Who's the best boxer you've ever seen live?

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  1. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Lewis, I also saw Tyson but he was shot by then.
     
  2. Raashid

    Raashid Member Full Member

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    Of course, Winky Wright hammered Dodson didn't he, though he wasn't that rated at that time as he'd come off a four-knockdown points defeat to Julio Cesar Vazquez some time before. But I remember Gary Newbon saying that it was the most masterful display of boxing we'd seen in a British ring for years and he was right.
     
  3. Raashid

    Raashid Member Full Member

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    Hamed and Tszyu I can understand, but Ray Mercer?
     
  4. jc

    jc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Joe Calzaghe
     
  5. Diablo

    Diablo Active Member Full Member

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    We all know post 1990 Tyson was no where near the same fighter in terms of skills and stamina.

    The 2000 version of Tyson was still pretty vicious though. His weight was decent and it was his last active year with 3 fights. His 2 fights that followed he showed up fat (neilson and lewis).
     
  6. Betty Swollocks

    Betty Swollocks James 'Lights Out' Toney Full Member

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    yeah I saw him fight Derric Rossy in Macau last month. He threw about 10 punches in the 12 rounds, still managed to deck Rossy once. A lot of people had him beating Lennox rememeber, in his time he was a hard *******.
    I guess he's struggling financially.
     
  7. DavidPayne

    DavidPayne ***.boxingwriter.co.uk Full Member

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    Johnny Tapia and Prince Naseem.
     
  8. D.Haye-no1-p4p

    D.Haye-no1-p4p Active Member Full Member

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    Tszyu, Witter, Calzaghe.

    Scott Harrison also looked great against, Mcullough and Brodie. But he was awful when I saw him fight Medina!
     
  9. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    I bet you cannot. I am merely pointing out the best boxers I have seen live.

    I will say that Azumah Nelson is the greatest African fighter of all time even greater than my countryman and another personal hero of mine the legendary Dick Tiger.

    Don Curry was a truly great fighter for a painfully short period. In that period he was as good as Sugar Ray Robinson the real Sugar Ray. Between Ragamuffin man Lloyd Honeyghan and Mike the body Snatcher he stopped being an unbeatable fighter which made me weep for what the world of boxing had lost.

    What is there to be said about PBF that has not already been said. However I will not say anymore until he is retired to judge and determine his place in history other than to say he could have done it any era. I love Miguel Cotto as a fighting man but I do know that it is Cotto's interest that a fight with PBF does not occur until PBF is about 33 years old when he might have slowed down a bit.

    As for Ajose he will have career like the great Marvin Hagler before his time is done. They tried to deny him his due but he will fight and claim his place in history. Yes he is black, southpaw and good and he shall prevail.
     
  10. joekirkbycobra

    joekirkbycobra King Of The Ring Full Member

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  11. David UK

    David UK Boxing Addict banned

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    Best I've ever seen for pure talent was Kirkland Laing. When he was in the mood he would just 'take the ****', it was so easy.
     
  12. john b

    john b EVERTON 0- OLdham 1 Full Member

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    Naz, Hatton and Jc in Manchester. Also I am getting slated for this hatton v castillo at the thomas and mack.