Boxers who would be the best street / pub fighters.
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Ike Ibeabuchi
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Bet Breidis Prescott got into some bother as a young man
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Ridddick Bowe. And you know he'd throw a sly dig first.
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Funny topic. Anyone mentioned Carl Froch? He had strong punch and iron chin, perfect for a street fight! In an interview i remember that he said he fought in the streets.
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Kenny Anderson
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Hello Eamon ! I agree.
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Froch also. Iron chin , hard puncher, game as a honey badger. And spiteful.
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Do you think he would take out canelo on the cobbles if it came to it?high tower 1 wrote: ↑31 Dec 2022, 12:49 Froch also. Iron chin , hard puncher, game as a honey badger. And spiteful.
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Duran back in the day would have been pretty good
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pretty much any dude who has trained for a few months at a real gym will be a beast on the streets compared to your average dude
any boxer with other grappling/martial arts experience will be extra bad too
any boxer with other grappling/martial arts experience will be extra bad too
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Back in the 1960's, Boxing Illustrated said Johnny Featherman was reputed to be boxing's toughest streetfighter.
Gil Clancy called Emile Griffith the toughest streetfighter he eve saw.
Gil Clancy called Emile Griffith the toughest streetfighter he eve saw.
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Would be a tough one. Canelo has a fat head your beak your fists on. A endforced draw and handshake ordered by the fair play men I’d say !wrighty wrote: ↑31 Dec 2022, 12:51Do you think he would take out canelo on the cobbles if it came to it?high tower 1 wrote: ↑31 Dec 2022, 12:49 Froch also. Iron chin , hard puncher, game as a honey badger. And spiteful.
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Chuck Gardner could throw hands on the cobbles.
Not in Adam Smith's league, but still very tasty, verging on nawteee
Not in Adam Smith's league, but still very tasty, verging on nawteee
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Sonny “hands of scones” edwards.
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George Chuvalo and Jerry Quarry.
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Ah, you mean the pot bellied grey haired traveller bloke who always likes to step in after 20 minutes and say "boys! Can I get you two fighting men to shake hands?"high tower 1 wrote: ↑01 Jan 2023, 19:30Would be a tough one. Canelo has a fat head your beak your fists on. A endforced draw and handshake ordered by the fair play men I’d say !wrighty wrote: ↑31 Dec 2022, 12:51Do you think he would take out canelo on the cobbles if it came to it?high tower 1 wrote: ↑31 Dec 2022, 12:49 Froch also. Iron chin , hard puncher, game as a honey badger. And spiteful.
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The story about him and his journalist friend Pete Dexter is pretty astonishing
https://deadspin.com/the-night-tex-cobb ... -478472363
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Liam Williams strikes me as an angry, angry man