Listen your ten favourite fighters, active or retired.

Locche
Duran
Buchanan
Conteh
Saad Muhammad
Kalambay
Benn
Driscoll
Louis
Arguello

I could easily think of loads more though: Harada, Jofre, Rudkin, McGowan, Winstone, Saldivar, Ortiz, Lynch, Benny Leonard, Barrera, Moore, Napoles, Lora.........

It'd be easier to rattle off 10 fighters that I don't like actually; it narrows the old scope a little bit.

 

In no order:

Roberto Duran
Oscar de la Hoya
Erik Morales
Marco Antonio Barrera
Sugar Shane Mosley
Bernard Hopkins
Roy Jones Junior
Floyd Mayweather
Thomas Hearns
Michael Carbajal.

 

Holyfield (they said Ali worshipped/emulated Robinson, but HERE is the HEAVYWEIGHT that most resembled Robinson...two fisted body puncher that stepped up a class, and won, against THE BEST, four titles... compare, if you will, Robinson's left-hook on Fullmer to Holyfield's left-hook on Savarese)

Hagler ('nuff said)

Hearns (KO him, and he'll want a rematch as soon as he hits the locker-room, for real, warrior)

Pryor (wow.. criminally underrated on classic boxing)

Leonard (don't particularly like him, but there has been no better welterweight since then... not even close, really. Somebody let me know when Mayweather actually fights a prime welterweight..zzz)

Marciano/Dempsey (this is how a heavyweight is supposed to fight, and thereby gain respect)

Foreman (damn, THE destroyer)

Villa (is Harada the greatest Asian fighter, or is it the Fillipino that destroyed Wilde? HUGE sensation in America, every bit equal to the popularity of Pacquiao now)

Lopez ( quite simply, perfect balance, left right left.. all non-heavyweight beginning boxers should be required to watch tapes of him, not, say, Roy Jones)

Charles (man, he did it the hard way, no excuses)

 

That's why I think lists are bull****..I forgot to mention Harold Johnson...

 

Marciano...
Louis...
Dempsey...
Hagler...
Hearns...
Basilio...
Robinson...
Frazier...
Foster...
Duran.....just to name s few...

 

Just re-looking at my list, forgot so many.

As Tin_Ribs says, it would be easier for me to list 10 fighters I dont like.

 

Marvin Hagler
Dick Tiger
Julian Jackson
Pipino Cuevas
Aaron Pryor
Carlos Monzon
Jose Napoles
Oscar Delahoya
Foreman
Ali

in addition to the most obvious one you all know about.

 

as of today at 8:50 AM with one bloodshot eye, my list is

1) Willie Pep (him at #1 will probably never change)
2) Charlie Burley (this neither)
3) Bernard Hopkins (the old man is mesmorizing when he's on)
4) Jersey Joe Walcott (just imagine if he started boxing at a young age...)
5) Joe Frazier (what a beautiful style)
6) Aaron Pryor (HAWKTIME!!)
7) Roberto Duran (perfect blend of offense and defense)
8) Tommy Hearns (what a 1-2)
9) Jack Johnson (toyed with the competition, and had great footwork for a big)
10) Joe Louis (perfect balance, always in postion to throw another punch)


honorable mentions

Wilfredo Benitez
James Toney
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Archie Moore
Muhammed Ali
Sugar Ray Robinson
Roy Jones, Jr.
Pernell Whitaker
Alexis Arguello
Ricardo Lopez
Nonito Donaire (I love watching Nonito, such a pleasing style)

 

Yory Boy Campas? ;-)

 

and Tommy Loughran, Joey Maxim, Dick Tiger, Joey Giardello, Sal Sanchez, Wilfredo Gomez, Gene Tunney...why does t have to be just 10?

 

Terry Norris? Hector Camacho?

 

Today, and in no particular order.....




Evander Holyfield

Diego Corrales

Shane Mosley

Mike Tyson

Ray Leonard

Joe Frazier

George Foreman

Larry Holmes

Roberto Duran

Roy Jones Jr

 

Hilario Zapata
Miguel Lora
Chucho Castillo
Wilfredo Gomez
Eusebio Pedroza
Pernell Whitaker
Roberto Duran
Jose Napoles
George Benton
John Conteh

 

1. Roberto Duran

No particular order

Kid Gavilan
Jung Koo Chang
Alexis Arguello
Khaokor Galaxy
Joe Louis
Matthew Saad Muhammad
Marvin Hagler
George Foreman
John Conteh
Evander Holyfield