Your Best tv fighter ever

TheRiverCityHippy · Post by **TheRiverCityHippy** » 26 May 2004, 18:05

come on its got to be tyson.
in his early days when he used to walk to the ring with his poncho on you just knew something explosive was going to happen.
even now as a circus act he`s compulsive viewing.
there`s been better fighters but for edge of your seat / whats gonna happen next entertainment iron mike beats everyone else hands down.

neil r · Post by **neil r** » 26 May 2004, 18:24

just thought of another two i used to love watching....

mr bendy.... herol graham and the ragamuffin man himself, lloyd honeygan

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 27 May 2004, 07:15

PD2004 wrote:Thanks for sticking up for me before Real-Deal, appreciate it.

Can I ask if PD is your initials. If it is then Welcome.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 27 May 2004, 07:21

Hamed I think had more good fights than Tyson did, Tyson just went through people like a knife through butter at his peak, they were events, but not great fights.

Hamed was a real ratings winner.

anyone heard any more about him training in tenerife.

JimStone · Post by **JimStone** » 27 May 2004, 08:22

My favourite TV fighter is: Bernard Hopkins.

REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 27 May 2004, 09:05

stujones wrote:
PD2004 wrote:Thanks for sticking up for me before Real-Deal, appreciate it.
Can I ask if PD is your initials. If it is then Welcome.

Its Paul Dempsey (not the sky person)

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 27 May 2004, 09:06

REAL_DEAL wrote:
stujones wrote:
PD2004 wrote:Thanks for sticking up for me before Real-Deal, appreciate it.
Can I ask if PD is your initials. If it is then Welcome.
Its Paul Dempsey (not the sky person)

Thought it might have been, Welcome.

HeavyHitter · Post by **HeavyHitter** » 28 May 2004, 10:09

All good choices but Benn is my first choice British fighter. As far as overseas fighters go I love watching Gatti. As for my fav fight...has to be Morales-Barrera I.

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 28 May 2004, 14:00

bennie wrote:Ralph "Tiger" Jones in the golden era of boxing in the 1950's, featured more on Gillette's legendary "Friday Night Fights" than any other fighter. He once beat a comebacking Sugar Ray Robinson on one of those shows.

Good pick Bennie... I'd like to add another from that era who also starred in many great fights on TV at that time, Kid Gavilan. I actually have the bout between Kid Gavilan and Tiger Jones.... great fight!.... have you got any of Jones' other fights? ...or many fights for that period.... I'm quite interested in trading tapes.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 28 May 2004, 14:03

silkov wrote:
bennie wrote:Ralph "Tiger" Jones in the golden era of boxing in the 1950's, featured more on Gillette's legendary "Friday Night Fights" than any other fighter. He once beat a comebacking Sugar Ray Robinson on one of those shows.
Good pick Bennie... I'd like to add another from that era who also starred in many great fights on TV at that time, Kid Gavilan. I actually have the bout between Kid Gavilan and Tiger Jones.... great fight!.... have you got any of Jones' other fights? ...or many fights for that period.... I'm quite interested in trading tapes.

I wish, Silkov. I remember reading about Tiger Jones in an old magazine and his crowdpleasing TV efforts. Lamphey said he had some Sugar Ray Robinson welterweight fights on tape the other day. He could be your man.

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 28 May 2004, 14:16

Closer to the present and to home Rocky Kelly should get a mention as a marvelous TV fighter of the 80s!..... who can forget his wars with Kostues Petrue and Tony Brown!.

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 30 May 2004, 15:35

Best TV fighter?

My personal favourite has to be Nigel Benn.