Some of the greatest hearts in the history of boxing

what about nella tarleton having well over a 100 fights without being stopped and all with only one functioning lung.the man in joe louis' words had big balls

 

Oh no, Ali having a tiny cut and winning the next round beats that.

 

poor old nella was younger than me when he died too.at least he's not forgotten:good

 

Well, at least not around these parts. He's a local legend.

 

Jess Willard

 

as the old saying goes.they don't make em' like that any more.
my dad used to tell me about him training in the royal oak in aughton

 

Amen to that. Ali gets leeway in so many ways that other fighters don't get...it gets tiresome after so many years of it.

 

Exactly. As I said earlier in the thread, it is rude, disrespectful and actually insensitive to what these brave guys do to try to "rank" one man's brave effort over another.

 

nothing.thats the point i was making.you'd be here all day naming fighters with lots of heart:good

 

Can't believe no-one's mentioned The Hawk Pryor..Took some hard shots from Arguello for 2 fights and stood right there and dished it right back.

Huge heart on this dude.

 

Kally vs Foreman Hook.


WAR!:bbb

 

Bobby Chacon
Erik Morales
Ray Robinson
Julio Cesar Chavez
Diego Corrales

all deserve a mention

 

I hate to mention it, but all the fighters who got beaten to death and didn't quit: Levander Johnson, Duk Koo Kim, Willie Classen, Bennie Paret, Jimmy Garcia, etc.