Some of the greatest hearts in the history of boxing

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by combatesdeboxeo, Dec 22, 2010.


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  1. combatesdeboxeo

    combatesdeboxeo Guest

    Candidates:

    Joe frazier (vs foreman 1/vs ali 3)

    rocky marciano( vs walcott)

    evander holyfield( vs bowe, bert cooper..)

    jake lamotta( vs robinson)

    muhammad ali ( vs frazier 1/frazier 3/norton 1/ foreman/ cooper)

    marvin hagler( vs ray leonard)

    george foreman(vs ron lyle/vs evander holyfield)

    larry holmes( vs spoon,norton,shavers)
     
    combatesdeboxeo, Dec 22, 2010
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  2. teeto

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    Arturo Gatti definitely should be mentioned, vs Ward 1 amongst others.
     
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  3. combatesdeboxeo

    combatesdeboxeo Guest

    yes, i agree i forgot him
     
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  4. Unforgiven

    Unforgiven VIP Member banned Full Member

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    Too many to mention really.

    Nigel Benn.

    (although he did quit in his final fight)
     
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  5. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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    Holyfield hands down
     
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  6. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing

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    Bobby Chacon, Joe Frazier, Gatti, LaMotta....etc
     
    Vic-JofreBRASIL, Dec 22, 2010
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  7. teeto

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    If we had Greb-Tunney one on vid we'd probably be mentioning Tunney as one of the first names i'd say.
     
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  8. Bugger

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6GZpn1nXGs&feature=related[/ame]


    Still one of the greatest "heart" victories i've seen.
     
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  9. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    LaMotta and "heart" don't match quite well...How about "will" instead?
     
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  10. combatesdeboxeo

    combatesdeboxeo Guest

    lamotta had lion heart no doubt about it
     
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  11. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    george chuvalo in spades !
     
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  12. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    Lions are *******s too, certainly. :lol:
     
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  13. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Battling Nelson.
     
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  14. DKD

    DKD Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What about Coralles v Castillo or Chavez in the first Taylor fight. Carl Froch, too, shows great heart. There are so many who deserve a mention.

    From the list I go with Ali mainly for the first Norton Fight when he boxed for 14 rounds with a broken jaw. Great heart AND huge balls!
     
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  15. teeto

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    **** yeah i forgot all about the closed eyes incident with Gans, 42 rounds, and he got disqualified in the end? Balls the size of regular men's heads
     
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