Who are your five favorite fighters ever? - Page 2

thebadguy · 04-20-2005, 02:52 PM

1. Evander Holyfield
2. Pernell Whitaker
3. Johnny Tapia
4. Arturo Gatti
5. Jack Dempsey

bear · 04-20-2005, 04:44 PM

My five favorites would be.

1. Sugar Boy Nando
In a 20+ year career that spanned 4 decades Nando worked his way into the Ring's top ten rankings periodically and was middle-weight champion of Aruba. I adopted him as my boxing Everyman years ago. He symbolizes, for me, every guy who earns his living in the square circle.
2. Elmer "Violent" Ray
I have described Ray as the "Hal Newhouser" of heavyweights. He is the epitome of the under-rated and forgotten black fighters in the first half of the 20th century.
3. Joey Giardello
Began boxing before I was born. Was a ranked fighter when I was in kindergarten. Was ranked throughout my early life. Was still ranked and won a linear title when I was in high school and was still fighting when I got into college. Heart and perseverence personified.
4. Tony Zale
From the steel mills of Gary, making him one of my (and my dad's) favorite local heroes.
5. Stan Ketchell
Stories about this guy awed me as a kid and still do.

Bear

crusadecat · 04-20-2005, 06:01 PM

My favorite fighters for various reasons.
Jack Dempsey
Rocky Marciano
Vinny Paz
Aaron Pryor
Muhammad Ali

CONN CHRIS · 04-20-2005, 06:44 PM

I guess that I'm all alone in my admittedly odd fondness for Tex Cobb; quote machine, kick-boxer (and a good one by the way), bad actor and not a completely putrid heavyweight. - Doesn't really surprise me

IceTea · 04-20-2005, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CONN CHRIS

I guess that I'm all alone in my admittedly odd fondness for Tex Cobb; quote machine, kick-boxer (and a good one by the way), bad actor and not a completely putrid heavyweight. - Doesn't really surprise me

I remember an interview of Tex Cobb, who was from Philly, and he said that once he saw two wineos fighting over a bottle of booze in a Philadelphia ally and both were throwing left hooks.

MJ

Bronx Bomber 15 · 04-20-2005, 07:03 PM

I never saw much of Cobb, but liked what I did see.

I meant to add Shane Mosely to my list too, surprised he's not mentioned more in this thread.

cajujoe · 04-20-2005, 07:08 PM

1. Muhammad Ali

2. George Foreman

3. Joe Louis

4. Ken Norton

5. Joe Frazier

I love the 70's

Cap · 04-20-2005, 10:33 PM

Uh...Jackie Robinson, William S. Hart, Tito Fuente, Albert Einstein and Ma Jode...Rats! I always have trouble with these list thingees...Chick Gandil, Red Ryan, Lionel Conacher, Frederick Banting and the guy who did the Maypo commercials....No No! Supposed to be boxers! Concentrate. Lilian Gish? No, don't think that's right. Liberace? Wadda ya mean he was...Gedoudda here! No way! Yer kiddin. Always wondered why he didn't fight more often. (At this point two large orderlies in whites rush Cap and wrap him up in his jacket with the long sleeves at the back.)

steamboat brand, palooka · 04-21-2005, 11:02 AM

Hey, I forgot Rocky Marciano! How could I have left an undefeated paisan off my list? Or Willie Pep, a champ from Connecticut, and Italian, too!

Ronnie · 04-21-2005, 11:12 AM

I honestly couldn't name just five. Top three would probably be Earnie Shavers Carlos Monzon and Muhammad Ali and then a whole heep of others most of whom have already been mentioned, Tommy Hearns Colin Jones Aaron Pryor etc

bear · 04-21-2005, 01:18 PM

I always wished that Cobb's talent had matched his wit. he's responsible for a lot of my favorite quotes.

Bear

Quote:

Originally Posted by CONN CHRIS

I guess that I'm all alone in my admittedly odd fondness for Tex Cobb; quote machine, kick-boxer (and a good one by the way), bad actor and not a completely putrid heavyweight. - Doesn't really surprise me

Bam Bam · 04-21-2005, 10:45 PM

La Hoya
Pryor
Hearns
Hagler
Barrera
Camacho (I know I know)
Whitaker
Bones Adams (sentimental/hometown favorite, plus they really robbed him alot of good fights he should have won)

no particular order

I may throw Trinidad on there soon if he keeps winnin in spectaculor fashion

edit: Tapia

Mark42661 · 04-22-2005, 01:36 AM

I have alot of oldtime favorites based on books I've read and tapes I've seen...such as Rocky Marciano, Harry Greb, Sailor Tom Sharkey, etc..

