Your favorite old school fighter?

Sugar Ray Robinson..followed by..on a close 2nd..The Brown Bomber..Joe Louis.

 

Smokin' Joe Lewis for me

 

now everyone will say robinson/pep/gavilan etc just for the sake of it..... all they've seen is just a photo of these fighters:rofl:rofl:rofl

 

Frazier

Duran.


SRR

Ezzard Charles

 

Wilfredo Gomez for me.

Edit: Oh ****, didn't read the OP, I'm not sure about 1900-1960's there usually isn't much footage available on them, I'll say Joe Louis I think he's the most admirable for me personally.

 

hopefully one day youtube will be invented and actual footage will be available to watch.

 

Tell us more of this you. Tube

 

Old "old school" fighter-Ray Robinson

New"old school" fighter- Marvin Hagler

 

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One of the most devastating forces in the history of boxing :deal :deal :yep

 

Harry Greb, definitely. I became a fan after watching an old film of him I bought at a garage sale a few years ago, of him and Gene Tunney fighting at the Garden.

 

László Papp

3 time Olympic Gold medallist(48,52,56). He became the first boxer in Olympic history to win three successive gold medals. His story is really amazing. Since Hungary was a communist country at the time he couldn't go professional in Hungary. So he travelled to Vienna for each fight. He dominated everyone in Europe and had a world championship fight lined up then Hungary denied him an exit visa and it ended Papp pro career. He retired undefeated in 29 fight

I read a really amazing book about his life. He truly is one of boxing greatest and one of boxing lesser known

 

Good story.:good

 

I really liked watching the old clips of Gene Tunney.

 

Ted Lewis