Fighter's, trainers, and analysts favorite fighters?

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  1. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Who did the fighters and trainers idolize? All input is welcome. These are what I know for sure.

    Jesse Reid Sr - Roberto Duran
    Freddie Roach - Roberto Duran
    Jesse Reid Jr - Roberto Duran
    Marco Antonio Barrera - Ricardo Lopez/Julio Cesar Chavez
    Roy Jones Jr - Salvador Sanchez
    Joe Tessitore - Willie Pep
     
  2. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Eddie Futch- Joe Louis
    Ray Arcel - Roberto Duran even though he trained him
    Lou Duva - Rocky Marciano
    Fernando Vargas- Julio Cesar Chavez
    Oscar Delahoya - Alexis Arguello,Julio Cesar Chavez
    Johnny Tapia- Marco Antonio Barrera
    Ricky Hatton- Roberto Duran
    Jesus Gonzalez- Marvin Hagler
    Michael Gomez- Wilfredo Gomez so much so that he legaly changed his name

    Hey that reminds me Addie have you thought of changing your last name to Barrera? LOL
     
  3. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Julio Cesar Chavez- Ricardo Lopez, Chavez says hes glad they werent in the same weight
    Lou Duva- Says Tony Ayala would have whupped the Fab 4
    Mike Tyson- Roberto Duran among many other fighters
    Richard Steele- met him in the 80s at the Forum and he told me Chavez was the best PfP and that was when Chavez barely won the title,before he really blew up in popularity.

    Shane Mosley- Leonard, Robinson