But I'll make my list from the fighters I saw in the mid to late 70's to early eighties who turned me into a real boxing fan..

Bobby Chacon
Matthew Saad Muhammad
Cornelius Boza Edwards
Marvin Hagler
Tony Chiaverini (Hometown fighter from Kansas City, Missouri...fought Sugar Ray Leonard)

Lee · 04-22-2005, 10:48 PM

I have two lists-

In no particular order my 5 favorites that I grew up watching.

Alexis Arguello-The explosive thin man was not extremely mobile but he was smooth and slipped punches well, exceptional power for his build, he could turn the tide of a fight at anytime. Was as classy a fighter as you would find, always put on a show.

Danny "Little Red" Lopez-I am hard pressed to think of a more exciting fighter than Little Red. Not blessed with an abundance of boxing skill you could count on 2 things when he fought. He would hit the Canvas, and then get back up and knock out his opponent, always looked stiff in the ring to me, but he could punch.

Ray"Boom Boom" Mancini-Another who was not among the most skilled guys out there, he willed himself to win wearing opponents down with the sheer volume of his attack, great heart. I will never forget the 15th round of the second Bramble fight when Mancini, battered and Bloody begged the Ref to let him finish like a Champ, that was a hell of a fight. Still the only time I have gotten teary watching Boxing.

Marvin Hagler-The Marvelous one was a machine in the Ring, a ferocious slugger who developed solid Boxing skills as his career progressed. (I feel he is often underrated in this area) He dominated his division like few had and the Hearns fight is the best 3 rounds of Boxing I have ever seen in a middleweight fight.

Thomas Hearns-The Hitman was a force, his right hand at Welter was as dangerous a punch as there has ever been IMO, he stayed around way too long and did not have the most solid of Chins, but his long rangy punches were smooth and crisp. Chose to punch more than box cause he could, but when he did put choose to Box he was as good as any, ask Sugar Ray.

Top 5 oldtimers (Have seen them all on Film)

Stanley Ketchel Pure ferocity in the ring, this man fought with anger in his heart.

Harry Greb Perpetual motion, punches from all angles non-stop as long as the fight lasted.

Sugar Ray Robinson What can you say about Ray, arguably the best pound for pound ever, he was a poet in the Ring.

Jack Dempsey Fought like a panther stalking his prey, the sight of Jack in the ring was menacing, had as good a killer instinct as anyone in the game.

Henry Armstrong Another like Greb who threw nonstop from every conceivable angle, but with more power, another contender for best P4P of all time.

shane6969 · 04-23-2005, 02:22 AM

My 5 favourite fighters (not the best) that I actually remember fighting are:

1) Dave Russell CW/HW Who gave 100% and was good to watch.

2) Lester Ellis JLW Had very fast hands and had power as well.

3) Tony Mundine MW/LHW Big punch, bad chin, exciting.

4) Jimmy Thunder HW His fights usually ended in a KO one way or another.

5) Jeff Fenech FW All action, working class champion.

My 5 favourites who fought before my time (I've only watched on film) are:

1) Bill Lang HW The only World HW title challenger from my hometown.

2) George Cook HW Took on everyone.

3) Max Schmeling HW True champion.

4) Tommy Burns HW A lot of heart for a little bloke.

5) Jack Johnson HW Who stuck it up everyone.

darthpb · 04-23-2005, 09:23 PM

This list would certainly change if I think about it for long but I will shoot right off the top of my head....
Arguello, Benitez, Norton, Hit Man, Saad, Hagler and Davey Moore....sorry, that's seven. Couldn't leave anyone off.

vistaman44 · 04-24-2005, 10:35 AM

My list should have included Pernell Whittaker and Oscar D, and I'm kind of surprised I haven't seen Carlos Palomino or Michael Carbajal listed. Guess that stretches my list of five to 16, huh?
I liked the inclusion of Henry Armstrong and Tony Zale on other lists, too. Guess I could be headed for 20! LOL

LivnLegend · 04-24-2005, 09:02 PM

Marvin Hagler
Evander Holyfield
Ken Norton
Sugar Ray Leonard
Muhammad Ali

jrftbl56 · 04-28-2005, 10:45 PM

5 Favorite Fighters
1. Ali
2. Foreman
3. Louis
4. Marciano
5. Roy Jones Jr.

mrchallenge · 04-29-2005, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lee

Harry Greb Perpetual motion, punches from all angles non-stop as long as the fight lasted.

