Your favourite 'obscure' fighter
Seldon brutalized Hipp. That was a bloodbath and Seldon didn't have a mark on him.HomicideHenry wrote:Joe Hipp, was one of my favorites, but knee injuries and the like kept him from staying healthy enough to compete long enough to make more of an impact on the division; is the only Native American to win a HW title of any kind (beat Bruce Seldon for that particular title).
The Hipp/Morrison fight was fantastic. But i don't recall Hipp ever winning anything as viable as a NABF belt.
jerry martin(LHW)
curtis parker(mw)
bobby chaz(sp?)(mw)
jorgen hansen(ww)
nester "baba" jiminez(jfw)
tony chiaverini(jmw)
marcus geraldo(jmw&mw)
rudy koopmans(LHW)
keith stevenson(lw)
ricky myers(lw)
louie espinosa(JLW)
Vilomar fernandez(lw)
Alfredo Rangel(JLW)
Rocky Mattioli(JMW)
Eugene"silent" Hairston(mw)
Charlie Magri(FLW)
Scotty Olson(FLW)
Beteluio gonzalaz(flw)
Roberto Castenon(FW)
Alfonso Zamora(Bw)
Alberto Sandoval(Bw)
Mike Colbert(ww)
Bobby Joe Young(jww)
Andy Ganigan(jww)
John Collins(mw)
Marty Jakubowski(jww)
Harold Brazier(lw)
cant quite remember the names of these other guys i remember.I'll have to go find em by using the boxrec directory tool.loads of these type of boxers though.Good Thread.
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curtis parker(mw)
bobby chaz(sp?)(mw)
jorgen hansen(ww)
nester "baba" jiminez(jfw)
tony chiaverini(jmw)
marcus geraldo(jmw&mw)
rudy koopmans(LHW)
keith stevenson(lw)
ricky myers(lw)
louie espinosa(JLW)
Vilomar fernandez(lw)
Alfredo Rangel(JLW)
Rocky Mattioli(JMW)
Eugene"silent" Hairston(mw)
Charlie Magri(FLW)
Scotty Olson(FLW)
Beteluio gonzalaz(flw)
Roberto Castenon(FW)
Alfonso Zamora(Bw)
Alberto Sandoval(Bw)
Mike Colbert(ww)
Bobby Joe Young(jww)
Andy Ganigan(jww)
John Collins(mw)
Marty Jakubowski(jww)
Harold Brazier(lw)
cant quite remember the names of these other guys i remember.I'll have to go find em by using the boxrec directory tool.loads of these type of boxers though.Good Thread.
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Wow, this one's going to give my memory banks a workout trying to come up with fighters that haven't already been mentioned. But, I'll give it a go ...
Sylvester Kennon - He was a scrappy, hard hitting featherweight who, back in the '80s, made for several entertaining scraps on ESPN's wonderful old TOP RANK BOXING show. Usually in prelims.
I think he came out of 'em sub .500, but you always knew he'd give a good effort. His upset KO over the unbeaten NYC prospect Gino Gelormino was a classic.
Arturo Leon - I can't really say that Art was actually a favorite of mine, because he didn't really make for great fights. But he was a VERY durable trialhorse who fought most of the top lightweights of the '80s on television. He extended Alexis Arguello the full 15 rounds in his title opportunity on prime time ABC on the Holmes - Evangelista card, then took Sean O'Grady 15 as well, followed by a whole slew of distance bouts against a who's who of the devision. Losing most, but always hanging tough.
Larry Alexander - A good, spoiler-type of journeyman - fringe contender heavyweight.
Marty Monroe - Another good heavy from the west coast who would've probably gotten a title shot against Larry Holmes if he hadn't gone to Minnesota to fight Scott Ledoux & suffered his first loss. He was a smallish heavy with good power as evidenced by his career best result a KO5 over the usually durable Eddie "The Animal" Lopez.
Pretty much fell off the face of the earth after being TKO'd in 6 by a young, unbeaten Greg Page.
Dwight Davison - Seemed to be destined for a title shot, this tall, slick boxer with above average power was seen by most as the second best US 160 pounder after Marvin Hagler in the late '70s, that is until getting beaten by the UK's tough Tony Sibson in an eliminator. The Detroit fighter rebounded with a nice win over the under-rated Curtis Parker on prime time TV in 1980, but folled that up with an upset decision loss to clubfighter Robbie Epps. Which seemed to pretty much eliminate him from serious contention, though his career continued well into the decade.
Sylvester Kennon - He was a scrappy, hard hitting featherweight who, back in the '80s, made for several entertaining scraps on ESPN's wonderful old TOP RANK BOXING show. Usually in prelims.
I think he came out of 'em sub .500, but you always knew he'd give a good effort. His upset KO over the unbeaten NYC prospect Gino Gelormino was a classic.
