Which city produced the best boxers?

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  1. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    For instance, Philadelphia had an incredible bunch:

    Joe Frazier
    Jimmy Young
    Meldrik Taylor
    George Benton
    Jack Blackburn
    Battling Levinsky
    Bernard Hopkins
    Tim Witherspoon
    Bennie Briscoe
    Tex Cobb
    George Godfrey
    Tommy Loughran
    Al Ettore
    Ike Williams
    Harold Johnson
    Leroy Haynes
    Bill Caveman Lee
    Tony Galento
    Joey Giardello
    Leotis Martin
    Bob Montgomery
    Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
    Dwight Muhammad Qawi
    Matthew Saad Muhammad


    Perhaps i forgot about some or put a few on there wrongly, but it's a very impressive list nonetheless.
     
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  2. RoccoMarciano

    RoccoMarciano Blockbuster Full Member

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    Brockton has Marciano and Hagler... probably a few others, but they are probably the best known.
     
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  3. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    What about New York?
     
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  4. mattdonnellon

    mattdonnellon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    HAVANA....or Moscow!
     
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  5. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    IMO its Philly. Its a very tough place to live, so it produces very tough fighters.
     
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  6. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    Philadelphia
    New York
    Detroit
     
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  7. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    PHILLY....the only question is who is second?!!!!!!!

    you might also add "Joltin" Jeff Chandler
     
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  8. Pat_Lowe

    Pat_Lowe Active Member Full Member

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    Detroit has Tommy Hearns, Joe Louis and I think James Toney are from there. Plus alot of the Kronk boxers, can't remember them at the moment though
     
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  9. RoccoMarciano

    RoccoMarciano Blockbuster Full Member

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    So says the "Philly Assassin" :)
     
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  10. Lacyace

    Lacyace Forever Knight Full Member

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    It's Philly.
     
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  11. MagnificentMatt

    MagnificentMatt Beterbiev literally kills Plant and McCumby 2v1 Full Member

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    Chris Byrd, the Mayweathers..(Or are they from Flint or Grand Rapids?).. I know its one of those ghetto ass places in Michigan..:!:
     
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  12. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    LOL, I'm near Philly, but not in Philly. About an hour drive or so.
     
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  13. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Bristol UK

    Home town to most of the bare knuckle greats.
     
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  14. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    Grand Rapids isn't the ghetto
     
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  15. doublesuited

    doublesuited Taylor TKO2 Pavlik Full Member

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    New York City, and it ain't even close.

    Philadelphia has a bunch of bums. They can't touch us.
     
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