Retired fighters you wish were around Today

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  1. BoppaZoo

    BoppaZoo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mate i have a top 5

    1. Marvin Hagler (1984 Version)
    Possible matchups 160 Martinez, Williams, Ward, Bute, Hopkins, Pavlik

    2. Kostya Tszyu (2000 Version)
    Possible matchups 140 Pacquiao, Bradley, Khan, Marquez, Guerrero,

    3. Nigel Benn (1993 Version)
    Possible matchups 168 Hopkins, Ward, Froch, Bute, Pavlik, Abraham

    4. Mike Tyson (1988 version)
    Posiible matchups HW Wlad K, Vitali K, Haye, Adamek, Fury, Povetkin

    5. Lionel Rose (1968 Version)
    Possible Matchups 118 Donaire, Darchinyan, Montiel, Mares, Arce
     
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  2. praetorianJJ

    praetorianJJ Conqueror of Worlds Full Member

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    1. Riddick Bowe
    2. Arturo Gatti (wish he was still alive of course
    3. Mike Tyson (wish he hadn't stopped training)
    4. Ray Mercer (same as Mike)
    5. Antonio Margarito (wish there had never been a scandal)
     
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  3. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    More recent fighters
    In no order
    Joe Calzaghe
    Terry Norris
    Julian Jackson
    Mike Tyson
    Pea Whitaker
    Ricardo Lopez
    Tito Trinidad


    Older fighters
    Willie Pep
    Ali
    SRR
    Hearns
    Sal Sanchez
    Benitez
    Pryor
     
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  4. nickfoxx

    nickfoxx On The Nod Full Member

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    joe calzaghe, i'd like to see him fight froch, bute, and ward
     
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  5. praetorianJJ

    praetorianJJ Conqueror of Worlds Full Member

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    when he ballooned in weight and didn't have the stamina to make rounds anymore. like when he gassed himself out in the lewis fight
     
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  6. cesare-borgia

    cesare-borgia Übermensch in fieri Full Member

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    hatton,mike tyson,hearns,trinidad,
     
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  7. Phys

    Phys Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Roy Jones...never mind.
     
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  8. renyo

    renyo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Duran
    Tito
    Chavez
    Tyson
    M. Taylor (young)

    Fairly recent list from when I've been watching..
     
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  9. jeffjoiner

    jeffjoiner Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Arturo Gatti -- I miss the heart, determination, and outright energy he brought. RIP.
    Marvin Hagler -- my favorite fighter as a kid. I still haven't found anyone better.
    Thomas Hearns -- I'm a tall skinny guy. It's cool to watch a tall skinny guy KO guys.
    Naseem Hamed -- I hated this guy. Loved watching every fight hoping he'd lose.
    George Foreman -- 1970s version would coma-tize Wlad and bring the straps back to the USA.


    This is a great thread, by the way.
     
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  10. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    Michael Carbajal
    Humberto "Chiquita" Gonzalez
    Julio Cesar Chavez
    Oscar De La Hoya
    Terry Norris
    Simon Brown
    Felix Trinidad
    Gerald McClellan
    Julian Jackson
    Azumah Nelson

    Some of favorites from the 90's/00's
    (& Azumah)
     
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  11. AnthonyW

    AnthonyW ESB Official Gif Poster Full Member

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    Prince Naseem Hamed.
     
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  12. Smokin' Joe

    Smokin' Joe ~ Dinamita Irlandés ~ banned

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    Just retired, or passed on ..?


    Hagler, definitely. What a fighter.

    Walker Smith Jr obviously. Such technical brilliance in HD & Colour.. a sight to behold, no doubt. :good

    Willie Pep is another one I'd like to have seen.
     
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  13. greathamza

    greathamza Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ali
    Louis
    Naseem
    Duran
    Tyson
     
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  14. RustBelt

    RustBelt The Pride Of Youngstown Full Member

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    Joe Cal
    Tyson
    Hector "macho" Camacho

    Calzaghe Because I want to see him slap Bute for 12 rds
     
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  15. casian72

    casian72 Active Member Full Member

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    Chavez Sr.
    Tito Trinidad
     
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