My favourite boxers generally follow the same guidelines : courageous, gentleman, skilled, philanthropic, and will take on all comers.
The boxers I don't like are: wife beaters, duckers, guys who talk about killing people in the ring, haven't trained properly, selfish spenders, and drug cheats.
Favourite Boxer … Past & Present
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Greg Houston
- Middleweight
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Re: Favourite Boxer … Past & Present
Past
Frank Bruno
Scott Harrison
Evander Holyfield
Present
Nathaniel Collins
Fraser Wilkinson
GGG (although more from several years ago so maybe belongs in past)
Frank Bruno
Scott Harrison
Evander Holyfield
Present
Nathaniel Collins
Fraser Wilkinson
GGG (although more from several years ago so maybe belongs in past)
Re: Favourite Boxer … Past & Present
Past: Kid Gavilan, Carlos Ortiz, Harold Johnson, Sugar Ray Robinson
Present: Sebastian Fundora, The Monster, Kiko Martinez, Boots Ennis
Present: Sebastian Fundora, The Monster, Kiko Martinez, Boots Ennis
Re: Favourite Boxer … Past & Present
Past: Maidana, Froch, Calzaghe, Naz, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis.
Present: Usyk, Joyce, Beterbiev, Bivol
Present: Usyk, Joyce, Beterbiev, Bivol
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Spud
- Heavyweight
Re: Favourite Boxer … Past & Present
Completely forgot about Bivol.
Class fighter.
Class fighter.
Re: Favourite Boxer … Past & Present
I normally only opine about boxers I've see live so apologies if there are no Ali/Robinson tributes. .
Past:
RJJ - in his prime he was the perfect fighter, was at 6/7 of his fights, feinting slightly before delivering his work. Arguably had a sub-optimal jab so concentrated a lot on the lead right. Best ever hands down fighter. I saw him loads of times back in the day, the Ruiz fight was a master class.
Lennox - I reckon his heart rate never went above 140 in a scrap. Obviously he was complacent a couple of time but avenged in style.
Sadly Floyd, he's an odious man but a boxing genius. ODLH pushed him close and I do wonder how he would have coped in the early 80's Lightweight division that was brutal.
Current
(And apologies I go to less events than I used to, but still do a couple of trips to Vegas a year and love Japan)
1. Inoue
I've seen him in Scotland, the MGM and in Yokohama. The great thing is that he is not defence punch perfect, he is often wide open. To the overhand left, but no one is going to land it.
2. Usyk
Don't need to elaborate.
3. Have seen both Crawford and Spence live. Think Crawford handles him easily. Perhaps we will never know.
Past:
RJJ - in his prime he was the perfect fighter, was at 6/7 of his fights, feinting slightly before delivering his work. Arguably had a sub-optimal jab so concentrated a lot on the lead right. Best ever hands down fighter. I saw him loads of times back in the day, the Ruiz fight was a master class.
Lennox - I reckon his heart rate never went above 140 in a scrap. Obviously he was complacent a couple of time but avenged in style.
Sadly Floyd, he's an odious man but a boxing genius. ODLH pushed him close and I do wonder how he would have coped in the early 80's Lightweight division that was brutal.
Current
(And apologies I go to less events than I used to, but still do a couple of trips to Vegas a year and love Japan)
1. Inoue
I've seen him in Scotland, the MGM and in Yokohama. The great thing is that he is not defence punch perfect, he is often wide open. To the overhand left, but no one is going to land it.
2. Usyk
Don't need to elaborate.
3. Have seen both Crawford and Spence live. Think Crawford handles him easily. Perhaps we will never know.
Re: Favourite Boxer … Past & Present
I've never been to Anfield, but I still have strong opinions of my dislike for Liverpool.