Fighters who were considered as the ‘boogeyman’ in their division

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  1. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    What are some examples of a fighter that were feared and not many wanted to deal with, fighters brought terror to the division to the point that they were avoided like the plague.

    Guillermo Rigondeaux was one, especially after what he did to Donaire. No other fighters wanted any part of him.
     
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    Lloyd Marshall,Charley Burley,Ezzard Charles,Jake Lamotta.
     
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  3. KeedCubano

    KeedCubano Read my posts in a Jamaican accent Full Member

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    Luis Ortiz for some unknown reason. Most well schooled Cuban fighters end up Boogeymen.

    The whole of Murderer's Row. GGG was at one point. Ezzard Charles at LHW, Wills maybe?

    Some people would say Margarito and Williams
     
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    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Lennox Lewis
     
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    Great shout
     
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    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Eduardo Lausse.
     
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  7. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    All of the Black Murderer's row

    George Godfrey

    Harry Wills and Sam Langford

    Peter Jackson

    Jerry Quarry

    Packey McFarland

    Charles at LHW and MW

    Greb at LHW and Heavyweight

    Leo Houck at MW

    Lee Q Murray and Cleveland Williams kinda

    Charlie Mitchell

    All ducked because of their high risk low reward factor
     
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    As of recently it kinda feels like Errol Spence maybe? Doesn’t seem like Crawford, Thurman, few others, want any part of him
     
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    Ortiz hasn't really beaten anyone to justify the title imo.Very shallow resume,and now aging.
     
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    Who ducked Mitchell ,and who did he ever beat to think he was the divisions dangerman?
     
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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    I remember a time when no one wanted a part of John the Beast Mugabe and James Scott
     
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    As if m8
     
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  13. The Undefeated Lachbuster

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    Most heavyweight contenders and the middleweight champ wanted nothing to do with Mitchell. He gave Sullivan and Kilrain hell.
     
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  14. JohnThomas1

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    Pre championship Marvin Hagler fits nicely. The top end certainly weren't lining up to fight him.

    Some will also remember it took quite a while for SRR to get his shot.
     
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  15. Clinton

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    John, correct me if I'm wrong but I believe that Marv didn't get a shot until approximately his 49th professional fight. That is insane.
     
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