The top 10 unseen boxers

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  1. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Having very recently discovered my love for boxing lore and the names of yesteryear I got to thinking.

    As great as it is watching fights of Ali, Leonard, Dempsey etc, there are many fighters out there who we will never see and I think sometimes they don't really get the credit they deserve.

    So how about we put together a top ten list of fighters with no surviving footage?

    Is there 10 worthy names?

    I'll go first

    1. Harry Greb
     
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  2. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    2. John L. Sullivan
     
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  3. NoNeck

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    3. Boston Tom McMustache
     
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  4. Unforgiven

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    I haven't seen Jack Britton.
     
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  5. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    I think I saw footage on him fighting McFarland and he looked pretty good in it.

    Edit: could've been Mike Gibbons.
     
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    Luis Estaba, Little Dado, Speedy Dado, Little Pancho
     
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  7. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Peter Jackson
     
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  8. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I saw Lord of the Rings.

    Thought it was overrated, but does that count?
     
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    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Maxie Rosenbloom.
     
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  10. The Senator

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  11. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  12. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Hmmm sorry no:lol:
     
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  13. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Well he directed it. And didn’t he have a cameo?
     
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  14. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Muhammad Ali. Very little about him the last 60 years. Need more.
     
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  15. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Most of the Black Murderers Row is just snippets. Would love to see good film on Holman Williams, Cocoa Kid, Jack Chase, Eddie Booker, etc.
     
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