The Hardest Men To Ever Step Into The Ring

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  1. Flea Man

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    true dat :good
     
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  2. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    So you do not think a man who was never off his feet, fighting the best 60s and early 70s Heavyweight boxing had; a man who came back from a crash, with only part of a leg and became a contender (all be it at Cruiserweight); and a man who could rise from 10+ knockdowns against Jack Johnson to go the distance, are not some of the hardest men in boxing?
     
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  3. mcvey

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    Maybe Greb or Jeffries,though I give Greb more credit because he was taking on bigger men.
     
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  4. lucatoni08

    lucatoni08 Active Member Full Member

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    Dont know if he has been mentioned, but Wayne Mccullough immediately springs to mind......
     
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  5. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    If I had to name only one man I would name Battling Nelson.

    "No, Eddie, no, I can lick him!"

    Nelson to to referee Eddie Smith upon his stopping Nelson in his "160 minutes of Hell" against Ad Wolgast.
     
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  6. itrymariti

    itrymariti Cañas! Full Member

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    My vote goes to Carmen. A "rough and tumble" Onion farmer, came out of the marine corps, took some of the worst beatings imaginable and wouldn't flinch. He quite literally let people punch themselves out on his chin sometimes - check out the Demarco fights.
     
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  7. Unforgiven

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    Tom Sharkey deserves a mention.
     
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  8. he grant

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    Marciano
    Frazier
    Dempsey
    Ali
    Holmes
    Holyfield
    Morales
    Greb
    Saad Muhammad
     
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  9. FROST

    FROST Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Dwight Quawi deserves a mention here
     
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  10. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Henry Armstrong
     
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  11. patscorpio

    patscorpio Active Member Full Member

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    i read that nelson-wolgast fight basically turned them into invalids afterwards cuz it was that brutal
     
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  12. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The guy in my avatar.

    But really, there are quite a few. Armstrong, Greb, Holyfield, Ali, Basilio, Frazier, Marciano... the list goes on. Louis probably belongs on this list too, even though he didn't really have wars of that magnitude. But when you watch him you feel like watching Terminator in a way. He comes on methodically till you finally have separated his mind from his body. That's what it takes. Nothing less.
     
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  13. safc1990

    safc1990 Goodbye Bolo :( Full Member

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    Diego Corrales?
     
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  14. Chinxkid

    Chinxkid Well-Known Member Full Member

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    My answer as well. :good
     
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  15. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    For me Carmen Basilio is top. A tough tough fighter in the ring had a very underrated defence but it stil want that good but he had the heart and the chin to keep going as well as being very strong. His win over Ray Robinson just shows his toughness.

    Roberto Duran belongs in here. The ultimate personification of 'macho'. I believe in quit against Leonard because he was too 'macho' but thats a different topic.

    Alexis Arguello a very tough fighter and a great boxer. Just watch the first Pryor fight to see his resolve.

    Ken Buchanan very tough guy.

    Alan Rudkin after getting outboxed from Lionel Rose for at least 6 rounds he mounts an amazing come back when many less tough fighters would have lost heart.

    Jung Koo Chang just a relentless fighter keeps coming all night very tough guy
     
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