the 10 greatest fighters from texas

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  1. good right hand

    good right hand Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i remember when there was a harvest of good fighters to come out of texas in the 90's

    james leija
    golden johnson
    juan lazcano
    paulie ayala


    all to do their best to walk in the footsteps of the great donald curry


    who where the 10 greatest fighters from texas?
     
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  2. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    George Foreman was from Texas as well. I'd have to put him in my top list of lone star fighters.
     
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  3. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Cleveland Williams, Lew Jenkins (Lightwt. Champ), Curtis Cokes,
    plus Mike & Tony Ayala.

    Of course my friend Terry Daniels got bounced around on the
    canvas by Joe Frazier.
     
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  4. BeamBlack

    BeamBlack Member Full Member

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    Troy Dorsey
     
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  5. AREA 53

    AREA 53 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jack Johnson (Galveston)
     
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  6. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    watch Clay come on and say dont forget Ali lol. He had some Texas in his blood or something lol.

    Over all, I think Johnson and Foreman were the best to come from Texas. The others are good picks also.
     
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  7. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The Canizales brothers
    The Curry brothers
    Roy Harris
    Oscar Albarado
    Bobby Dykes (I think)
    Jesse Benavides

    Scartissue
     
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  8. laxpdx

    laxpdx Boxing Addict Full Member

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    George Foreman
    Terry Norris
    Jesse James Leija

    Tony Ayala comes to mind as well.
     
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  9. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Duran.
     
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  10. buzzsaw

    buzzsaw Member Full Member

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    Wilford Scypion
    Steve Hearon
    Robin Blake
    Ruben Munoz
    Gaby Canizales
    Maurice "Termite" Watkins
    James "Bubba" Busceme
     
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