Philly:One City, Various Styles

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  1. nip102

    nip102 Boxing Addict Full Member

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  2. Relentless

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    i haven't read the article but isn't it the same in every city?
     
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  3. MURK20

    MURK20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Good Article. Philly champs are indeed the creme de la creme!
     
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  4. Auracle21

    Auracle21 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    philly has had some great champions. good article
     
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  5. Leon

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    looks pretty gangster. i'll read it when i get home
     
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  6. Beatle

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    "Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien, Jimmy Young, Larry Holmes, Bernard Hopkins... who else can you think of?
     
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  7. sportofkings

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    Joe Frazier, Meldrick Taylor :good
     
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  8. cesare-borgia

    cesare-borgia Übermensch in fieri Full Member

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    sonny liston,saad muhammad
     
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  9. triplehknls

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    Ivan "Might Mouse" Robinson

    Eric "Magic" Harding

    Fred Pendleton

    Robert Hines

    Tim Witherspoon

    Steve "USS" Cunningham

    Charles Brewer

    David Reid

    Futre Champ Danny "Swift Garcia
     
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  10. Check_Hook

    Check_Hook Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Rocky Balboa G.O.A.T
     
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  11. EpsilonAxis

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    Having boxed in Philly many years, I can tell you that while it has a lot of styles...

    ...most of those mother****ers just throw down. You go to a gym there, and their sparring sessions are as good as boxing matches.
     
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  12. BagsWithDust

    BagsWithDust Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :lol::rofl
     
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  13. BagsWithDust

    BagsWithDust Well-Known Member Full Member

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    yeah and you look at their competition level, philly has lots of guys wanting to box and are willing to throw down. if you look at a place like canada, not too many people box here so its hard to find good competition. ive been boxing in canada for the last year and ive only had 3 fights because its hard to find competition for me
     
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  14. Brownies

    Brownies Well-Known Member Full Member

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    When I think of boxing in Philly, I think of Smokin' Joe. That's something to be proud of and like others said, they sould have his statue there instead of Balboa... Even tough I'll probably run up these stairs and take a pic with that statue if I have the chance haha.
     
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