Most famous non-Heavyweight of all time?

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  1. D.T

    D.T Guest

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    Roberto Duran?
     
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  2. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    I think the two of them could vie for the title..with Manny Pac running third....but Pac, should he continue his winning ways and retire, then he could take teh (hooray for Foreman Hooooooooook) crown.
     
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  3. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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    you gotta love that clown among all the other trolls on classic
     
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  4. MURK20

    MURK20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    SRR receives the most accolades.
     
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  5. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    SRR is the one that the average man in the street is most likley to have heard of.
     
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  6. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Famous.......at least here, Chavez is more famous than Duran....Believe me...
     
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  7. ironchamp

    ironchamp Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Robinson

    Sugar Ray Leonard

    Oscar De la Hoya

    3 guys that if you were to mention them on the streets you're likely to find someone who knows them.
     
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  8. THE EXPERT

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    I would go with leonard and De la hoya. Young and old; male or female has heard of these guys.
     
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  9. Swarmer

    Swarmer Patrick Full Member

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    by decade

    00s-Gans
    10s-Greb
    20s-B. Leonard
    30s-Armstrong
    40s-SRR
    50s-Archie Moore(should I count his HW run)? If not SRR again.
    60s-Emile Griffith or Eder Jofre(hard to say, could use insight here)
    70s-Duran
    80s-Ray Leonard
    90s-De La Hoya
    00s-Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather Jr.
     
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  10. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    My mum knows nothing about boxing, and has heard of neither. The two fighters she has heard of, that are non British, and non Heavyweights, are Marvin Hagler and Ray Robinson.

    She also mentioned Raging Bull, but could only think of DeNiro rather than LaMotta.
     
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  11. MURK20

    MURK20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You may be right, but Duran was in the center of probably the most acclaimed MW divsion ever. Chavez although worshipped in Mexico and an ATG boxer for that matter was not even close to being in the world spotlight as Duran.
     
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  12. dojmin

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    Jake LaMotta is very well known outwith boxing fans because of raging bull obviously. I'd probably say overall though it's sugar ray robinson.
     
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  13. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Probably depends where you do the survey.

    In the U.S.: Robinson.

    Latin America: Monzon? Duran? Napoles? Chavez? Gomez?

    Far East: Pacman maybe

    England: SRR or Turpin

    France: Cerdan

    Africa: Tiger

    Australia: Fenech or Rose
     
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  14. teeto

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    Gavin Rees
     
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  15. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Turpin takes a hit for the way he died (he committed suicide, but his daughter followed him up to the room, and he shot her too, thankfully she survived).

    Barry McGuigan has to be up there.
     
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