Who is the hardest man to ever step in a ring?

[FLINT ISLAND]

The one who was the most beast.

The one who could take punshiment and still be standing.

The one who was impossible to destroy.

[dookus]

Joe Grim, sort of

[E]

LaMotta or Hagler

[alexpaterson]

LaMotta the man was superhuman also Duran was pretty hard

[Asterix]

Emile Griffith - depending on the opponent, he was extremely hard when entering the ring.

Pathetic. Moron.

I was trying to figure out why you said that. Griffith is gay, right? And the 3rd fight with Paret (of which Paret died of the injuries sustained in the bout) was highly fueled because of Paret's comments towards Griffith's sexuality. Is that right?

[Carbo]

Emile Griffith - depending on the opponent, he was extremely hard when entering the ring.

Pathetic. Moron.

I was trying to figure out why you said that. Griffith is gay, right? And the 3rd fight with Paret (of which Paret died of the injuries sustained in the bout) was highly fueled because of Paret's comments towards Griffith's sexuality. Is that right?

Yeah, something like that.

[banjo]

Rocky Marciano

[Phenomenal-Nutrition]

Define hard? Durability? Soaking up Pain? Or being a physcial beast? I'd go with Ali, thos Foreman and Frazier wars were murderous

An awful lot of very hard couragous men in boxing, I wouldn't bother ranking too many being too couragous

[EddieShredder]

Chuck Norris.

End of.

[Punchy Joe]

Evander Holyfield

[danny harding]

phil mitchell from eastenders... now he is hard

[Colesy]

Randall Tex Cobb.

[bennie]

Emile Griffith - depending on the opponent, he was extremely hard when entering the ring.

This is genius.

[Syntax Error]

Jake LaMotta - probably the only fighter in history who LIKED being hit!!!

[teddy007]

Enzo Macarenelli, well someone had to make Flints day.

[Mick the Mechanic]

Tex Cobb.
Hagler.
La Motta.
So many its a daft question really.

[hurlock]

george chuvalo, hands down.often said a baseball bat would be scared of him.

[zzutak]

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[Mick the Mechanic]

Oliver McCall

All other names mentioned above (though I can't verify for Joe Grim) were stopped or dropped at least once during their career, no one has come close to doing either to McCall, watch second Lewis fight, no defense at all letting Lewis take free shots!

Good shout,hard lad

[zzutak]

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[Phenomenal-Nutrition]

Everyone's saying Lamotta but he didn't mix it with the black dynamite crew at middleweight, that would be a real test of his hardness

[zzutak]

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[bigjack]

Big george foreman was pretty tough and very scary

[stujones]

Holyfield
Gatti
Ward
Corrales

[dr_devious]

Marvin Hagler was the hardest man of the recent era imo. He had a 15 year career, with 10-12 years at the top level and only ever took a count once, which was a disputed knockdown against Juan Roldan. He faced the most murderous punchers of the 70s and 80s like Cyclone Hart, Bennie Briscoe, Tommy Hearns and John Mugabi. Marvin proved himself to be indestructable, so he gets my vote.