Lee, did you really see Harry Greb on film? I thought none of his films existed except for the training/sparring footage for the Mickey Walker fight.

04-20-2005, 02:52 PM	#21
thebadguy Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ephrata, WA Posts: 429	1. Evander Holyfield 2. Pernell Whitaker 3. Johnny Tapia 4. Arturo Gatti 5. Jack Dempsey __________________ "You need people like me... you need people like me so you can point your ****ing fingers... and say, thats the badguy!" - Al Pacino (Scarface)

04-20-2005, 06:44 PM	#24
CONN CHRIS Global Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 29,077	I guess that I'm all alone in my admittedly odd fondness for Tex Cobb; quote machine, kick-boxer (and a good one by the way), bad actor and not a completely putrid heavyweight. - Doesn't really surprise me __________________ Check Out My Cards!

04-20-2005, 07:03 PM	#26
Bronx Bomber 15 All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: A house in the wooded mountains Posts: 939	I never saw much of Cobb, but liked what I did see. I meant to add Shane Mosely to my list too, surprised he's not mentioned more in this thread. __________________ Fightsimsplus.com Fightsims Facebook Page Fightsims on X

04-20-2005, 10:33 PM	#28
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 8,039	Uh...Jackie Robinson, William S. Hart, Tito Fuente, Albert Einstein and Ma Jode...Rats! I always have trouble with these list thingees...Chick Gandil, Red Ryan, Lionel Conacher, Frederick Banting and the guy who did the Maypo commercials....No No! Supposed to be boxers! Concentrate. Lilian Gish? No, don't think that's right. Liberace? Wadda ya mean he was...Gedoudda here! No way! Yer kiddin. Always wondered why he didn't fight more often. (At this point two large orderlies in whites rush Cap and wrap him up in his jacket with the long sleeves at the back.) __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

04-21-2005, 10:45 PM	#32
Bam Bam All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New York Posts: 1,027	La Hoya Pryor Hearns Hagler Barrera Camacho (I know I know) Whitaker Bones Adams (sentimental/hometown favorite, plus they really robbed him alot of good fights he should have won) no particular order I may throw Trinidad on there soon if he keeps winnin in spectaculor fashion edit: Tapia __________________ runs a 4.4 40.. Last edited by Bam Bam; 04-21-2005 at 10:46 PM.

04-20-2005, 04:44 PM	#22
bear Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 18,797	My five favorites would be. 1. Sugar Boy Nando In a 20+ year career that spanned 4 decades Nando worked his way into the Ring's top ten rankings periodically and was middle-weight champion of Aruba. I adopted him as my boxing Everyman years ago. He symbolizes, for me, every guy who earns his living in the square circle. 2. Elmer "Violent" Ray I have described Ray as the "Hal Newhouser" of heavyweights. He is the epitome of the under-rated and forgotten black fighters in the first half of the 20th century. 3. Joey Giardello Began boxing before I was born. Was a ranked fighter when I was in kindergarten. Was ranked throughout my early life. Was still ranked and won a linear title when I was in high school and was still fighting when I got into college. Heart and perseverence personified. 4. Tony Zale From the steel mills of Gary, making him one of my (and my dad's) favorite local heroes. 5. Stan Ketchell Stories about this guy awed me as a kid and still do. Bear

04-20-2005, 06:01 PM	#23
crusadecat All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 830	My favorite fighters for various reasons. Jack Dempsey Rocky Marciano Vinny Paz Aaron Pryor Muhammad Ali

04-20-2005, 07:08 PM	#27
cajujoe Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Posts: 2	1. Muhammad Ali 2. George Foreman 3. Joe Louis 4. Ken Norton 5. Joe Frazier I love the 70's

04-21-2005, 11:02 AM	#29
steamboat brand, palooka Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 156	Hey, I forgot Rocky Marciano! How could I have left an undefeated paisan off my list? Or Willie Pep, a champ from Connecticut, and Italian, too!

04-21-2005, 11:12 AM	#30
Ronnie Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Inverness Scotland Posts: 52	I honestly couldn't name just five. Top three would probably be Earnie Shavers Carlos Monzon and Muhammad Ali and then a whole heep of others most of whom have already been mentioned, Tommy Hearns Colin Jones Aaron Pryor etc

04-22-2005, 01:36 AM	#33
Mark42661 All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Home of the Kansas City Chiefs! Posts: 1,080	I have alot of oldtime favorites based on books I've read and tapes I've seen...such as Rocky Marciano, Harry Greb, Sailor Tom Sharkey, etc.. But I'll make my list from the fighters I saw in the mid to late 70's to early eighties who turned me into a real boxing fan.. Bobby Chacon Matthew Saad Muhammad Cornelius Boza Edwards Marvin Hagler Tony Chiaverini (Hometown fighter from Kansas City, Missouri...fought Sugar Ray Leonard)

