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Goodnight, Irene wrote:"...Lewis..." - Juggs

why not?

Well, I'll concede fight fans, on the whole, don't really appreciate Lewis' intimidation factor --- they see fear-inducing auras as the exclusive domain of a Foreman, or, better yet, a Liston (with Tyson & Dempsey being two other sterling examples at Heavyweight). Truth is, Lewis intimidated a great many of his contemporaries. A big man with a monster right hand & an extended stay at the top of the Heavyweight class? Yeah, he was more intimidating than most fans realise.

That said, he's a softly-spoken fellow, with a questionable chin & a scholar's demeanour (& ferocity, for the most part). Not so much a criticism of Lewis, or your choice, I just think if you can pick any fighter, ever, Lewis would surely have to be way, way down on the list.

How about your reasoning, now? Is it his size which grabs you?

valuev and tex cobb...with charlie magri (who could run between their legs and alert the police

Goodnight, Irene wrote:Well, I'll concede fight fans, on the whole, don't really appreciate Lewis' intimidation factor --- they see fear-inducing auras as the exclusive domain of a Foreman, or, better yet, a Liston (with Tyson & Dempsey being two other sterling examples at Heavyweight). Truth is, Lewis intimidated a great many of his contemporaries. A big man with a monster right hand & an extended stay at the top of the Heavyweight class? Yeah, he was more intimidating than most fans realise.

That said, he's a softly-spoken fellow, with a questionable chin & a scholar's demeanour (& ferocity, for the most part). Not so much a criticism of Lewis, or your choice, I just think if you can pick any fighter, ever, Lewis would surely have to be way, way down on the list.

How about your reasoning, now? Is it his size which grabs you?

Mostly the size. It would be funny to see a couple guys go after "the guy with the British accent" and get dropped.

Carlos Monzon or Sonny Liston

raylawpc wrote:Carlos Monzon or Sonny Liston

Monzon was a bad guy, seriously. To say nothing of Liston's reputation

If there are stationary vehicles in the vicinty, Larry Holmes KICKS ASS.

witherspoon wrote:If there are stationary vehicles in the vicinty, Larry Holmes KICKS ASS.

If I just wanted to feel safe and avoid trouble it'd be Valuev.
If I really wanted to beat up somebody (for example some big steroid-pumped arrogant dork) and surprise/humiliate them on top, I'd take little Pacman with me

Eamon Magee would be a good guy to have along for a scrimmage.

I'd like to have:

George Foreman, Ernie Shavers, Kimbo Slice and Rocky Marciano, Tommy Hearns...

THEN, little old me.

Crease wrote:Kimbo Slice...

Jabs aren't allowed in your street fights I assume?

Also, I'm surprised no one wants the President to back them up.

mike tyson or andrew gollatta.

Ibeabuchi would seem like a nice person to have in a street fight.

Hopkins would do good as well, according to him he went 50-0 on some corner with 50 knockouts.

I know who I wouldn't want having my back; Oba Carr I recall reading about him getting beat up by a 15 year old after one of his matches.

Billybob wrote:Gotta go with Mayorga & Tyson...it'd be like walking into a nuthouse. Your attackers would first have to get through the smokescreen of mayorga's 40 packs a day habit, then his legion of whores, then once they finally get through that, they get eaten alive!! All the while with mayorga talkin' trash.

That's funny
Mayorga with his chicken drumstick a-la that weigh in session.

Yeah I'd say those two or Benn. Wouldn't wanna fck with Eubank either truth be told...hell you could go on with a list like that into the night and all the next day, good topic

Either Paul Berlenbach or John L. Sullivan

Langford and Greb

Ibeabuchi

I wouldn't be afraid to go ANYWHERE with Fedor Emelianenko.

If I couldn't have him get my back I would take Jack Bauer.
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Flyweight-Johnny Wilde
Bantam-Johnny Tapia
Featherweight-Sandy Saddler
Lightweight-Duran
Welterweight-Hearns
Middleweight-Hagler or Monzon
Lightheavyweight-Bernard Hopkins
Heavyweight-David Tua or The Klischko's.

Bert Gilroy, of course.

Wow Collins I didn't realize you had such a vast knowledge, it's not everyone that know's how Tony Rea made his living outside the ring. Great choice Collins, he kept Glasgow's 'finest' both safe and in-tow, depending on which side of his employment you were on of course!

id have vic darchinyan he looks hard but tyson wouldnt b 2 bad

Hey hey. After 9 years lets bring it back. A topic like this never gets old. For some reason I cant find the list i made on the original post so I forget who I first picked.

But anyway.

David Tua is my all time number one pick.

Followed closely by
Charlie Zelenoff

Kimbo Slice considering he made his name by street fighting or Tyson.