Boxing's iron men...discuss

[jamesmcdonnell]

The link below chimes with what I've always thought, that despite people spouting on about 'bigger, better, faster' and the consistent improvement in athletic performances, fighting is not like other sports, and to my mind the men of the past were tougher and better than the current crop on average.

http://coxscorner.tripod.com/ironmen.html

I like the past, and I like the present, but which is best......FIGHT!

[rm1]

A good article. I think it is definitely true that fighters of the past were tougher as they had more and longer contests this would also give them the advantage of more ring time and ultimately you get fit for fighting by fighting. However modern science and nutrition probably means todays fighters are bigger and stronger.

[magwitch]

I'll go first. "Iron" Mike Tyson....now it's your turn

[SteveO]

Joe Grim.

[Boxerbeetle]

Paul Ryan.

[magwitch]

Paul Ryan.

I was hoping someone would say Scrap Iron Ryan I'm all out of Iron nicknames now.

[expe]

Paul Ryan.

I was hoping someone would say Scrap Iron Ryan I'm all out of Iron nicknames now.

Vitali 'Dr Ironfist' Klitschko

[handsofstone]

Iron Barkley

[mickey1975]

Kevin Mitchell.

[ShadrachSimmo]

Chris "stainless" Steel.

[handsofstone]

Tin Witherspoon

[olij999]

Gordon "Ferrous". Ahem.

[Emmseegee]

This is one of my most hated sports debates.......

[Rexob]

Iron Barkley

Good one.

[magwitch]

Tin Witherspoon

....oh dear, this thread's gone a bit tits up. But you get two points as the spoon was stainless steel too.

[Cutman Scabbers]

Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder

[Boxing Prospect]

Does that bloke who dropped Ali count? Henry Copper?

Anyway-
Iron Hague
Iron Bux
Iron Cutter Cudjoe
Iron Man Dudley

Richard Steele

[littlepug]

Dr steel hammer

[forcefraser]

Zettel "metal" Sletten (Latvian)

[palooka]

Tin Witherspoon

[palooka]

Rusty Rosenberger
Freddie Steele

[CharlesListon]

Johnny Armour

[Counter-puncher]

Tin Witherspoon

Excellent form sir

[Neil Gee]

Carl Thompson

[macaca]

Harold Solder

Ricky Gold

Eddie Zinc

Joe Cobalt

Young Lead

Mercedes and Frankie Mercury

Sir Henry Cupronickel