Greatest Fighters most Americans don't know about

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  1. whosthere

    whosthere Knock Knock Full Member

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  2. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You could add Augustin Senin to Spain. One of the best fighters nobody has heard of!
     
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  3. whosthere

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    Excellent list, although a lot of the fighters on it are well known even in America.
     
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  5. fists of fury

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    A nice list by Thistle, although I think we need to draw that line between good or great fighters deserving of more attention and those that are merely obscure or little-known, but for good reason.
    Guys like George Scott and Brian Nielsen on that list come to mind...beyond being trained by Angelo Dundee (Supposedly) I can't think of why someone like Scott would merit further mention.
     
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  6. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Let's not forget Unknown Winston, who was not known.:hi:
     
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  7. whosthere

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    Holy ****. There actually was an "Unknown Winston." How could I have missed that?
     
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  9. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Brazil: João Henrique, Miguel de Oliveira, Juarez de Lima...
     
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  11. Nightcrawler

    Nightcrawler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    great post but what about canada??!!

    Canada:....:think.....:blood.....:huh....sam langford?

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    CANADA!!
     
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  12. techks

    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    Boxing is facing hard times in most of America period. You can go to our own natinonal fighters and most people in this time probably don't even know about Frazier outside of Ali fights, Henry Armstrong, Ezzard Charles, Greb,etc.

    For guys not born in US I'll go with Nishioka and Jim Driscoll
     
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  13. whosthere

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  14. darling dame

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    Nicole Loche just a couple of rds. youll see greatness. boxing master!!! Pone Kingpetch, really bounced back &forth.Bubbi Scholz,middle boxer tech.
     
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  15. Bollox

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    'Great' is a term often used for some fighters by nobody but people from that fighter's country. Australia has had numerous fighters we generally call great and by local standards they are / were. Although on the world stage they barely rate a mention, let alone for being 'great' fighters
     
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