roberto Duran, even if they haven't watched a single second of footage of his. It's become some sort of instinct all of them have.

the favorite boxer of your favorite boxer.

 

Jesse "Bam"Rodriguez's idol is Chocolatito.

Seiya Tsutsumi's idol is Takashi Uchiyama.

Nanako Suzuki's idol is Katie Taylor.

Hayato Tsutsumi's idol is Kazuto Ioka & Naoya Inoue.


Takanori Hatakeyama's idol is Joichiro Tatsuyoshi.

Naoya Inoue's idol is Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales and Juan Manuel Marquez.

Hiroto Kyoguchi's idol is Canelo.


Acelino Freitas often watch since he is child and even now the fights of Thomas Hearns, Marvin Hagler, Roberto Duran, and also Eder Jofre.


Jorge Arce's idol is Julio Cesar Chavez.


Brandon Figueroa's idol is Manny Pacquiao.


Jose Salas Reyes's idol is Salvador Sanchez.


Chong Pal Park (Park Chong-pal)'s idol is Yuh Jare-doo (Jae-doo Yuh).