Fighters not to write off in a fight their losing,basically who's got a massive heart?

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Fighters not to write off in a fight their losing,basically who's got a massive heart?

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Was talking about Ricky Burns in another thread,3 weight world champ but not even the most talented boxer from Scotland and there's been dozens more from the rest of Britain who never won a world title

But what about Ricky's heart though,is there many other UK fighters in history who can match him? He's lucky in the fact he has a good chin because there's plenty of boxers with big hearts who's chin or engine let them down, not. Burns though,

What other great British fighters not only had a big heart but also had the ability to turn a fight in their favour,Benn and Crolla spring to mind?????

It was never over until it was over
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Carl thompson
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littlepug wrote:Carl thompson
Great shout,I'm planning on watching his fights with Eubank soon, his heart makes the Nelson fight ending sit uneasy
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Tommy Coyle, Wayne McCulloch, Bruno, Froch, pains me to say but Michael Gomez will think of more as the night wears on :lol:
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handsofstone wrote:
littlepug wrote:Carl thompson
Great shout,I'm planning on watching his fights with Eubank soon, his heart makes the Nelson fight ending sit uneasy
Yeah know what you mean mate
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Frank Buglioni.
Carl Frampton.
Stuart Hall
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Crease wrote:Frank Buglioni.
Carl Frampton.
Stuart Hall
Yep agree with this. Especially Frank in his last fight
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cutsman wrote:Yep agree with this. Especially Frank in his last fight
Agreed, it was a helluva battle.

A couple of years ago Steve Collins was raving about this kid, saying that he has the heart of an old-time dock worker.

Never conplains about being tired, or about his body being sore, he just has the spirit to keep on plugging away.
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My all time favourite - Danny Williams.

In case you'd forgotten...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY1jzjTjIhY
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Crease wrote:Frank Buglioni.
Carl Frampton.
Stuart Hall
Buglioni epitamises(?) everything im talking about,he's had a big following from day 1 but sutpassed their expectations,about as fan friendly as it gets and a nice guy too,a ĺot of the title level guys you hate seeing in routine/inbetween fights,with Buglioni you know its gonna be fun,im glad he's finally won a title before promoters/fans started to think he was some sort of gimmick who sells tickets but likes to get bashed up
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Crease wrote: Stuart Hall
I'm going to agree with this.

Mainly because I've given the poor lad nothing but grief on here for the last couple of years and I have to give him credit on this score, he's not lacking in heart

Mr Stuey Hall, I doff my cap to you sir
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Tommy Coyle
Scott Quigg
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ChessBoxer wrote:Scott Quigg
I think Quigg could be resilient. But we haven't seen it in a professional fight as of yet (in my opinion)
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Nigel benn
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James toney
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Nigel Benn rightly gets a mention but so too should Eubank Sr. As much as he divides opinion I'm pretty sure everyone agrees there was nothing wrong with his heart.
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Carl Froch v Jermaine Taylor
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Nigel Benn, in the most brutal fight in the modern era
Dave McCauley, up and down champion.
Eubank, best comeback recovery punch ever imo.
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littlepug wrote:Carl thompson
One hell of a tough fella and a nice guy too!
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Post by Stevieb8006 »

Stuarty30 wrote:Tommy Coyle, Wayne McCulloch, Bruno, Froch, pains me to say but Michael Gomez will think of more as the night wears on :lol:
I'm not too sure about Gomez. Obv he had a huge heart and was a real warrior, but he didn't really turn it around in fights he was losing often. He'd have a war and gut out out when he was evenly matched like vs Arthur, and maybe get the jump on a higher level fighter early doors befor being contained like he did khan, but he rarely changed a fight once he was getting a drubbing. I can think of the second bognar fight were he was put over early then came back. I say this as a huge fan tho, one of my fav domestic fighters. Huge heart, but wouldn't turn the tide in a one sided fight like a Carl Thompson.
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Derry Mathews
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Dennis andries . What s he up too nowadays ? Grit and determination 110% always gave his all.
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Any Mexican according to Adam Smith.
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Post by Rexob »

Nightmare Roy wrote:
littlepug wrote:Carl thompson
One hell of a tough fella and a nice guy too!
There's a good interview documentary on YouTube about his career definitely worth a watch and was still devastated about the ref stopping the Nelson fight all these years later. Thompson was in some real battles.
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Rexob wrote:
Nightmare Roy wrote:
littlepug wrote:Carl thompson
One hell of a tough fella and a nice guy too!
There's a good interview documentary on YouTube about his career definitely worth a watch and was still devastated about the ref stopping the Nelson fight all these years later. Thompson was in some real battles.
Wins over haye and Eubank :salut:
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