Arturo Leon - I can't really say that Art was actually a favorite of mine, because he didn't really make for great fights. But he was a VERY durable trialhorse who fought most of the top lightweights of the '80s on television. He extended Alexis Arguello the full 15 rounds in his title opportunity on prime time ABC on the Holmes - Evangelista card, then took Sean O'Grady 15 as well, followed by a whole slew of distance bouts against a who's who of the devision. Losing most, but always hanging tough.
Larry Alexander - A good, spoiler-type of journeyman - fringe contender heavyweight.
Marty Monroe - Another good heavy from the west coast who would've probably gotten a title shot against Larry Holmes if he hadn't gone to Minnesota to fight Scott Ledoux & suffered his first loss. He was a smallish heavy with good power as evidenced by his career best result a KO5 over the usually durable Eddie "The Animal" Lopez.
Pretty much fell off the face of the earth after being TKO'd in 6 by a young, unbeaten Greg Page.
Dwight Davison - Seemed to be destined for a title shot, this tall, slick boxer with above average power was seen by most as the second best US 160 pounder after Marvin Hagler in the late '70s, that is until getting beaten by the UK's tough Tony Sibson in an eliminator. The Detroit fighter rebounded with a nice win over the under-rated Curtis Parker on prime time TV in 1980, but folled that up with an upset decision loss to clubfighter Robbie Epps. Which seemed to pretty much eliminate him from serious contention, though his career continued well into the decade.
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Ciro Morison
A great Cuban fighter who was at the end of his career when Castro outlawed pro boxing. I'd like some old timers to comment on him
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>>>Ruddock - he may not of got a shot at the title but hes clearly the 2nd best HW never to win the HW title alongside Langford and Quarry.<<<
Ruddock was a solid heavyweight who was greatly, greatly overrated due to his two bouts with Tyson!
Tommy Morrison beat him and let's not forget that the much forgettable David Jaco KO'd Ruddock!
Ruddock had a huge uppercut and was a solid enough heavyweight, but he doesn't crack the top 30 of great heavyweights who never won the title!
Ruddock was a solid heavyweight who was greatly, greatly overrated due to his two bouts with Tyson!
Tommy Morrison beat him and let's not forget that the much forgettable David Jaco KO'd Ruddock!
Ruddock had a huge uppercut and was a solid enough heavyweight, but he doesn't crack the top 30 of great heavyweights who never won the title!
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>>>Shig Fukuyama<<<
Man...Fukuyama fought several of the great little guys during the 70s and he was certainly a better fighter than his record suggests! He managed to beat the great Danny Lopez during that disastrous year that Lopez had back in 1974. Though it was a bad year for Lopez those last three fights of the year were arguably his most exciting ever as all three fights that year were "Fight of the Year" candidates, but then again…Lopez had an entire career resume full of “Fight of the Year” candidates!!!
Another cat from that era that falls into the same category as Fukuyama is David Sotelo!
Man...Fukuyama fought several of the great little guys during the 70s and he was certainly a better fighter than his record suggests! He managed to beat the great Danny Lopez during that disastrous year that Lopez had back in 1974. Though it was a bad year for Lopez those last three fights of the year were arguably his most exciting ever as all three fights that year were "Fight of the Year" candidates, but then again…Lopez had an entire career resume full of “Fight of the Year” candidates!!!
Another cat from that era that falls into the same category as Fukuyama is David Sotelo!
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Glad to see I am not the only who remembers Fukuyama. He wasn`t a great fighter or particularly gifted, but he he was one very tough little jap with plenty of heart to spare and a good right hand... he made for some exciting fights back in the day.barry wrote:>>>Shig Fukuyama<<<
Man...Fukuyama fought several of the great little guys during the 70s and he was certainly a better fighter than his record suggests! He managed to beat the great Danny Lopez during that disastrous year that Lopez had back in 1974. Though it was a bad year for Lopez those last three fights of the year were arguably his most exciting ever as all three fights that year were "Fight of the Year" candidates, but then again…Lopez had an entire career resume full of “Fight of the Year” candidates!!!
Another cat from that era that falls into the same category as Fukuyama is David Sotelo!
Good call on Sotelo too, he was very limited but christ could he ever punch! I have his fights against Chacon and Hafey (great fights BTW), and he sure rocked both guys several times, even dropped Bobby twice after the latter got careless late in the fight and nearly ended up getting stopped for his troubles.
Hafey is another fighter that I should have mentioned when mentioning my favourite obscure fighters... he was one tough, hard hitting, always in fighting shape little Irishman with a lot of heart, guts and a powerful right hand.
His fight against Sotelo was a good one, and he sure got his world rocked in the 3rd by a right from Sotelo and a few more times during their bout. Even the great Ruben Olivares chose to box Hafey and pick his spots carefully instead of warring with him.
He paid for it dearly in their first encounter, although that was partly due to his lack of preparation in their first bout. Even so, Hafey knocked him down in the 10th round of the rematch and almost KOed him, but Ruben being the crafty fighter he was weathered the storm and won a hard fought decision.