Which are the most discussed fighters on Classic, and which fights do you think are discussed the most? For me, I think Ali and Leonard-Hagler, respectively......
Barney Ross and Roberto Duran get a ton of discussion. Carlos Monzon too. You can always count on this forum to be clogged up with a ton of weird hypothetical heavyweight match-ups that are sure to raise your eyebrows. I'll log on and see Eddie Machen vs. David Tua, 12rds or Greg Page vs. Tom Sharkey, 15rds and laugh. At least 50 percent of the time those match-ups involve either Mike Tyson or George Chuvalo. George Chuvalo vs. Lionel Butler 10rds. or Mike Tyson vs. Ross Purrity 15 rds.
Yep, Leonard-Hagler is probably the most discussed controversial decision. No one on either side of that debate will ever give an inch (me included)...
There's has been an 880% spike on Mike Tyson threads since InmemoryofJakeLaMotta @Fergy and @mark ant joined the forum.
Roberto Duran ..and it's not even close . You can make a thread about who had the best jab and someone will say Duran. The best left hook ..Duran. The best uppercut...Duran . The best chin of all time...Duran ...the best foot work ...you guessed it ,Duran
He's also the best pressure fighter...the best counter puncher. The best body puncher . The best at feighting ...the best southpaw
"Sometimes God will take a person ,whether they be a boxer or a painter or a surgeon and make them so much better than everyone else at what they do..and its not because he loves them more..but because they are to be examples" -Roberto Duran. ( I'm not making this up he really said that in a documentary)
I'm not suprised he said that. Some people earned a right to their ego. And some nuts really just deserve being hugged. To be that good you gotta be crazy.
To be fair I've been here over a decade and never seen Duran mentioned in the dozens and dozens of best jab threads
There were/are times in this forum where it seems the only active threads that get a second page are about Tyson. He is by far most popular fighter of the last 40 years for the boxing fan who is not a nerd.