Your personal top 10 favourite fighters

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  1. duranimal

    duranimal Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :yep Our lists show really that we're true blue boxing NUTTERS:D the whole eclectic mix as they say between slickster & savage. If i'd sat & thought about it i'd have frozen up as i feel as guilty as **** leaving out the likes Evander/MAB/Alexis & on & on & on.

    It's the 1st time i've done something like this so to do the thead justice i just reeled them off in under 10 seconds so it's ovvious they've been lurking to the for-front of the sub-concious all the time.

    Frome a boxing perspective i could sit & watch the slickers 24/7/365 as in Sweetpea/Hector & El Rador & watching Benitez/Hearns for me has to be the apogee of the sport. But from a personal personality perspective it was & always will be Roberto, Bazooka & JCC as these were the 3 when in my formative years i was obsessed with in emulating in all form & maner:lol:

    I should think they'll be about 10/15 with a similar list with at least 5/10 of ours, generation & nationality obviously will play a part but it'll be fun as this thread progresses to analyze some lists so as to pluck out the chancers & fanboys desperate for ESB peer cred:lol::hey
     
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  2. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Monzon
    Young
    Tunney
    Griffith
    Napoles
    Loughran
    Pastrano
    Patterson
    Giardello
    Arguello..
    and as usual, it's most difficult to be at peace with any lists like this...there's so many fighters I'd like to drag into it..like Locche, Buchanan, olivares, Gomez, Tiger, Marciano, Charles, Louis, etc.,....
     
    red cobra, Apr 5, 2011
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  3. TYSON DURAN

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    01. Pernell Whitaker
    02. Marvin Hagler
    03. Juan Manuel Marquez
    04. Manny Pacquiao
    05. Salvador Sanchez
    06. James Toney
    07. Julio Cesar Chavez
    08. Erik Morales
    09. Orlando Canizales
    10. Bernard Hopkins
     
    TYSON DURAN, Apr 5, 2011
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  4. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Walcott, Rosenbloom, Harold Johnson, Dempsey, Barerra, Pac, Tiger, Fullmer, etc.,
     
    red cobra, Apr 5, 2011
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  5. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Even if it were a top 20 list of favorites, it would be so difficult for me.
     
    red cobra, Apr 5, 2011
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  6. sosolid4u09

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    wow what a hard Q.

    In no particular order

    Pernell Whitaker
    Roy Jones jr
    Naseem Hamed
    Erik Morales
    Hagler
    Ray Leonard
    Duran
    Ali
    Tyson
    Louis
     
    sosolid4u09, Apr 5, 2011
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  7. kolcade4

    kolcade4 Keep Punchin' Full Member

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    my list is just reflective of this month, it seems to change often as im sure many of yours do as well
     
    kolcade4, Apr 5, 2011
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  8. Trixie

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    just so I know for myself...

    1. Jack Dempsey
    2. Roberto Duran
    3. Jersey Joe Walcott
    4. Harry Greb
    5. James Toney
    6. Carlos Monzon
    7. Sonny Liston
    8. Charley Burley
    9. Ezzard Charles
    10. Barbados Joe Walcott
     
    Trixie, Apr 5, 2011
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  9. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    In Historical order:
    Stanley Ketchel-None tougher
    Jack Dempsey- At his peak a vicious man-killer
    Harry Greb- regarded by all his opponents ,the greatest. "A Seven year itch ".
    Benny Leonard- The "first" Ray Robinson,as a LW.
    Mickey Walker- Pug-nosed and fearless.
    Joe Louis- More beloved than any fighter in history,and my childhood hero.
    Barney Ross-Classic boxer, NEVER kod,and a hero of Guadalcanal !
    Ray Robinson-best fighter ringside I ever saw. Had to be seen to be believed.in prime..
    Willie Pep- Will of the Wisp, with a sixth sense. ESP ?
    Beau Jack- most action packed fighter I ever saw.
    Rocky Graziano- Pre Zale Rocky in action,was a wild grenade tosser. A street fighter...
    Ezzard Charles-Before Baroudi tragedy and after, a great fighter and a GENTLEMAN !
    Ike Williams- uncuffed and in prime, a tall lean murderous puncher...
    Mathew Franklin-Damn it was he brave ! Left everything in the ring...
    Alexis Arguello- The miniature Joe Louis. Dignified, and stolid and a great puncher...
    Floyd Patterson- A gentleman in and out of the ring.
    Joe Frazier- a throwback to Henry Armstrong.Gave me a thrill when I saw F.O.T.C. @ MSG.
    Israel Vasquez- Loved his action style and left-hook.Bleeder...
    P.S. So many more.....
     
    burt bienstock, Apr 5, 2011
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  10. BUMPY KNUCKLES

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    i dont know that i could give a top 10 because there are so many names i cant seperate but i will say my number 1 favourite fighter is james toney
     
    BUMPY KNUCKLES, Apr 5, 2011
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  11. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Swish list. I love Toney too.
     
    McGrain, Apr 5, 2011
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  12. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    1.Roberto Duran
    2.Marvin Hagler
    3.Muhammed Ali
    4.Joe Frazier
    5.Salvador Sanchez
    6.Alexis Arguello
    7.Evander Holyfield
    8.Steve Collins
    9.Michael Spinks
    10.Dwight Muhammed Qawi
    My favorite division/era ever is the late 70s-early 80s lightheavyweights-WOW!!!
     
    Clinton, Apr 5, 2011
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  13. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Great list,B:good
     
    Clinton, Apr 5, 2011
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  14. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hm, Right now it would look like that:

    Schmeling

    Duran
    Patterson

    Johnson
    Hopkins

    Canzoneri
    Chocolate
    Tiger

    Whitaker
    Pacquiao

    HM:
    Fitzsimmons, Klaus, Walker, Trollmann, Ross, Jenkins, M. Baer, Bubi Scholz, Nino Benvenuti, Alexis Arguello, Graziano Rocchigiani, Azumah Nelson, Julio Cesar Chavez, Julio Cesar Vazquez, Alexander Frenkel, Jack Culcay
     
    bodhi, Apr 6, 2011
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  15. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    P, you got that right ! Miguel Cotto is a fine,humble character. I have always admired his demeanor.A tough but modest personality. A man's man...:good
     
    burt bienstock, Apr 6, 2011
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