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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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My two favorite boxers tied for first place are jack Dempsey and rocky Marciano
I like Marciano for his gaminess and hitting power also we’re the same height and weight
I like Dempsey for all the struggles he overcame and the fact he was very ahead of everyone around him in terms of skill and he inspired the peekaboo fighting style |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Prince Naseem - Personal friend and great boxer
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Mike Tyson - unstoppable in his prime  "
My favorite Tyson fight is him vs Mitch green he tortured green for all them rounds |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Steve from the asda wearhouse followed by mark from farmfoods 
Why do you like these boxers "
there really fast at getting em in the box bin in neat piles without them falling out some skill that is |
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"Steve from the asda wearhouse followed by mark from farmfoods
Why do you like these boxers there really fast at getting em in the box bin in neat piles without them falling out some skill that is "
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Manny Pacquio- for winning world titles at different weights and taking on big challenges like Margarito, Cotto, Hatton, Mosley, Bradley, Mayweather eventually. His four fights with Marquez and for having an exciting fight style |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Steve from the asda wearhouse followed by mark from farmfoods
Why do you like these boxers there really fast at getting em in the box bin in neat piles without them falling out some skill that is "
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Manny Pacquio- for winning world titles at different weights and taking on big challenges like Margarito, Cotto, Hatton, Mosley, Bradley, Mayweather eventually. His four fights with Marquez and for having an exciting fight style"
Nice choice |
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"Don't watch boxing much anymore, but ya couldn't beat a bit of Marvelous Marvin Hagler back in the day  "
See if you can find the 4 Kings documentary. Hagler, Hearns, Duran and Leonard, 4 of the best ever. Well worth a watch. |
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By *avexxMan
over a year ago
cheshire |
what a middle weight era,, sugar ray, marvin hagler,, tommy hearns,, and so on,,, sugar ray for me |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Evander Holyfield never ducked anyone and gave it his all his trilogy with Riddick Bowe was amazing.
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Light heavy weight and heavyweight champ well rounded fighter with tough ears |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Lennox Lewis beat the best what got threw at him 3 time world champion but love the 80s fights sugar ray Thomas Hearns Marvin Hagler Roberto Duran classic days of boxing |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Mike Tyson before he went to jail for his ferocious full on attack and aggressiveness. Joe calzaghe for his pure boxing skills "
Don’t forget this dexterity multiple stance fighter |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Lennox Lewis beat the best what got threw at him 3 time world champion but love the 80s fights sugar ray Thomas Hearns Marvin Hagler Roberto Duran classic days of boxing "
Master technician heard he was a very good chess player |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Lennox Lewis beat the best what got threw at him 3 time world champion but love the 80s fights sugar ray Thomas Hearns Marvin Hagler Roberto Duran classic days of boxing
Master technician heard he was a very good chess player "
Tactician* lol |
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Nigel Benn v Gerald McClellan after that fight I had a lot of respect for both fighters. It’s probably the best boxing match I’d ever seen (at that time) and a reason I took it up. Both fighters went for it and unfortunately both suffered afterwards, McClellan especially.
Watched plenty over the years but that’s the fight I remember the most.
Next to those two fighters it’s probably Joe Calzaghe, Terry Marsh and Steve Collins.
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Hagler, first fight I ever saw was Minter v Hagler, was hooked straight away.
Ali, supreme boxer.
Tyson, most exciting fighter I saw.
Benn, gave everything.
Hatton, those body punches made my eyes water. |
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"didn duran walk out of the ring with sugar ray lenord"
Watch the Duran documentary. He was a great boxer , not so much a thinker.
After the first fight he celebrated like crazy , didn't train. Put on tons of weight. His management tied him into a return fight he wasn't ready for.
Sugar ray wasn't just a great boxer he was a genius at timing when to fight guys. Take Marvin Hagler. Slightly oth when he eventually agreed to fight him
At his best Hagler would have slaughtered him. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Oscar De La Hoya was a great fighter to watch and he never ducked anyone, the way he dismantled the great Julio Cesar Chavez was sensational.