04-22-2005, 10:48 PM	#34
Lee Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The Scorched Desert Posts: 4,653	My favs I have two lists- In no particular order my 5 favorites that I grew up watching. Alexis Arguello-The explosive thin man was not extremely mobile but he was smooth and slipped punches well, exceptional power for his build, he could turn the tide of a fight at anytime. Was as classy a fighter as you would find, always put on a show. Danny "Little Red" Lopez-I am hard pressed to think of a more exciting fighter than Little Red. Not blessed with an abundance of boxing skill you could count on 2 things when he fought. He would hit the Canvas, and then get back up and knock out his opponent, always looked stiff in the ring to me, but he could punch. Ray"Boom Boom" Mancini-Another who was not among the most skilled guys out there, he willed himself to win wearing opponents down with the sheer volume of his attack, great heart. I will never forget the 15th round of the second Bramble fight when Mancini, battered and Bloody begged the Ref to let him finish like a Champ, that was a hell of a fight. Still the only time I have gotten teary watching Boxing. Marvin Hagler-The Marvelous one was a machine in the Ring, a ferocious slugger who developed solid Boxing skills as his career progressed. (I feel he is often underrated in this area) He dominated his division like few had and the Hearns fight is the best 3 rounds of Boxing I have ever seen in a middleweight fight. Thomas Hearns-The Hitman was a force, his right hand at Welter was as dangerous a punch as there has ever been IMO, he stayed around way too long and did not have the most solid of Chins, but his long rangy punches were smooth and crisp. Chose to punch more than box cause he could, but when he did put choose to Box he was as good as any, ask Sugar Ray. Top 5 oldtimers (Have seen them all on Film) Stanley Ketchel Pure ferocity in the ring, this man fought with anger in his heart. Harry Greb Perpetual motion, punches from all angles non-stop as long as the fight lasted. Sugar Ray Robinson What can you say about Ray, arguably the best pound for pound ever, he was a poet in the Ring. Jack Dempsey Fought like a panther stalking his prey, the sight of Jack in the ring was menacing, had as good a killer instinct as anyone in the game. Henry Armstrong Another like Greb who threw nonstop from every conceivable angle, but with more power, another contender for best P4P of all time.

04-23-2005, 02:22 AM	#35
shane6969 All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Bendigo, Australia Posts: 1,013	My 5 favourite fighters (not the best) that I actually remember fighting are: 1) Dave Russell CW/HW Who gave 100% and was good to watch. 2) Lester Ellis JLW Had very fast hands and had power as well. 3) Tony Mundine MW/LHW Big punch, bad chin, exciting. 4) Jimmy Thunder HW His fights usually ended in a KO one way or another. 5) Jeff Fenech FW All action, working class champion. My 5 favourites who fought before my time (I've only watched on film) are: 1) Bill Lang HW The only World HW title challenger from my hometown. 2) George Cook HW Took on everyone. 3) Max Schmeling HW True champion. 4) Tommy Burns HW A lot of heart for a little bloke. 5) Jack Johnson HW Who stuck it up everyone. __________________ Hatred is an acid that corrodes the soul

04-23-2005, 09:23 PM	#36
darthpb All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Queens, NY a mile from Shea Posts: 690	This list would certainly change if I think about it for long but I will shoot right off the top of my head.... Arguello, Benitez, Norton, Hit Man, Saad, Hagler and Davey Moore....sorry, that's seven. Couldn't leave anyone off.

04-24-2005, 10:35 AM	#37
vistaman44 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Auxvasse, Mo. Posts: 3,576	A couple others ... My list should have included Pernell Whittaker and Oscar D, and I'm kind of surprised I haven't seen Carlos Palomino or Michael Carbajal listed. Guess that stretches my list of five to 16, huh? I liked the inclusion of Henry Armstrong and Tony Zale on other lists, too. Guess I could be headed for 20! LOL __________________ ---Mark (vistaman44) http://www.fistication.blogspot.com/ "What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters, compared to what lies within us." — Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist, philosopher and poet (1803-1882) ----------------------------------- Currently operating 1970s SM-HW, 1940s, African, 1980s LW and women's boxing universes

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04-28-2005, 10:45 PM	#39
jrftbl56 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 287	5 Favorite Fighters 1. Ali 2. Foreman 3. Louis 4. Marciano 5. Roy Jones Jr.