top ten most exciting TV fighters of all time

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 16 Jul 2005, 22:05

most entertaining fighters:

1. Arturo Gatti
2. Mike Tyson
3. Aaron Pryor
4. Jorge Paez
5. Muhammad ali
6. Sugar Ray Leonard
7. Roberto Duran
8. Bobby Chacon
9. Prince Naseem Hamed
10. Oscar De La Hoya

what do u guys think??? did i forget anyone? or overate anyone?

Rory McCloskey · Post by **Rory McCloskey** » 16 Jul 2005, 22:15

roy jones junior was pretty exciting

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 16 Jul 2005, 22:18

yeah but he did have a lot of shut out decision wins that wee kinda boring and werent good fights cause jones won so easily

Rory McCloskey · Post by **Rory McCloskey** » 16 Jul 2005, 22:20

haah true but i loved it when he would put his hands behind his back n make the opponents miss

barry · Post by **barry** » 16 Jul 2005, 22:49

Danny "Little Red" Lopez and Matthew Saad Muhammad...hands down, Gatti comes close, but even he was not as exciting as these two, especially Lopez!

Jaclem · Post by **Jaclem** » 17 Jul 2005, 03:03

..dipping back into the early days of tv ralph tiger jones was an exciting fighter. kept coming forward...kept punching...fought most of the top names and didn't win against many of them...but kept it interesting and made them go all out. rocky graziano...even in his post title days was exciting....especially because he fought so many welterweights who outboxed him for a while...but he always kept it suspensful....when would he land one of his right hand bombs....and sometimes he did after being way behind on rounds.

elmersalsa · Post by **elmersalsa** » 17 Jul 2005, 03:17

If you want to see REAL ACTION, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, Bobby Chacon, Matthew Saad Muhammad, Aaron Pryor, Thomas Hearns and Danny Lopez were the most exciting fighters that I have ever seen

dnahar32 · Post by **dnahar32** » 17 Jul 2005, 03:21

I'm basing this on what I read because I didn't watch fights in the 50's, but wasn't power punching Bob Satterfield an excellent TV fighter? Kind of like he got you or you got him.

Can someone explain more about him?

barry · Post by **barry** » 17 Jul 2005, 05:01

Satterfield had brutal punching power and could lay anyone out with one shot from either hand, only problem was..he could be laid out with one shot as well. I've read reports of most of his fights and it was always an exciting brawl whenever he fought. It's hard to say what his best punch was because he hit just as good with either fist, but I would say that his left hook was probably his best. He was almost always was the smaller fighter. Below are some notes and weight for several of his bouts. He also supposedly had 27 knockouts in 35 amateur bouts, but I've only been able to track down a few of his amateur bouts. Tommy Gomez was another small heavyweight from around that time who could also knock opponents cold with one punch!

NOTES

1945
Mar 14 Young Mitchell Chicago, IL (Marigold Gardens) W KO 1 ---
Apr 23 Art McWhorter Chicago, IL (Marigold Gardens) W KO 1 (1:51) HIR
--Satterfield-173, McWhorter-173 ½. Arthur was down three times; first from a left hook, second a barrage, third a left hook dropped him for the count.
May 2 Mike Parshey Chicago, IL (Chicago Coliseum) L KO 1 (2:10) R 7/45
--Weights: S-174, P-166.
May 7 Charlie Roth Chicago, IL W KO 1 (1:43) R 7/45
May 28 Johnny Vorce Chicago, IL D PTS 8 HIR
--Weights: Satterfield-171, Vorce-186 ½.
Jul 23 Herman Hayes Chicago, IL W KO 1 RBRQ
Aug 10 Vecie Van Milwaukee, WI W KO 1 (1:12) ---
Sep 6 Curley Denton Milwaukee, WI W KO 1 ---
Sep 27 Oscar Boyd Milwaukee, WI (Milwaukee Auditorium) W KO 4 ---
-- Satterfield-169, Boyd-163.
Oct 24 Charlie Polk Chicago, IL W KO 2 ---
Nov 14 Bob Garner Chicago, IL W KO 2 ---
Dec 7 Collins Brown Chicago, IL (Chicago Stadium) W KO 1 ---
Dec 26 Denny Mc Combs Chicago, IL W KO 2 ---

1946
Mar 28 Johnny Clark Chicago, IL W KO 5 ---
Apr 25 Holman Williams Chicago, IL L PTS 10 DET
--Weights: Satterfield-168 ½, Williams-162.
Aug 15 Vince Pimpinella Chicago, IL (Comiskey Park) W KO 2 R 11/46
Sep 12 Jake La Motta Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field) L KO 7 GT
--Satterfield-167 ¾, LaMotta-167.

