Most Humble Boxer

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  1. Ali4life

    Ali4life Member Full Member

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    Who would you say are some of the most humble boxers? Floyd Patterson is a obvious example and Marciano from many of the talks about him outside the ring.
     
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  2. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Hearns. Watch the post-fight interview after Hearns-Leonard II
     
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  3. Ali4life

    Ali4life Member Full Member

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    agreed Hearns has always shown himself to be humble never really made excuses for when he lost or when fights didn't go his way even if he felt he won like in his second fight with Leonard. A shame some of the financial trouble he has had to go through something you want to happen to anybody like Hearns
     
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  4. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Richie Woodhall: That Brummie accent post Catley fight was classy.

    If post fight WalcottI fight is too be believed, Louis is humble as well as pretty classy as a boxer.
     
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  5. luke

    luke Well-Known Member Full Member

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    hearns from what i know, he had a broken hand for the hagler fight and only mentiond it after the fight, he would vacate titles for other members of the cronk team, he was such a great man.
     
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  6. doug.ie

    doug.ie 'Classic Boxing Society' Full Member

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    kessler ?....second coming of george foreman ?....holyfield ?....cotto ?
     
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  7. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    Alexis Arguello.
     
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  8. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Jofre...
     
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  9. kikibalt

    kikibalt Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Frankie Baltazar
     
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  10. Duodenum

    Duodenum Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mike Weaver actually seemed shy, refreshingly diffident after the Ali circus.
     
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  11. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Willie Pastrano was pretty humble..refreshingly so as a matter of fact. He said in Peter Heller's "In This Corner" that as far as beating Harold Johnson was concerned that he "just got lucky, that's all"..
     
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  12. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Alexis Arguello came across very well.

    Both the Klits appear to be well mannered, feet on the ground guys.
     
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  13. AREA 53

    AREA 53 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Henry Cooper was always a gentleman.
     
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  14. jserr68594

    jserr68594 New Member Full Member

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    Joe Frazier
     
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  15. Bollox

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    Michael Spinks deserves a mention. Although his humble nature may have come from his lack of self confidence outside the ring
     
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