The Good Guys

tagjohnson · Post by **tagjohnson** » 16 Aug 2007, 14:06

We just had a post on the villians in boxing. So how about the other side? Fighters irrespective of the their skills were real heros in their lives. I nominate Joe Louis with his dignity and fund raisng for the military during the WWII.

tagjohnson · Post by **tagjohnson** » 17 Aug 2007, 11:14

Come on guys surely there are fighters out there you think are good role models!

Seamus · Post by **Seamus** » 17 Aug 2007, 11:45

Barry McGuigan.
James Toney. He inspired me to avoid fast food.

Borinken25 · Post by **Borinken25** » 17 Aug 2007, 12:18

[quote="Seamus"]Barry McGuigan.
James Toney. He inspired me to avoid fast food.[/quote]

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 17 Aug 2007, 12:45

Barney Ross.

Borinken25 · Post by **Borinken25** » 17 Aug 2007, 13:12

I nominate Oscar De La Hoya. He has always conducted himself with dignity and I think he does make a good role model.

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 17 Aug 2007, 13:13

Dick Tiger.
Azumah Nelson.

BoxBuzz · Post by **BoxBuzz** » 17 Aug 2007, 13:26

Floyd Patterson
Archie Moore
Kostya Tszyu

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 17 Aug 2007, 13:34

Charley Burley.
Richie Woodhall.
Herol Graham.
George Chuvalo.

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 17 Aug 2007, 16:12

Shane Mosely.

Martin Sosa Cameron · Post by **Martin Sosa Cameron** » 17 Aug 2007, 18:15

Gene Tunney
Joe Louis
Rocky Marciano
Ingemar Johansson
George Foreman

Jorge Fernandez
Luis Firpo
Eder Jofre
Eduardo Lausse
Dogomar Martinez
Rafael Merentino
Mauro Mina
Goyo Peralta
Alfredo Prada
Marcelo Quiñones
Angel Rodriguez

chesh · Post by **chesh** » 18 Aug 2007, 10:58

Max Schmeling
Vernon Forrest
Ricky Hatton
Lennox Lewis

Jaclem · Post by **Jaclem** » 19 Aug 2007, 01:37

..one of the great memories of all time (mine) developes some blanks on rare occassions. i'm trying to think if the boxer who drowned while trying to save someone......this might have even been the second time..he tried....not drowned, which he did just once. the name rudell stritch hums around my brain cells, but i can't find him on box rec. i've written about him before but that was a long time ago. whatever, he certainly deserves the good guy appellation.

come on you guys....i know somebody here can come up with it.

tony zale was a good guy. spent many of his post-career years training and working with amateur boxers, many of whom were street guys headed for trouble. a quiet unassuming guy, much like decagon.

ezzard charles was one of the most decent men who ever lived. amazing how he handled the then year decimation that lateral sclerosis tortured him with ...but was a fine person even before he had to deal with this horror.

after archie moore survived that war with durelle....which he came back to win after a real battering....when he was interviewed after the fight the first thing he did during the post fight interview was to send a message to someone who was in bad health somewhere. fuzzy on the details, but buzzy watches this tape every day so maybe he can fill them in.

george sugar costner's post career acheivements would be a perfect example for anyone who has to deal with adversity.

Jaclem · Post by **Jaclem** » 19 Aug 2007, 01:43

..stitch dammit!!! rudell STITCH!!! check him out on boxrec and be sure to read the biography.

Diamond WEAPON · Post by **Diamond WEAPON** » 19 Aug 2007, 01:57

I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Alexis Arguello

Julio Cesar Chavez is practically like Hercules for Mexico and Mexican people.

tagjohnson · Post by **tagjohnson** » 19 Aug 2007, 15:26

I'd have to mention fighters like Lenny Mancini and George Carpentier who fought so bravely in wartime.

Collins2000 · Post by **Collins2000** » 19 Aug 2007, 18:24

Decagon wrote:
Borinken25 wrote:I nominate Oscar De La Hoya. He has always conducted himself with dignity and I think he does make a good role model.
When he isn't raping 15-year-olds and having illegitimate children, that is.

Carmen Basilio
Floyd Patterson
Gerry Cooney
Mathew Saad Muhammad

Oscar's a rapist now?

jezzamundo · Post by **jezzamundo** » 20 Aug 2007, 10:17

I'm pretty sure the only reason Oscar was down for rape was because she was 15 and he was 19. Personally I wouldn't go there, but it is not really unusual. If he were 22 and she 18, it wouldn't be weird at all.

My picks for boxing's good guys:
Kostya Tszyu
Lennox Lewis
Danny Green (heard about him saving that guys life at the beach?)
Oscar De La Hoya

kick asner · Post by **kick asner** » 20 Aug 2007, 10:49

Virgil Hill

Grant · Post by **Grant** » 23 Aug 2007, 22:07

Larry Holmes. He could have killed Ali but backed off.

I Feel Fine · Post by **I Feel Fine** » 23 Aug 2007, 22:31

You could say the same for Ali against Buster Mathis.

I would say, along with Ali; Patterson, Louis, Moore, Hagler, I guess Foreman in his later years, Chuvalo, Glen Johnson, Brewster seems like a nice guy during interviews, Mosley, Vazquez... there's a lot of examples.

Ambling Alp · Post by **Ambling Alp** » 24 Aug 2007, 12:17

Here are a few more that I don't believe anyone has mentioned:

Danny Lopez
Freddie Roach
Michael Spinks
Jimmy Ellis
Ray Mancini
Earnie Shavers

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