1947
Feb 10 Willie Moore Chicago, IL W PTS 8 ADG
--Satterfield-178, Moore-175 ½.
Mar 14 Bob Foxworth Chicago, IL L KO 1 R 6/47
--Ring states that this was a spectacular knockout.
Jun 30 Willie Moore Chicago, IL W KO 2 ---
Aug 18 Al Johnson Chicago, IL L PTS 8 REG
--Satterfield-172, Johnson-165.
Oct 6 Chuck Hunter Chicago, IL (Chicago Stadium) W KO 10 (2:05) R 12/47
--Satterfield-168, Hunter-165. It took twenty minutes to revive Hunter.
Nov 12 Al Johnson Chicago, IL (Chicago Stadium) W PTS 10 R 2/48

1948
Jan 23 Sam Baroudi Chicago, IL (Chicago Stadium) L KO 2 R 4/48
--Satterfield was down six times. Satterfield-168 ¼, Baroudi-171 ¾.
May 7 Art Swiden Chicago, IL (Chicago Stadium) W KO 1 R 7/48
Jun 29 “Oakland” Billy Smith Chicago, IL (Marigold Gardens) W KO 1 R 9/48
--Smith was dropped three times, the last for the full count.
Sep 7 Richard Hagan Chicago, IL (Marigold Gardens) W KO 9 R 11/48
--Satterfield-173, Hagen-198.
Sep 15 Bob Amos Chicago, IL D PTS 10 ---
Nov 12 Joey Maxim Chicago, IL (Chicago Stadium) L PTS 10 DET
--Weights: Satterfield-172 ½, Maxim-181.
Dec 10 Bob Amos Chicago, IL W PTS 10 HIR
--Weights: Satterfield-176, Amos-175.

1949
Jan 31 Archie Moore Toledo, OH L KO 3 IDG
--Satterfield-175, Moore-167. Satterfield was down four times.
Apr 25 Henry Hall Milwaukee, WI (Milwaukee Auditorium) L KO 4 (1:40) SP
--SP has a good report.
Nov 18 Sylvester Perkins Chicago, IL (Chicago Stadium) W KO 2 ---
--Perkins was dropped four times. Satterfield-172 ½, Perkins-164 ¾.

1950
Feb 22 Nick Barone Chicago, IL (Chicago Stadium) W PTS 10 R 5/50
--Satterfield-173 ½, Barone-175.
Mar 22 Tommy Gomez Chicago, IL (Chicago Stadium) W PTS 10 DET
-- Satterfield scored four knockdowns in battle of two of the hardest punchers of the time. Satterfield dropped Gomez for an 8-count in the first round, and twice in the seventh round for 8-counts also, and again in the ninth round for a 9-count. Satterfield-178, Gomez-182.
May 17 Lee Oma Chicago, IL (Chicago Stadium) W KO 6 (0:41) AC
--Attendance: 6,317. Satterfield was floored for a nine count in the 5th, as he rose groggy, Oma charged in for the finish. Satterfield then dropped him with a right hand, as Oma was still on the floor when the bell rang. Satterfield then knocked him out cold with a right hand in the 6th. Satterfield-178, Oma-190 ½.
Sep 25 Lee Oma Buffalo, NY (Memorial Auditorium) L PTS 10 SHJ
--Satterfield-181 ½, Oma-194 ½. SHJ has a good report.
Dec 13 Vern Mitchell Chicago, IL (Chicago Stadium) W PTS 10 IDG
--Satterfield-185, Mitchell-190.

1951
Jan 19 Elkins Brothers New York, NY (St. Nicholas Arena) W TKO 2 B&WN
--Brothers was down twice in the 1st, and once in the 2nd. The referee stopped the bout following the final knockdown. Attendance: 3,003. Satterfield-189 ¾, Brothers-182 ½. Sometimes incorrectly listed as occurring on Jan. 9.
Mar 9 Rex Layne New York, NY (Madison Square Garden) L TKO 8 (2:56) DET
--Layne 190 1/2, Satterfield 180 1/2 lbs. Attendance: 5,981. Layne was down for an eight count in the 1st on a right hand. Layne floored Sattefield hard with a left hook in the 8th. After Satterfield got up defenseless at the count of six, referee Mark Conn stopped the bout.
Nov 15 Wesbury Bascom St. Louis, MO (St. Louis Arena) L PTS 10 NSJ
--Satterfield-180 ½, Bascom-180. NSJ has a good report of the bout.

