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

Posted: 10 May 2009, 06:53
by 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.

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

Posted: 10 May 2009, 07:17
by dookus
Joe Grim, sort of

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

Posted: 10 May 2009, 08:06
by E
LaMotta or Hagler

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

Posted: 10 May 2009, 08:12
by alexpaterson
LaMotta the man was superhuman also Duran was pretty hard :box:

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

Posted: 10 May 2009, 08:25
by Asterix
Carbo wrote:
G0mez wrote: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?

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

Posted: 10 May 2009, 08:29
by Carbo
Asterix wrote:
Carbo wrote:
G0mez wrote: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.

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

Posted: 10 May 2009, 08:47
by banjo
Rocky Marciano

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

Posted: 10 May 2009, 08:48
by 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

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

Posted: 10 May 2009, 09:18
by EddieShredder
Chuck Norris.

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

Posted: 10 May 2009, 09:30
by Punchy Joe
Evander Holyfield

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

Posted: 10 May 2009, 09:33
by danny harding
phil mitchell from eastenders... now he is hard

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

Posted: 10 May 2009, 10:39
by Colesy
Randall Tex Cobb.

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

Posted: 10 May 2009, 10:40
by bennie
G0mez wrote:Emile Griffith - depending on the opponent, he was extremely hard when entering the ring.
This is genius. :TU:

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

Posted: 10 May 2009, 10:48
by Syntax Error
Jake LaMotta - probably the only fighter in history who LIKED being hit!!! :KO: :bow:

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

Posted: 10 May 2009, 11:09
by teddy007
Enzo Macarenelli, well someone had to make Flints day.

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

Posted: 10 May 2009, 11:25
by Mick the Mechanic
Tex Cobb.
Hagler.
La Motta.
So many its a daft question really.

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

Posted: 10 May 2009, 11:26
by hurlock
george chuvalo, hands down.often said a baseball bat would be scared of him.

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

Posted: 10 May 2009, 11:29
by zzutak
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Re: Who is the hardest man to ever step in a ring?

Posted: 10 May 2009, 11:33
by Mick the Mechanic
zzutak wrote: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

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

Posted: 10 May 2009, 11:35
by zzutak
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Re: Who is the hardest man to ever step in a ring?

Posted: 10 May 2009, 11:37
by 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

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

Posted: 10 May 2009, 11:40
by zzutak
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Re: Who is the hardest man to ever step in a ring?

Posted: 10 May 2009, 12:27
by bigjack
Big george foreman was pretty tough and very scary :o :evil:

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

Posted: 10 May 2009, 13:25
by stujones
Holyfield
Gatti
Ward
Corrales

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

Posted: 10 May 2009, 14:08
by 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.