Greats fighters that are still alive?

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  1. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Who are some the oldest? Fighters in a way are our link to the past, especially the great ones, an attribute that has become rarer and rarer in boxing as time as gone on. The amount of great fighters that has passed away in the last 10 years is astonishing...

    Eder Jofre is still with us and is now 81, I believe he's in decent health.

    Ruben Olivares is alive as well at 70, and recently did an interview with RING magazine I believe, and he was asked who the best of his opponents was in several categories. Seemed very well spoken and not damaged at all.
     
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  2. Hookandjab

    Hookandjab Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Doug Jones, known for possibly beating Ali, is alive and well.
     
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  3. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tony DeMarco will be 86 in January.

    Former bantamweight king Robert Cohen turned 87 last month.
     
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  4. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Former British Featherweight champ Sammy McCarthy is fit and well at 86.
     
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  5. AlFrancis

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    George Chuvalo is 80.
     
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  6. AlFrancis

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    Horacio Accavallo is 83
     
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  7. Tin_Ribs

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    I think Jofre suffers from Alzheimers these days and took a bad turn after his wife died a couple of years ago. His health had been very good prior....

    Carlos Ortiz is 81 I think. Napoles is in his late seventies too and Harada and Laguna are also both in their mid-seventies.

    Benvenuti is knocking on for 80 or so.
     
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  8. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    How things have changed in my time on this forum.

    when I started posting, we still had Max Schmeling!
     
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  9. Tin_Ribs

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    Freddie Little is still alive and in his eighties.
     
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  10. Eddie Ezzard

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    I think Daniel Zaragoza is over 100. He certainly looked it last time I saw him.
     
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  11. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Larry Holmes...Foreman....Ernie Shavers...heavies from the 70's...but things can happen quickly with our warriors.
     
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  12. Ken Ashcroft

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    Everyone knows how ancient Foreman and Holmes are but who’s the next oldest surviving former heavyweight champion after those 2?
     
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  13. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I have a hard time sorting out all those ABC 1980's champs before Tyson unified things.
     
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  14. Ken Ashcroft

    Ken Ashcroft Boxing Addict Full Member

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  15. scartissue

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    Doug Jones died a few weeks ago and had been in very poor health for a few years. A shame.
     
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