1952
Jan 30 Clarence Henry Chicago, IL (Chicago Stadium) L TKO 1 (1:41) DET
--Henry was down once, and Satterfield was down three times. Lenny Myers states that Satterfield was beaten senseless. Satterfield-180, Henry-187. Attendance: 6880. Gross: $17,717. Each got $5803.64. The bout was televised.
Aug 6 Harold Johnson Chicago, IL (Chicago Stadium) W PTS 10 MDS
--Johnson was down in the 5th. Referee was Tommy Gilmore. Weights: Satterfield-175 ½, Johnson-175
Oct 6 Harold Johnson Philadelphia, PA (Arena) L KO 2 (1:58) TCRE
--Right uppercut to the chin knocks Satterfield out cold. Satterfield-176, Johnson-175.

1953
May 15 Murray Bennett Chicago, IL (Chicago Stadium) W KO 3 R 8/53
Jun 3 Gene Brown St. Louis, MO W KO 2 R 8/53
-- Satterfield-183 ½, Brown-191.
Jul 1 Bob Baker Chicago, IL (Chicago Stadium) W KO 1 (2:32) DET
----Satterfield 180 ½, Baker 214.
Dec 15 Ray Augustus Chicago, IL (Rainbow Arena) W KO 8 R 3/54
--Left hook to the chin puts Augustus down for the count. Satterfield-184, Augustus-176.

1954
Jan 13 Ezzard Charles Chicago, IL (Chicago Stadium) L KO 2 DET
-- Satterfield-180, Charles-189. This bout was on T.V.
May 11 Julio Mederos Miami Beach, FL (Miami Beach Auditorium) W KO 2 (1:05) WWUB
-- Satterfield-181 ½, Mederos-198.
Jun 1 Charley “Doc” Williams Miami Beach, FL (Miami Beach Auditorium) L PTS 10 R 8/54
-- Satterfield-179 ¾, Williams-187 ½.
Jun 22 Cleveland Williams Miami Beach, FL (Miami Beach Auditorium) W KO 3 ---
--Original opponent, Charley (Doc) Williams, couldn't be found and Cleveland Williams came in to substitute. Williams was knocked down twice. Satterfield-176 ½, Williams-201 ½.
Jul 28 John Holman Miami Beach, FL (Miami Beach Auditorium) W KO 10 OPC
Aug 30 Frankie Daniels New York, NY (St. Nicholas Arena) W KO 7 (2:44) GT
--Left hook to the body drops Daniels in the seventh. Referee calls a halt after Daniels is again dropped for a nine- count from a series of punches capped of by a right to the jaw. Satterfield-179, Daniels-175.
Nov 10 John Holman Chicago, IL (Chicago Stadium) W KO 1 (1:16) R 2/55
-- Satterfield-182, Holman-206.
Nov 30 Marty Marshall Chicago, IL (Marigold Gardens) L KO 2 (2:09) R 2/55
--Satterfield down four times in the 2nd round. Satterfield-183, Marshall-179 ½.

1955
Mar 22 Marty Marshall Miami Beach, FL (Miami Beach Auditorium) W PTS 10 R 6/55
--Satterfield-181 ½, Marshall-180 ¼. This was an unpopular decision.
Apr 19 Joe Lindsay Miami Beach, FL (Miami Beach Auditorium) L PTS 10 R 7/55
--Lindsey 186 1/2, Satterfield 181 lbs. Satterfield was down in the seventh round.
May 11 Archie McBride Chicago, IL (Chicago Stadium) L PTS 10 OPC
--Satterfield-181, McBride-185. Televised bout on CBS.
Jul 19 Joey Rowan Miami Beach, FL (Miami Beach Auditorium) D PTS 10 BT
-- Satterfield-186, Rowan-187 ½.
Aug 17 Nino Valdes Chicago, IL (Chicago Stadium) W PTS 10 GT
--Valdes down for a nine-count in the tenth. Scoring: 98-92, 97-93, 97-88. Satterfield-183, Valdes-215.
Dec 6 Paul Andrews Buffalo, NY (Memorial Auditorium) W KO 9 ADT
--Satterfield-186, Andrews-185 ½.

