Fighters with most heart.

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  1. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I have to say it's Muhammad Ali. The guy fought one of the hardest hitters of that era in Sonny Liston WHILE HE WAS BLINDED.
     
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  2. The Funny Man 7

    The Funny Man 7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Saad Muhammad
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    Gatti
    Archie Moore
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    currently Amir Khan has to have a shout, Malignaggi's proven heart off the top of my head
     
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    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Carmen Basilio.
     
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    BillB Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I don't believe Ali was blinded in that fight. I think it was a charade on his part.
     
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    PetethePrince Slick & Redheaded Full Member

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    A lot of heart when he fought, but when he was down he quit more than once. It happened most often toward the end of his career in rather hopeless fights, though.
     
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  9. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Robinson
    Muhammad Ali
    Joe Frazier
    Jake Lamotta

    I`ll just stop there because there are far too many to mention, those guys never failed in the heart department though, ever.
     
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    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    I wouldn`t hold that against him tbh, everybody is human at the end of the day.

    :good
     
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  11. RockyJim

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    Marciano...Basilio...heart and guts...
     
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    :-((
     
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  14. anj

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    Ali
    Amir Khan
    Arturo Gatti
     
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    DDDUUDDDEE Undisputed Ambien (taker) Full Member

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    Muhammad Ali
    Joe Frazier
    Arturo Gatti
    Archie Moore
    Carl Froch
    Amir Khan
    Juan Manuel Marquez
    Evander Holyfield

    Are the standout ones off the top of my head.
     
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