Your personal top 10 favourite fighters

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  1. horst

    horst Guest

    Something like this...

    1.Roberto Duran
    2.Manny Pacquiao
    3.James Toney
    4.Pernell Whitaker
    5.Mike McCallum
    6.Azumah Nelson
    7.Buddy McGirt
    8.Bernard Hopkins
    9.Myung Woo Yuh
    10.Alexis Arguello
     
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  2. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    1. Willie "The Worm" Monroe
    2. Joltin' Jeff Chandler
    3. Smokin' Joe Frazier
    4. "Bad" Bennie Briscoe
    5. Bobby "Boogaloo" Watts
    6. Gypsy Joe Harris
    7. Eugene "Cyclone" Hart
    8. Meldrick Taylor
    9. Frank "The Animal" Fletcher
    10. Stanley "Kitten" Hayward

    Edit: I can't believe I didn't put Matthew Franklin/Saad Muhammad in the 6 spot and skipped Hayward! Oh well
     
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  3. PetethePrince

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    No love for the Philadelphia fighters?
     
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  4. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    NON-PHILLY FAVS:

    1. Azumah Nelson
    2. Tony "The Tiger" Lopez
    3. Alexis Arguello
    4. Bobby Chacon
    5. Salvador Sanchez
    6. Marvin Hagler
    7. Henry Armstrong
    8. Mike Mccallum
    9. Jose Napoles
    10. Carmen Basilio
     
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  5. The Funny Man 7

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    1.) Erik Morales
    2.) Roberto Duran
    3.) Thomas Hearns
    4.) Chico Corrales
    5.) Rafa Marquez
    6.) Glencoffe Johnson
    7.) Vinnie Paz
    8.) Lupe Pintor
    9.) Bernard Hopkins
    10.) Evander Holyfield
     
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  6. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  7. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Burley
    Robinson
    Gavilan
    Duran
    Walker
    Tiger
    Ketchel
    Hagler
    Rodriguez
    Leonard

    Very hard to put down just ten...
     
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  8. Napoleon

    Napoleon Smokin' Full Member

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    Tommy Hearns
    Vitali Klitschko
    Wlad Klitschko
    Bernard Hopkins
    Shane Mosley
    Kostya Tszyu
    Arturo Gatti
    Alexis Arguello
    Winky Wright
    Pernell Whitaker

    I probably forgot someone, cause Wright, and Whitaker are usually outside my top 10.
     
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  9. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    In no particular order....

    Marvin Hagler (first fight I ever saw as a kid was Hagler-Hearns)

    Andrew Golota (after his fights with Bowe I made the transition from an interested casual fan into a die hard boxing fan)

    Sugar Shane Mosley (have always been a fan of Shane)

    Larry Holmes (I remember rooting for him when he fought Tyson when I was a kid and I remember seeing him fight from time to time as he was getting older. When I dug into the archives and started watching more and more of his older fights I grew a deeper appreciation for Larry. Also, having gone to college near Easton, PA probably always gave me a positive image of the man--he was beloved in that area)

    Marco Antonio Barrera (became a huge fan after his first fight with Morales)

    Erik Morales (see above)

    Bernard Hopkins (always appreciated his skills and was rooting for him when the 2001 middleweight tournament began-became a bigger fan as time went by and I started watching some of his older fights)

    Mike Tyson (I started watching boxing casually after Hagler-Hearns so naturally I used to love watching prime Tyson whenever I could as a kid)

    Tomasz Adamek (became a big fan when I really first heard of his big splash on the untelevised under card of Golota-Brewster when he first fought Briggs. Saw that fight soon after and have been a fan from that point. I have since met and spoke to Tomasz several times)

    Lennox Lewis (was not always a big fan of Lewis but started following his career in the early 90s when he was supposed to fight Bowe after he crushed Razor Ruddock. As time went on I just grew a greater appreciation of his skills as a fighter and over time I became a fan)

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    HONORABLE MENTIONS

    Archie Moore (did not know a whole lot about him until I started reading "The Ageless Warrior" but started becoming an instant fan and have since become a bigger fan)

    Andre Ward (have always liked Ward and was thrilled when he scored the upset Kessler-I have high hopes for Ward)
     
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  10. McGrain

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    I would have guessed you'd have had Moore in your ten Rummie.
     
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  11. Stonehands89

    Stonehands89 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1. Roberto Duran & Harry Greb. I can't decide.
    2. Barney Ross
    3. Joey Giardello
    4. Alexis Arguello
    5. Mickey Walker
    6. Eddie Booker -ah, hell, all 8 of the accepted ranks of BMR tied here. Jack Chase fascinates me. I'm gonna exhume him in the coming year and study the hell out of him. Anyone want to see him on film in the flesh? Ask me how!
    7. Tony Zale
    8. Manny Pacquiao
    9. Jimmy McLarnin
    10. Sonny Liston
     
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  12. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    How do I see Jack Chase on film?
     
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  13. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1. Rocky Marciano
    2. Larry Holmes
    3. Marvin Hagler
    4. Carmen Basilio
    5. Bernard Hopkins
    6. Shane Mosley
    7. Willie Pep
    8. Joe Louis
    9. Alexis Arguello
    10. Roberto Duran (somedays I really like him, others I don't care for him. Today I really like him.)
     
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  14. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    I am up in the air.

    I actually had Moore in my top ten the first time I went through but opted to put Lewis there instead.

    Most of my favorite fighters are more modern and guys I watched growing up. Obviously, I only saw two Hagler fights (did not see Mugabi as a kid until years later) and I only saw an older version of Larry Holmes.

    But from my perspective as a fan, for the most part I honestly just have a stronger connection with fighters whose careers I watched unfold while they happened.

    With Archie Moore, I already know the whole story--there are no new chapters and that's why I ultimately decided on Lewis. I watched his career as it unfolded and remember all the pre-fight build-ups, the fights, the aftermath, etc.

    I never witnessed this with Moore.

    I do like Moore a lot, however. He is the only boxer on my list I never saw fight during more lifetime.
     
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  15. Stonehands89

    Stonehands89 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Rent, or better still, buy the movie "The Set Up" (1949). It is a must have. If you haven't seen it already I'd be ashamed of you so don't tell me. It's a film noir starring the great Robert Ryan and it's done very well -very gritty. No music. 90% of it takes place in the dressing room. There's a trainer there. He has no speaking lines, and most of the time he's in the background. But there are a few close-ups on him and you'll recognize the face. Jack Chase not long after his last bout. And he looks badder than Bad, Bad, Bennie Briscoe.

    Incidentally, the heavyweight that Ryan fought in the main event was a name-guy in the California (BMR) area in the 40s. He was another HW sparked by Burley. He admitted to Otty that he went into the dressing room after sparring with Burley, and cried.
     
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