1956
Jan 11 John Holman Chicago, IL (Chicago Stadium) L KO 8 R 3/56
--Satterfield was knocked down in the 1st, 3rd, and 8th. The bout was stopped after he rose unsteady after the last knockdown. Four hours before the fight Satterfield was a 2 1/2-to-1 favorite to win, the odds shifted by fight time to make Holman and 8-to-5 favorite. Commissioner Lou Radzienda felt that the odds shift did not warrant an investigation though. Satterfield-184 ½, Holman-201.This bout was televised.
Feb 28 Harold Carter Miami Beach, FL (Miami Beach Auditorium) D PTS 10 R 5/56
----Weights: Satterfield-187 ¼, Carter-194. Scoring: 97-95 Satterfield, 97-96 Carter, 96-96
Mar 20 Harold Carter Miami Beach, FL (Miami Beach Auditorium) L PTS 10 GT
--Weights: Satterfield-183, Carter-194.
Apr 10 Jim Persey Miami Beach, FL (Miami Beach Auditorium) W PTS 10 R 7/56
--Left hook drops Persey in the first round. Satterfield-182 ½, Persey-182 ½.
Jun 20 Johnny Summerlin Chicago, IL (Chicago Stadium) W PTS 10 R 9/56
--Satterfield 183, Summerlin 194 lbs. Summerlin was knocked down in the 3rd round. Scoring: 98-89, 96-89, 92-91
Aug 1 Harold Carter Syracuse, NY L TKO 5 SHJ
--Satterfield was knocked down three times in the 5th. Satterfield-185 ½, Carter-194. Syracuse Herald Journal has the write-up and a good photo..
Nov 12 Claude Chapman Providence, RI (Rhode Island Auditorium) W KO 7 R 1/57
Nov 27 Warnell Lester Miami Beach, FL (Miami Beach Auditorium) W KO 10 (1:14) NDN
--Lester-177 ½, Satterfield-185. Satterfield was trailing on all three judges cards, when he knocked Lester out.

1957
Jan 8 Dale Hall Portland, OR (Portland Auditorium) W KO 5 R 3/57
--Satterfield-185, Hall-203.
Feb 4 Julio Mederos Milwaukee, WI (Milwaukee Arena) W PTS 10 BEB
--Satterfield-182, Mederos-192.
Mar 12 Harold Johnson Miami Beach, FL (Auditorium) L PTS 10 BEB
--Satterfield-181, Johnson-180. Satterfield was down in the fourth round.
Apr 15 Ben Wise Oakland, CA (Civic Auditorium) W KO 1 (1:22) R 7/57
--Satterfield-184, Wise-193 ½. Referee-Fred Apostoli.
May 16 Frankie Daniels Sacramento, CA (Memorial Auditorium) W PTS 10 R 8/57
--Satterfield-186, Daniels-184.
Jun 3 Julio Mederos Las Vegas, NV (New Frontier Sportsdrome) L PTS 10 STM
--Satterfield-186, Mederos-195. Good report in the Salisbury Times.
Oct 1 Bert Whitehurst Toledo, OH (Sports Arena) L PTS 10 R 1/58
Oct 21 Garvin Sawyer Pittsburgh, PA (Enright Theatre) W PTS 10 R 1/58
--Satterfield-181 ½, Sawyer-188 ½. Sawyer down in the tenth.
Nov 21 Howard King Oakland, CA (Civic Auditorium) W PTS 10 R 2/58
--Satterfield-186, King-194.

dnahar32 · Post by **dnahar32** » 17 Jul 2005, 06:31

Thanks Barry.

A lot of clean knockouts over some good fighters. Too bad he had the glass jaw.

Jaclem · Post by **Jaclem** » 17 Jul 2005, 20:46

....much more complete than my satterfield post i just made last night on a different thread...something about power related to weight.

ezzard charles said he fought his first round against satterfield on instintc after sattterield landed on of his bombs early in that round...came back to kayo him with one punch in the second....but he was out on his feet for a minute or two. i saw satterfield fight pretty often....and have talked to and heard about other guys who got hit by him....and they all agreed he was awesome.

Jaclem · Post by **Jaclem** » 17 Jul 2005, 23:48

...an unusual satterfield strory that i'd forgotten but this thread reminded me of.....twice satterfield called the police and had his wife arrested....because she attacked him!! came after him with her fists!! the clincher..she weighed around 110 pounds. now we all know blasting bob had no staying power and china chin....but it's safe to assume it was chivalry that saved this woman's life.....unless he was very very clever and boxed safely untile he got tired, which he was wont to do.

Rory McCloskey · Post by **Rory McCloskey** » 18 Jul 2005, 02:21

how about james j braddock...couldnt we just pretend they aired them on tv?

barry · Post by **barry** » 18 Jul 2005, 03:15

I'd heard something about Satterfield's wife attacking him as well, but had forgot all about it and I say that you are right about chivarly. I wonder if he is still living? I'd love to do a very in-dpeth article on him and his career. I'd also like to get a hold of some of his fight, I know he fought often on television.