Nigel Benn, purely because he was exciting to watch and you never knew what would happen in his fights. If Gerald McClellan wasn’t so badly hurt, that fight would probably have gone down as the best of all time.
Currently I think Naoya Inoue is the best P4P fighter in the world, I think he’s the full package as boxers go. I wish Paul Butler all the best when he goes over to Japan to fight him in a few months, he’ll need it.
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Probably all already been named but 80s was such a great era for boxers... Quality active fighters in all weight divisions.. Maybe rose tinted specs but haven't seen the quantity of boxers and entertainers in many years.
Mike mccullum, tyson, holyfield, spinks, hagler, Leonard, Duran, hearns, chavez, azumah Nelson, mcguigan and on and on not forgetting the Benn and eubanks warrior story for entertainment at home |
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"Oscar De La Hoya was a great fighter to watch and he never ducked anyone, the way he dismantled the great Julio Cesar Chavez was sensational.
Nigel Benn, purely because he was exciting to watch and you never knew what would happen in his fights. If Gerald McClellan wasn’t so badly hurt, that fight would probably have gone down as the best of all time.
Currently I think Naoya Inoue is the best P4P fighter in the world, I think he’s the full package as boxers go. I wish Paul Butler all the best when he goes over to Japan to fight him in a few months, he’ll need it.
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Oscar was 11 years younger than an ageing Chavez . His best days were behind him Oscars were to come. Chavez at one time had an 87 fight win streak. He fought twice the fights oscar did .
I think he had a nickname like ' the surgeon ' through the way his accurate body shots took guys apart. |
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By *ik MMan
over a year ago
Lancashire |
Jeff Fenech who I had the pleasure of meeting. Ive never seen hands so mangled
Dennis Andries - the almost journeyman who ended up in Kronk yellow
Lloyd Honeygan - greatest upset by a Brit at the time. Reportedly he went against the golden rule and was shagging the night before the Curry fight |
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My favourite. Is the Motor City Cobra.
At his best weight, which I believe was light Middle. Out reached everyone, Snappy potent left Jab. An absolute dynamite right hand. a bit vulnerable to being caught unawares.
I don’t think I ever saw him in a boring fight.
Loved his style.
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By *lofeldMan
over a year ago
Redhill |
"My favourite. Is the Motor City Cobra.
At his best weight, which I believe was light Middle. Out reached everyone, Snappy potent left Jab. An absolute dynamite right hand. a bit vulnerable to being caught unawares.
I don’t think I ever saw him in a boring fight.
Loved his style.
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Massive Hit man fan too, gotta love a puncher whose chin can also let him down. Nigel Benn, Tiny Sibson and Julian Jackson fall into the same category.
Skills wise, love Ezzard Charles and Mike McCallum |
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Floyd Mayweather - first rule of boxing is hit and don't get hit, nobody done it better than him. I love the defensive side of boxing.
Marvin Hagler - aggressive, switch stances, fought anyone and big puncher. |
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"My favourite. Is the Motor City Cobra.
At his best weight, which I believe was light Middle. Out reached everyone, Snappy potent left Jab. An absolute dynamite right hand. a bit vulnerable to being caught unawares.
I don’t think I ever saw him in a boring fight.
Loved his style.
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Massive Hit man fan too, gotta love a puncher whose chin can also let him down. Nigel Benn, Tiny Sibson and Julian Jackson fall into the same category.
Skills wise, love Ezzard Charles and Mike McCallum"
Oh I'd forgotten sibbo... What a warrior... Having said that not sure his fights would have been allowed to go as far nowadays with all that blood |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
Mike Tyson always entertaining fights , Rocky Marciano just because I watched Raging Bull , Don Curry I really liked his solid stance stance / style and used it myself in sparring. I’m
Going to break the rules and add Bill “Superfoot” Wallace , what a phenomenal front roundhouse |
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