Which fighter have/will you miss/missed when they have gone?

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  1. thePRESIDENT

    thePRESIDENT Active Member Full Member

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    We are currently goign through a transitional stage in boxing where most of the the icons of the past decade are retiring /getting too old.

    Which fighter do you miss or will miss when they have gone?

    My 2 are Naseem Hamed - was not his biggest fan but his personality/his fighting style left a big hole in the lower weight class'.

    Roy Jones - though not retired..he is far removed from his prime.
    Can still remember those saturday nights waiting for him to fight Ruiz, Toney Hill, anxious to be amazed by another crazy combo or leaping left hook. I will miss this fighter the most, I doubt we will see anyone as gifted as this for sometime.

    I cant think of another fighter who made boxing look "fun".
     
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  2. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    I think British boxing will really miss Ricky Hatton and Joe Calzaghe when they go - it will take a while to replace those two.
     
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  3. Cachibatches

    Cachibatches Boxing Junkie banned

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    Even though he is a fat **** who has tarnished his legacy, I will never forget James Toney for getting rid of Michael Nunn, and giving those those entertaining fights against Barkley, Jones, Reggie Johnson, Mike Mccallum, and those even more entertaining interviews-

    DON KING, YOU AIN'T ****!

    ROY JONES, I'M GONNA BREAK YOUR ASS UP AN MAKE YOU PAY FOR ALL THE **** YOU BEEN TALKIN.
     
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  4. kgs83

    kgs83 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Good picks (RJJ an Naz), two unorthodox fighters, loud, charismatic....you just never knew what was going to happen next.

    The biggest miss undoubtedly is Tyson, but i will also add Holyfield, Eubank and Benn as well as RJJ and Naz. (Eubank and Benn got the whole nation going over here and not forgetting Eubanks entrance's, Naz learnt a trick or two from him).
     
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  5. bizzer07

    bizzer07 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    agree with eubank and benn aswell as naz, were terrific for britain, Lennox has to be added imo also, was a superb fighter, who i reckon would wipe any heavyweight out there today includind fat wlad!
     
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  6. D-MAC

    D-MAC Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I miss Chico

    I will also miss the Marquez brothers when they retire.
     
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  7. beerto

    beerto Member Full Member

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    bhop - he generated all sorts. some like liked him some not but you always wanted to hear what he was gonna say next

    past H/Ws like larry holmes, tyson etc would like 2live in an era where there was a true dominant heavyweight
     
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  8. jonesjrp4p1

    jonesjrp4p1 16 yr old prodigy Full Member

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    definitely jones jr my favorite fighter...like someone posted above the anticipation of his fights with hill, woods, ruiz...you knew you were in for a treat knowing that we will never see an rjj again
     
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  9. DamonD

    DamonD Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The real version of Evander Holyfield, for sure.
     
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  10. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    Too many to pick from but I'll stick with my favorite fighter, Mike Tyson.
     
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  11. box3r86

    box3r86 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    apparently it was ubank who learnt from naz.
     
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  12. TIGEREDGE

    TIGEREDGE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    hopkins was great entertainment at pres conferences. too bad he could'nt have been entertaining in the ring
     
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  13. TIGEREDGE

    TIGEREDGE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Most Missed: Tyson, MAB, gatti. MOrales
    Will really miss: De La Hoya, Mosley

    Joe Calzaghe and Lennox Lewis were great boxers but they never quite made a big impression on me

    I really miss the days of benn and eubank
     
    TIGEREDGE, Jun 27, 2008
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  14. daredevil1989

    daredevil1989 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    b-hop, roy jones, mayweather
     
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  15. daredevil1989

    daredevil1989 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    oh and il miss james toney loved the guys interviews
     
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