Ezzard · Post by **Ezzard** » 18 Jul 2005, 06:16

How about Tommy Hearns? No matter how much he dominated an opponent he was only one punch away from being KO'd. The same for Tommy Morrison. The big punchers with suspect chins are great entertainment.

Jaclem · Post by **Jaclem** » 18 Jul 2005, 14:46

..barry....alas,satterfield is no longer with us. don't remember when he died but it was some time ago. check box rec for the year. a most colorful fighter, in or out of the ring. part of the reason for the"kayo by"
on his record was he seldom was in top condition. did much of his roadwork on the dancefloors of chicago. a handsome guy..flashy...and not resistant to the sins of the flesh. too often counted on his tremendous punch to make his fights short. he might have done a lot better than her did, because he could box pretty good when he chose to.

THE DANCING MASTER · Post by **THE DANCING MASTER** » 19 Jul 2005, 13:48

Jaclem wrote:..barry....alas,satterfield is no longer with us. don't remember when he died but it was some time ago. check box rec for the year. a most colorful fighter, in or out of the ring. part of the reason for the"kayo by"
on his record was he seldom was in top condition. did much of his roadwork on the dancefloors of chicago. a handsome guy..flashy...and not resistant to the sins of the flesh. too often counted on his tremendous punch to make his fights short. he might have done a lot better than her did, because he could box pretty good when he chose to.

I have often heard the same about you, Jaclem. Especially the handsome, flashy and not resistant to the sins of the flesh part.

Jaclem · Post by **Jaclem** » 20 Jul 2005, 01:43

....uh..dancing master.....i'd rather keep this to myself....too damn many women chasing me now....

tiredoldngrey · Post by **tiredoldngrey** » 21 Jul 2005, 15:24

Chacon, Limon, Boza-Edwards.

Sweet Scientist · Post by **Sweet Scientist** » 22 Jul 2005, 11:14

Jaclem wrote:..dipping back into the early days of tv ralph tiger jones was an exciting fighter. kept coming forward...kept punching...fought most of the top names and didn't win against many of them...but kept it interesting and made them go all out. rocky graziano...even in his post title days was exciting....especially because he fought so many welterweights who outboxed him for a while...but he always kept it suspensful....when would he land one of his right hand bombs....and sometimes he did after being way behind on rounds.

How much boxing was there 'in the early days of TV'...right around the time I was born, I was more into sleeping back then...I was under the impression that an occaisional couple hours on Friday nights was all that was available...boxing clubs were the main outlet then, were they not?

Jaclem · Post by **Jaclem** » 22 Jul 2005, 14:27

..maybe i'm off in my definition of early days of tv......i was referring to the early fifties.....friday night fights every week...ditto for wednesday night......saturday night for a while....and every monday night.

it was this proliferation of tv coverage that many felt was the death of local fight cards.....why would anyone pay to see a bunch of local guys when they could watch top contenders and most championship fights on tv? (this is not necessarily my viewpoint..but was the common one then.)

with the local smaller arenas fading because of this there was nowhere for the up and coming youngsters to learn their trade. so...a lot of them were rushed into tv fights before thery were ready..and some champions and seasoned veterans were able to hang around longer....too skillful and smart for the kids.

Sweet Scientist · Post by **Sweet Scientist** » 22 Jul 2005, 17:47

Jaclem wrote:..maybe i'm off in my definition of early days of tv......i was referring to the early fifties.....friday night fights every week...ditto for wednesday night......saturday night for a while....and every monday night.

...Wow...pretty impressive for only having 3 or 4 channels available...and no...you're not off on your 'early TV' definition, that's the time frame I was talking about...

...by percentage of available air time & channels compared to today, that's almost 'saturation'...

barry · Post by **barry** » 23 Jul 2005, 02:43

Thanks for the info on Satterfield! I think you right hough in your assesment of how all the tv coverage pretty muchy ended the smaller clubs, but it did seem like it was a very prosperous time for boxing fans with fights on prime time almost every day of the week. Did you ever get to see Argentinian Eduardo Lausse much, I know he was pretty popular in New York whenever he travelled out of South America? Another couple of guys that I'm interested in were featherweights Charley Riley of St. Louis and Gene Smith of D.C. I think that Smith was in the olympics, may be wrong, but I was thinking that I read it somewhere...anyway..both were considered to be viscous punchers!