If you can bring back one fighter....

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Raging B(_)LL, Jan 7, 2008.


  1. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Flyweight-Fighting Harada

    Bantamweight-Eder Jofre

    Featherweight-Willie Pep

    Super Feather-Bobby Chacon

    Lightweight-Roberto Duran

    Super Lightweight-Aaron Pryor

    Welterweight-Sugar Ray Robinson

    Middleweight-Bennie Briscoe

    Light Heavy-Archie Moore

    Heavyweight-Tyson

    i picked Jofre and Pep cause i would like to see more of them,Harada, Chacon and Tyson for excitment.SRR cause he would look great at welter and would show how special he was by cleaning a very good WW division.Duran and Pryor were also for excitment but also i always wanted to see a Pryor-Duran fight maybe that could happen.Briscoe i would like to see him win a world title and make the money he deserved.and finally Moore cause i would like to see him playing his tricks against the best from 175 up to HW.
     
  2. SteveO

    SteveO MSW Full Member

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    I'm going to mess with your weight class rules a bit and just name some classics that'd be fun to watch in today's mix:

    Robinson
    Duran
    Jerry Quarry
    Willie Pep
    Jack Dempsey
    Henry Armstrong
    Muhammad Ali
     
  3. BUDW

    BUDW Boxing Addict Full Member

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    HW-Joe louis
    LHW-Ezzard Charles
    MW-Greb
    WW-SRR
    LW-Gans
    FW-Sanchez
    BW-Zamora
    Fly-Wilde
     
  4. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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  5. Symphenyceo

    Symphenyceo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  6. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    My first list will be made of pinnacle quality fighters whom would light up boxing and answer a few questions maybe, i will try to do another of excitement machines then maybe personal faves later again


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    Carlos Zarate

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    Wilfredo Gomez

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    Salvador Sanchez

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    Henry Armstrong

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    Roberto Duran

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    Aaron Pryor

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    SRR

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    Thomas Hearns

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    Mickey Walker
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    Bob Foster

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    Muhammad Ali
     
  7. littleguy

    littleguy Member Full Member

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    Johnny Owen, wouldn't care if he fought, just want to bring him back
     
  8. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Here's a list simply for the fact that I've never seen any of them on film:


    Flyweight: Frankie Genaro

    Bantamweight: Panama Al Brown

    Featherweight: Abe Attell

    Super Feather: Young Griffo

    Lightweight: Bob Montgomery

    Super Lightweight: Duilio Loi

    Welterweight: Joe Walcott

    Jr. Middleweight: Tommy Ryan

    Middleweight: Tiger Flowers

    Super Middleweight: Harry Greb

    Light Heavy: Maxie Rosenbloom

    Heavyweight: Harry Wills



    And here's a list of guys i'd like to see if they could make adjustments and compete with moder day fighters:

    Flyweight: Jimmy Wilde

    Bantamweight: Terry McGovern

    Featherweight: Jim Driscoll

    Super Feather: Owen Moran

    Lightweight: Joe Gans and Benny Leonard (wouldn't it be great to have them both around a tthe same time?)

    Super Lightweight: Packey McFarland

    Welterweight: Ted Kid Lewis

    Jr. Middleweight: Mickey Walker

    Middleweight: Mike Gibbons

    Super Middleweight: Sam Langford

    Light Heavy: Tommy Loughran

    Heavyweight: Jack Johnson
     
  9. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    yup. lots of guys like that, also.

    i would really like to see Marciano (as a cruiser), Benny Leonard, Sam Langford (as a super-middle) and Battling Siki.
     
  10. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Barney Ross
    Rocky Marciano as a Heavyweight, that way when he beats the likes of Sam Peter, people will call him a true heavyweight lol.
    Middleweight Harry Greb, that way we not only get footage, but in COLOR.
    Of couse Walker is a close 2nd.
    Carman and Fullmer are close also in this regard.
    Armstrong
    George Dixon
     
  11. Minotauro

    Minotauro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Flyweight: Pancho Villa

    Bantamweight:Ruben Oliveras

    Featherweight: Tony Canzoneri

    Lightweight: Ike Williams

    Welterweight: Jimmy McLarnin

    Middleweight: Rodrigo Valdez

    Light Heavy: Ezzard Charles

    Heavyweight: Joe Frazier
     
  12. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    HW...Such a pathetic division, it probably needs a charismatic personality like Ali or maybe Tyson...I'd rather pick others but this is what the HW division needs

    Cruiser...Qawi

    LHW MS Muhammad

    SMW...Chris Eubank...Simply the best!

    MW...Bennie Briscoe

    JMW...Terry Norris

    WW...SRR

    LWW...Aaron Pryor

    LW....Ismael Laguna

    SFW...Azumah Nelson

    FW...Sal Sanchez

    SBW...Bazooka Gomez

    BW...Zarate

    SFly...Galaxy

    Fly...Horaciio Enrique Accavallo
     
  13. couch13

    couch13 Member Full Member

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    Flyweight: Jimmy Barry

    Batamweight: Kid Williams

    Featherweight: Willie Pep

    Lightweight: Joe Gans

    Welterweight: Nonpareil Jack Dempsey

    Jr. Middleweight: Sugar Ray Robinson (I think this would be a good weight for him)

    Middleweight: Bob Fitzsimmons

    Super Middleweight: Harry Greb (Once again, I think this would be a good weight for him)

    Light Heavyweight: Sam Langford

    Heavyweight: Jack Dempsey
     
  14. SgrRyLeonard

    SgrRyLeonard Active Member Full Member

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    Heavyweight: Joe Louis

    Cruiserweight: Rocky Marciano

    Light Heavyweight: Bob Foster

    Middleweight: Marvin Hagler

    Welterweight: Sugar Ray Robinson

    Lightweight: Ike Williams

    Featherweight: Salvador Sanchez
     
  15. rekcutnevets

    rekcutnevets Black Sash Full Member

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    Sam Langford. Someone recently posted a link to some footage on him that makes me think he could compete today with very little change to his style.

    Harry Greb. C'mon, let's see some footage of this all time resume holder.

    Jack Dempsey. It's put up or shut up. Is he afraid of black people, or was it the times?