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good thread, too pissed to be arsed to contribute but wil in the future

 

:good

 

Does it have to be Past fighters? Can it be current?

Good thread, by the way.

 

i'm going to give this thread a thumbs up....
tomorrow when i'm not tired i'll add something...maybe...
good opening post.

 

Who was you planning on doing?

 

Who do you think :hey

 

I might do one on Wilfred Benitez when I'm in a proper state, maybe Charley Burley as well.

 

Name: Ray Mancini
Alias: Boom Boom
Born: 1961-03-04
Nationality: US American
Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio, USA
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5′ 4½″ / 164cm
Reach: 65″ / 165cm

Record:won 29 (KO 23) + lost 5 (KO 3)

Ray Mancini (born March 4, 1961) was an American boxer from Youngstown, Ohio, who was given the nickname "Boom Boom" because of his whirlwind fighting style.
Mancini's father, Lenny Mancini, was a top ranked contender during the 1940s, who was considered by many to be a future world champion. His dream, however, was dashed after he was wounded during World War II. He returned to boxing, but his physical problems prevented him from fulfilling his potential.
Lenny became young Ray's inspiration, and Ray started going to the gym at a young age. Ray had a stellar amateur career, and in 1979, he made the jump to the professional ranks. His whirlwind punching style caught the eyes of network executives at several American television networks, and he became a regular on their sports programming.
Ray, during this time, beat some very good boxers, such as former National AAU Lightweight Champion Norman Goins and future WBC Lightweight Champion Jose Luis Ramirez.
His first world title attempt came against WBC Lightweight Champion Alexis Arguello. It was chosen by many, including The Ring Magazine and ESPN, as one of the most spectacular bouts of the 1980s. Mancini gave Arguello trouble, but the more experienced champion used his experience to his advantage and took out the challenger in 14 rounds. Mancini was saddened by his first defeat, but not about to give up on his dream.
Six months later, he challenged WBA Lightweight Champion Arturo Frias. It was one of the most spectacular first rounds in history. 15 seconds into the fight, the fast starting champion caught Mancini with a right to the chin and Mancini was shaken. Another combination made Mancini start bleeding from his eyebrow. Mancini stormed back and dropped the champion right in the center of the ring with a spectacular combination. Dazed and surprised, Frias got back up, but Mancini went after his prey with a fury, and was on top of him the moment the referee said they could go on, trapping him against the ropes. After many unanswered blows, the referee stopped the fight, and the Mancini family finally had a world champion: Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini.
Before his confrontation with Frias and during his training camp in Tucson, three unwanted visitors, gunmen, paid a visit to Mancini at his hotel. The gunmen were told he was not there. They never came back, but Mancini trained with police surveillance until the fight.
Mancini's first defense, against former world champion Ernesto Espana, went smoothly with a Mancini knockout win in 6 rounds, but his next defense would change both his life and the face of boxing. On November 13th, 1982, he met South Korean challenger Deuk-Koo Kim. Kim had to lose several pounds before the fight to make the weight, and was dehydrated. By fight time, Kim was spent. It was a fight filled with action, but Mancini had an easy time hitting Kim and scored a knockout in the 14th round. Kim sustained brain injuries that led to his death five days later. The week after his death, the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine showed Mancini and Kim battling, under the title "Tragedy In The Ring".
Mancini went to the funeral in South Korea, but he fell into a deep depression afterwards. He had to take a vacation from boxing, to search himself spiritually. This was the hardest blow for him in his life. He has healed from it, but he always carries this emotional wound. He has said publicly that the hardest part is when people approach him and ask him if he was the boxer who killed Deuk-Koo Kim. He says it's hard to try to make people understand he didn't kill anyone, and that Kim's death was a regrettable accident he wishes he'd never been a part of.
As a consequence of the fight, studies were carried out, which revealed that usually a boxer receives most of his punishment after round 12. Because of that finding, the WBC soon shortened its title bouts to a 12 round distance. The WBA followed in 1987 and the IBF in 1988.
Mancini began the process of getting his life back together by putting on gloves, and he went to Italy to fight British champion George Feeney, a tough guy from England. Mancini won a ten round decision, but he was not the Ray Mancini of old.

He defended his title twice more, including one against two-time world champion Bobby Chacon on HBO. The overmatched Mexican boxer lasted only three rounds and, to the fans at least, the old "Boom Boom" seemed to be back. He was, however, planning to get out of the sport and into a less violent trade: Acting.
In June of 1984, Mancini put on a brave effort to retain his title vs. Livingstone Bramble in Buffalo, New York. It was to be another Mancini all-out style bout, this time he was on the losing end, defeated in 14 intense rounds. He lost his title, but not before a brave effort, the immediate result of which was an overnight stay at a hospital and 71 stitches around his eye.
Mancini was not done, and he would come back twice again for world title attempts, one of which produced the now famous phrase of his: "If you stop it, I'll kill ya!." He said that to referee Mills Lane, who refereed his rematch with Bramble, which he lost after another noble effort by a close but unanimous 15 round decision in 1985. His next attempt would come in 1989, but this time he was outpointed by Hector "Macho" Camacho, losing a split decision.
Mancini retired officially in 1992, after being knocked out by Greg Haugen. He left boxing with a record of 29-5, with 23 knockouts and a very touching and inspiring story as a brave world champion who won the title for his family, as well as for himself.
He has also realized his Hollywood dreams and has acted in and produced a handful of movies, including starring in the remake of Body and Soul. He resides currently in Beverly Hills, California.
He remains very accessible to his fans and loves taking photos, talking to them and signing autographs for them.

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Name: Amir Khan

Nickname(S): King Khan

Height:: 5 ft. 9.5 in. 178cm

Birth: December 12th, 1986 / Age: 24

Boxing record
Total fights 25
Wins 24
KO's 17
Losses 1
Draws 0
No contests 0

Amateur Achievements

2003 – Won a gold medal at the AAU Junior Olympic Games.

2004 – Won a gold medal at the European Student Championships and the World Junior Championships.

2004 – Won the Strandja Cup to qualify for the Olympics in Athen

2004 – Won an amateur match against Victor Ortíz, who was stopped in the second round.

2004 – Won a silver medal at the Olympics, beating Marios Kaperonis, Dimitar Stilianov, Jong Sub Baik and Serik Yeleuov. He lost to Mario Kindelan in the final.

2005 – Beat Craig Watson on points in the ABA Championships.

2005 – Won the last match of his amateur career beating Mario Kindelan 19–13 at the Reebok Stadium.

Amir Iqbal Khan born 8 December 1986 in Bolton, Greater Manchester) is a British boxer of ****stani descent, and currently the WBA World super lightweight champion. Khan won the belt at the age of 22, making him Britain's third-youngest world champion after Naseem Hamed and Herbie Hide.

He was previously in the lightweight division, where he held the Commonwealth, WBO Inter-Continental and WBA International titles. He also became the youngest British Olympic boxing medallist when he won silver at the 2004 Athens Olympics at the age of 17. He is commonly known by the nickname "King Khan".



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