Who was the greatest fighter from each of the 50 states?

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  1. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    A daunting task, for sure, but if anyone has it in them, I would love to see a complete list from one of our better historians that included each of the 50 states.

    Looking for your opinion concerning the best fighter from a given state, on an all-time basis.

    First person to reply wins a free copy of SMM (which should be done in several weeks).

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  2. TommyV

    TommyV Loyal Member banned

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    Don't even know the 50 states.
     
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  3. Chinxkid

    Chinxkid Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Me neither! And I live here!

    But I can start with my home state and go with Charley Burley...him over Conn, Frazier, Holmes, Zivic and even Greb...wait a minute, I'm at an impasse...
     
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  4. Rumsfeld

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    :rofl
     
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  5. Chinxkid

    Chinxkid Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Well, if I pull out a map I probably could; but do we need to talk about North and South Dakota? Wyoming?
     
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  6. la-califa

    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    South Dakota?? OMG! Joe Hipp??!!
     
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  7. la-califa

    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    New Mexico-Bob Foster, Montana-Jack Dempsey, Oklahoma-Sean O'Grady? or(Tommy Morrison)?, Texas-George Foreman or(Jack Johnson)?. Just a few...
     
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  8. MrSmall

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    Go to work, man, what kind of boredom struck you to make this crazy ass thread?
     
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  9. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    You answered your own question.
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  10. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    I'll Knockout 4 states for you.

    Michigan - Joe Louis
    Kentucky - Muhammad Ali
    New York - Sugar Ray Robinson
    Pennsylvania - Larry Holmes
     
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  11. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    One more....
    North Dakota - Virgil Hill
     
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  12. Chinxkid

    Chinxkid Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Man, you guys are so much better than me on this, I will bow out as gracefully as I can. :oops:

    But I will humbly ask Hatesrats, someone from my current state...Holmes over all those other guys?
     
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  13. la-califa

    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hawaii- Andy Ganigan? Massachusetts? Tough between Marciano & Hagler.
     
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  14. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wasn't Dempsey from Colorado? I'd like to say Ezzard Charles from Ohio, but I think he's actually from Georgia. Perhaps we could say either Bivins or Lloyd Marshall from Ohio. Maybe also Bobo Olson from Hawaii, Liston from Arkansas, Freddie Steele from Washington and Zora Folley from Arizona.

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  15. la-califa

    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah, that's a tough one. Philadelphia is a hotbed of boxing Talent. personally I like Smokin' Joe.
     
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