Road Warriors

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  1. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    What boxers best fit the Road Warrior title to you? Do you enjoy this type of fighter?

    When I think of road warriors I usually think of hyperactive boxing careers where the fighter has more fights then is common for the day. Fighting in other fighters backyards consistently. Being underrated in general, occasional if not common robberies or close calls going against them.

    Often they move up in weight to prolong their careers, get better paydays, etc. Fight anyone, anywhere, anytime.

    Names that come to mind...

    Glen Johnson. Buck Smith. Rob Calloway. Jerry Halstead. Marcos Villanasa.

    Bobby Crabtree would travel abroad occasionally for up and coming prospects.

    Who else? Who are your favorites?
     
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  2. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jorge Castro just about fits this bill to perfection.

    He's had over a hundred fights been stopped just twice and has fought from Jnr Middle all the way to Cruiserweight.

    He's fought names like Terry Norris,Roy Jones,Roberto Duran,Vasilly Jirov,Juan Carlos Gomez and John David Jackson and he's done it on the road.

    Plus he's twice came back from serious accidents to continue his boxing career.

    A seriously tough man and a seriously underrated fighter.
     
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  3. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Agree 100%

    What a service to the sport. He was a special fighter no doubt about it.
     
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  4. Irish Steel

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    Glen Johnson.
     
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  5. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    What accidents?
     
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  6. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He had a cycling accident in 1985 and was told he'd never be able to fight but ignored it and made his debut in 1987.

    He had a serious car accident in 2005 suffering a collapsed lung and broken ribs yet came back and was fighting the next year and is still going strong.
     
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  7. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Johnny Nelson although not in the classic Road Warrior mould, did fight in a dozen countries or so.

    I always liked Freddy Cruz, Lenzie Morgan and Emanual Burton
     
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  8. Renofan

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    When I hear the term "road warrior", I think of Brian Mitchell.......I believe there was some kind of rule for him to only defend his title on foreign soil?
     
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  9. SteveO

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    Emmanuel Augustus

    Reggie Strickland
     
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  10. Stonehands89

    Stonehands89 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Azumah Nelson.
     
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  11. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah, every one of his title defences took place on foreign soil, sometimes right in the other guy's home town. I think that's unprecedented in boxing history.

    "Bigfoot" Martin also had that "anytime, anywhere" mentality.
     
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  12. Ezzard

    Ezzard Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Well Monzon, Napoles, Pedroza, Duran... Tiger, Griffith, Nelson... McCallum...
     
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  13. AREA 53

    AREA 53 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tom "The Bomb" Bethea - Even Upset a few Favourites along the way
    (Benvenuti amd Rowe in the UK)
     
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  14. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I believe Eddie Perkins holds the record of about 23 different counties visited, some of them several times. Of his 20 losses (or so), I think like 17 of them were on the road. Angel Robinson Garcia wasn't too shabby of a road warrior either.

    Scartissue
     
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  15. My2Sense

    My2Sense Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Roy Jones.
     
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