Great Fighters Who Never Got Their Just Due

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  1. walk with me

    walk with me Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    This Thread is dedicated to all of the great fighters of all time who never got their just due.... I'm relatively new to boxing in the grand scheme of things but I'm sure there are a lot of fighters who were great and not remembered or missed their chance at history

    i'm sure a lot of you are going to hate me for this but paul could fit into this category for our generation...

    missed a lot of fights for one reason or another


    who else?
     
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  2. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Thats not a good start man :lol:

    Ill kick it off with Luis Manuel Rodriguez...would have schooled Pac, Mayweather and Mosley in the same week.
     
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  3. walk with me

    walk with me Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    haha well ill admit this to any one... I've only been a hard core fan since like the early 2000's.... there has not been very many fighters who would fit into this category since the early 00's

    atleast that I can think of right now...
     
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  4. T.S.

    T.S. T.Stout Full Member

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    George Foreman does not get enough credit for his incredible second World Heavyweight Championship at age 45 and holding the title until 48. This is one of the greatest athletic feats of the 20th century IMO but it seems most fans don't acknowledge it :huh :-(
     
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  5. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    And thats the point I guess...theres a ton in the lighter weights, especially from Asia.

    Pongselek Wonjongkam (sic)
    Veraphol Sahaprom
    To a lesser extent Tokuyama
     
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  6. darryl1914

    darryl1914 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    During that period of the late 70's and early 80's...All everyone talks about still, til this very day is Ray Leonard, Tommy Hearns, Roberto Duran and Marvin Hagler. But the Name that gets lost so often in that conversation is Wilfred Benitez...GREAT FIGHTER!!!!
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  7. T.S.

    T.S. T.Stout Full Member

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    Damn good pick :good
     
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  8. timmyjames

    timmyjames PTurd curb stomper Full Member

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    not sure if this fits, but David Reid had a potentially beautiful cut short
     
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  9. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Miguel Canto.
     
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  10. fighter86

    fighter86 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This guy was a master in the ring ...and still today no fighter out here has the best stare down than Wifredo Benitez ....4 times world champion in four weight classes ....turned pro at the age of 14 years old ...you can't get a 14 to tie his own shoes these day ...won his 1st world title at the age of 17 and stil you can't get a 17 year old to tie his own shoes these day much props to a legend.
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNvSfmtTeDA[/ame]
     
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  11. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Great fighter but i find his style extremely boring.
     
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    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jorge Fernando Castro
    Orlin Norris
    Reggie Johnson
    Montell Griffin
    Steve Collins
    Robbie Sims
    Lindell Holmes
    Tony Thornton
    Oscar Natalio Bonavena
    Junior Jones
    Stevie Johnston
    Vassily Jirov
     
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  13. asero

    asero Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Marcel and Olivares
     
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  14. fighter86

    fighter86 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Whatever...:-( boxing is not the UFC the man was 41.0 until another legend beat him. Sugar ray Leonard

    and it was rumor that he only trained 3 weeks for the fight and Benitez tried to get a rematch and Ray never granted him one.(Ray knew the second fight would have turned out different)
     
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  15. T.J.Lefthooker

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    Ike Quartey would be rated a lot higher had he been given the decisions over Oscar and Forrest.

    Mike McCallum?
     
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