Most exciting, fan friendly fighters of the 90s

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  1. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Terry Norris had elite hand speed, skill and power. But he liked a brawl and was just chinny enough to make every fight exciting.
     
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  2. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran Full Member

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    All great picks but i particularly like the inclusion of Paez and Dorsey
     
  3. Bigcheese

    Bigcheese Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Prince Naseem was a pretty exciting fighter. He was a natural showman.
     
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  4. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    It feels like a better era now than it did at the time, to be honest. There were lots of things that sucked about it - mostly the alphabet organisations - but there were some cracking fighters and fights. But I still think about the fights we missed as much as the ones we got.
     
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  5. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Benn/Eubank/Julian Jackson/Tyson
     
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  6. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    Kevin Kelley
    Arturo Gatti
    Kennedy McKinney
    Evander Holyfield
    Daniel Zaragoza
    Tito Trinidad
    Nigel Benn
    Mike Tyson
     
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  7. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That’s true…there was a lot of excuses being made ….it was so bad that people were shocked that Oscar Delahoya vs Ike Quartey actually got made
     
  8. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I would like add Kennedy McKinney as an honorable mention
     
  9. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    If you liked the 90's you would have loved the 80's I know I did
     
  10. BoB Box

    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    Infamous! ODLH! I never liked and not liked a fighter like Oscar. Everyone always talked him down but in the end he always showed up. Oscar won me over when he destroyed Vargas!
     
  11. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Most definitely. You had Duran, SRL, Hearns, Hagler, Arguello, Sanchez, Gomez, Pryor, Pedroza, Holmes, Qawi, Spinks, Nelson, Curry, Chavez, Tyson, Holyfield, and so many more.
     
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  12. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    Johnny Tapia
    Michael Carbajal
    Prince Naseem Hamed
    Azumah Nelson