Name me five fighters you wish...

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  1. Brixton Bomber

    Brixton Bomber Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    You could have seen live. And, if it you feel like it, in what year?
     
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  2. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    Tyson against Spinks
    Ali against Foreman
    Duran against Leonard
    Robinson against LaMotta
    Greb against anyone
     
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  3. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Great question which I will return to.I'm up at 4.am tomorrow ,so I'll put it on the back burner.
     
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  4. Jay1990

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    Roy Jones Jr
    Sugar Ray Leonard
    Floyd Mayweather
    Oscar De La Hoya
    Felix Trinidad

    Honorable Mention
    Prince Naseem Hamed
     
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  5. Brixton Bomber

    Brixton Bomber Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    No probs, thanks. :good
     
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  6. Brixton Bomber

    Brixton Bomber Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    For me, I'm going with a mix of who I admired growing up and maybe the odd fighter from before my time.

    In no specific order...

    1) Mike Tyson. Circa '86-'87.

    2) Lennox Lewis. Circa '97-'99.

    3) SRL. Circa '79-'81.

    4) James Toney. Circa '90-'93.

    5) Shane Mosley. Circa '94-'99.

    Mike because you KNEW you was getting value for money.

    Lennox because me and my mates used to watch him religiously! And when he was "on", he was devastating.

    SRL because I think he's the best ever.

    James Toney as he was freakin awesome. I'd have picked Roy Jones, but James just edged out for me.

    Shane because he was a KILLER at LW.

    Honorable mentions to ODLH and Israel Vazquez (the former was followed religiously, and the latter was just sheer value for money).

    I know it's a very modern list, but these were the guys that instantly sprang to mind for me. :good
     
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  7. jmarlow

    jmarlow Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Robinson v Carmen Basilio 2
    Sugar Ray Robinson v Jake LaMotta 6
    Joe Louis v Max Schmeling 2
    Muhammad Ali v Sonny Liston 1
    Muhammad Ali v Joe Fraizer 3
     
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  8. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    I'd pick guys I can't see enough of on video:


    Greb
    Robinson at his welterweight best
    Sam Langford
    Burley in the early 1940s

    And any of those outdoor Jack Johnson mega-fights, just to feel the crowd reaction when he beats up his great white hype opponents.
     
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  9. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tyson -Berbick
    Whitherspoon-Bruno
    honeyghan-Curry
    Hearns-Srl 2
    Holmes-Spinks 1
     
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  10. Vanboxingfan

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    Dempsey - Willard
    Johnson - Jeffries
    SRR at welterweight
    Duran Leonard or Duran De Jesus III maybe even Duran - Barkley
    Hagler - Hearns
     
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  11. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Wimpy Halstead
    Willie Meehan
    Tony Galento
    Lionel Freight Train Butler
    Buster Mathis Sr.
     
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  12. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Arturo Gatti 1996-1997
    Nigel Benn 1990
    Jack Dempsey 1919
    Roy Jones, Jr. 1994
    Mike Tyson 1988

    Greb, Langford, Louis, SRR, Liston, Ali, Duran, Hagler, SRL, Hearns.
     
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  13. Gneus7

    Gneus7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Muhammad Ali
    Joe Louis
    Ray Robinson
    Mike Tyson
    Naseem Hamed
     
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  14. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Forgot about Galento. I would love to go back in time and watch sick, drunk, senior citizen Galento fold a heavybag in half.
     
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  15. Reason123

    Reason123 Not here for the science fiction. Full Member

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    John L Sullivan 1883 just to see the great John L in his prime.
    Willie Pep pre plane crash
    Rocky Marciano vs Carmine Vingo
    Harry Greb vs Tunney 1
    Jack Johnson 1908
     
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