Who is the most teak tough Ghanaian (TTG) in boxing history?

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  1. shaunster101

    shaunster101 Yido Full Member

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    As we all know, the history of Ghanaian boxing is rife with teak tough warriors who have never been stopped. Although these fighters rarely make it to the top of their sport (usually faltering against their nemeses, the young British prospect) there is no doubting their heart, courage and durability. But of all the great Ghanaians down the years, who is the toughest?

    Who matched up best against their kryptonite style, the protected British hype job?

    I'd be very keen to hear the input of the more knowledgeable British posters around here.
     
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  2. kosaros

    kosaros Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'll go with Ossie Duran.

    Edit: Checking his BoxRec, he's aptly named 'The Ghanaian Gladiator' :lol:
     
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  3. shaunster101

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    Please educate me - Was he ever stopped? Was his homeland war torn? How durable was he?
     
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  4. kosaros

    kosaros Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Started as a lightweight, currently campaigning at middleweight. Never been stopped and is always competitive despite fighting the likes of James Kirkland, Jamie Moore, Fernando Guerrero and Bradley Pryce.

    He's as teak-tough as they come :deal
     
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  5. tomj

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    I must say Obodai Sai impressed me with his teak toughness, this guy didn't even get stopped by bombs from Jamie Cox for god's sake.. He was also the slickest man in the history of the sport due to him being the blackest man in the history of the sport.
     
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  6. biglads

    biglads Climbing the WBO Rankings Full Member

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    Always the next one.....
     
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  7. Spearmint Rhino

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    It's got to be the original....

    Azumah Nelson.
     
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  8. tomj

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    Was Azumah Nelson ever stopped? Did he ever fight the over hyped British prospect in his own back yard?
     
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  9. 1whites

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    Ben tackie was made of stern stuff!
     
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  10. Flea Man

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    Stopped once....fighting legendary Mexican Sanchez in MSG after what, 14 fights?
     
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  11. Spearmint Rhino

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    Tackie is a good shout actually.

    He was one hard *******.
     
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  12. kosaros

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    ...Still, it rules him out of the running for the teak-tough title.
     
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  13. tomj

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    Don't think Azumah Nelson quite makes the cut then I'm afraid.. How could ****** ever justify bringing a 'once stopped' Ghanaian over.
     
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  14. Flea Man

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    :rofl *******s!
     
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  15. shaunster101

    shaunster101 Yido Full Member

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    Nelson clearly had a glass jaw and obviously lacked the teak toughness of a true Ghanaian.

    Are we sure he is 100% ethnically Ghanaian? Perhaps he's part Togolese? His claims of Ghanian blood are certainly at odds with the stoppage on his record. :think

    You have to watch out for those crafty Togolese *******s. Honest promoters like our Fwank bring them over to face his top prospects under the impression that they're Ghanaian, only to see them crumble under the bright lights of Grimsby Leisure and Recreation Centre.
     
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