Who is the nicest fighter in History?

Some friends of Schmeling put the number of Jews he helped as high as 100.

We will probably never know for sure since he was reluctant to discuss the matter after the war.

 

Ricardo Mayorga.

 

I don't think James Butler will be getting any votes.

 

Crete was such a bloody and costly engagement that Hitler never committed large numbers of paratroopers to battle again. It was a nasty business...as well as the military defense, all the farm workers were killing the Nazi paratroopers as they landed, using axes and pitchforks.

Perhaps Hitler was trying to get 'the disgraced' Max killed in action?

 

Lamon Brewster comes to mind.

I always saw Joe Louis as being a little spineless out of the ring, nice as he was, he was just afraid of being rejected socially.

Max Schmeling does have some pretty awful quotes attributed to him with regards to not letting a ****** beat him. I'm sure his heart was golden, but he sure as hell didn't stand up for what he believed in.

 

Thats harsh on Joe. I think he was a decent guy (although he did cheat on his wife). The person he hurt most out of the ring was himself.

I can't account for every utterence Max Schmeling made, but make no mistake...a racist could not have been such a loyal friend to Joe Louis. Max helped out Joe as much as he could, including financially. I think he was a pall-bearer at Joe's funeral and I recollect hearing that he paid for Joes funeral.

Living in Nazi Germany, Max would have had the perfect excuse to be a rabid racist. But instead he decided to risk his own neck to help save the lives of Jews. This world needs more people like Max Schmeling!

 

My sister worked as a receptionist at a Boston law firm which represented him when he was champion. Marv was always very pleasant, taking care to remember my sister's name and seemed to be in a perpetually good mood while in New England. A former schoolmate of mine babysat for his offspring, and said he was very gentle. Pat and Goody Petronelli were decent folks, and that seems to have rubbed off on Hagler a bit. (It probably would have been a real good idea to give him space while he was training in Provincetown, however. In a situation like that, a cold shoulder would be perfectly appropriate.)

Interestingly, Antuofermo gave Marv some advice and tacit support before Hagler dethroned Minter, based on his own experience with Alan in London, adive which Marv thanked Vito for afterwards. (Outside of head-to-head competition, it seems that Hagler and Antuofermo had a very respectful and cordial relationship.) After Marv avenged an earlier loss against Bobby Watts with a kayo win, he hired on Boogaloo as a sparring partner, not something I could see Tyson agree to help Holyfield with.

 

Larry Holmes is a mention. I wouldn't say he's the nicest, but he's a great guy, is the most down to Earth fighter Ive ever seen. He'll spend a lot of time with you if he's not busy. He's always happy to sign autographs too. I guess his main thing is though, he has a temper, as he has shown. He has no problem cursing you out or punching you in the face if you get snappy.

 

No, thats what Toney said. Why isn't Larry a mention? He's a real nice guy. He even offered me hot wings on the house at his resturant. He's a great, down to Earth, nice man. I was invited to his BBQ too. I couldn't make it though.:-(

 

He comes accross that way with reporters who repeatedly ask the same questions, or ask the stupidest questions you can think of. Like I said, Larry's main problem is he doesn't have a lot of patients, and he has a temper.