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Just curious to hear who some folks favorite fighters are in some different categories;

Favorite of my lifetime, Favorite from a time before me, favorite today, favorite club fighter, favorite non-HW, favorite HW, fighter you least like to admit you enjoyed, fight that never happened you'd most like to see;
And of course you can add other categories if you want to do so!

I'll go first-

Favorite of my lifetime-- Hard one, I guess I'd say Tommy Hearns or Oscar de la Hoya, oh edit--- Sean O'Grady!

Favorite from a time before me-- Tony Zale definitely, Joe Louis runnerup

Favorite today-- Andre Ward, Canelo Alvarez

Favorite club fighter-- Chris Mills

Favorite non-HW--- Zale

Favorite HW- Joe Louis

Least like to admit-- Tommy Morrison

Fight I'd like to see-- Louis/Ali

Favorite of my lifetime - Erik Morales

Favorite from a time before me - Joe Frazier

Favorite today - Roman Gonzalez

Favorite club fighter - Not sure on this one

Favorite non-HW - Tommy Hearns

Favorite HW - Evander Holyfield (after Frazier)

Least like to admit - Antonio Margarito

Fight I'd like to see - Wilfredo Gomez v Erik Morales @ 122

Favorite of my lifetime - Muhammad Ali

Favorite from a time before me - Sugar Ray Robinson

Favorite today - Floyd Mayweather

Favorite club fighter - Not sure on this one

Favorite non-HW - Sugar Ray Leonard

Favorite HW - Muhammad Ali

Least like to admit - Mike Tyson

Fight I'd like to see - Muhammad Ali versus Joe Louis

Favourite of my lifetime- George Foreman

Favourite from a time before me- Max Baer

Favourite today- Vitali Klitschko

Favourite club fighter- Michael Gomez

Favourite non-HW- James Toney

Favourite HW- George Foreman

Least like to admit- N/A

Fight I'd like to see- Foreman vs Tyson

Favorite of my lifetime-- Larry Holmes.

Favorite from a time before me-- Stanley Ketchel

Favorite today-- Tyson Fury

Favorite club fighter-- Bobby Crabtree

Favorite non-HW--- J C Chavez (if not Ketchel)

Favorite HW- Jack Johnson (if not Holmes)

Least like to admit-- Everett (Big Foot) Martin

Fight I'd like to see-- Holyfield-Frazier or Ketchel-Robinson

keithmoonhangover wrote:Favorite of my lifetime-- Larry Holmes.

Favorite from a time before me-- Stanley Ketchel

Favorite today-- Tyson Fury

Favorite club fighter-- Bobby Crabtree

Favorite non-HW--- J C Chavez (if not Ketchel)

Favorite HW- Jack Johnson (if not Holmes)

Least like to admit-- Everett (Big Foot) Martin

Fight I'd like to see-- Holyfield-Frazier or Ketchel-Robinson

Good list. Holmes is my second favourite boxer ever and the man who I regard as the best boxer ever.

Aden wrote:

keithmoonhangover wrote:Favorite of my lifetime-- Larry Holmes.

Favorite from a time before me-- Stanley Ketchel

Favorite today-- Tyson Fury

Favorite club fighter-- Bobby Crabtree

Favorite non-HW--- J C Chavez (if not Ketchel)

Favorite HW- Jack Johnson (if not Holmes)

Least like to admit-- Everett (Big Foot) Martin

Fight I'd like to see-- Holyfield-Frazier or Ketchel-Robinson

Good list. Holmes is my second favourite boxer ever and the man who I regard as the best boxer ever.

I love Holmes to bits, but prime for prime, Ali beats him.

Favorite of my lifetime-- Prince Naseem Hamed

Favorite from a time before me-- Ali

Favorite today-- Pacman

Favorite club fighter-- Hard to answer

Favorite non-HW--- Hamed

Favorite HW- Ali

Least like to admit--

Fight I'd like to see-- Ali vs Louis

keithmoonhangover wrote:

Aden wrote:

keithmoonhangover wrote:Favorite of my lifetime-- Larry Holmes.

Favorite from a time before me-- Stanley Ketchel

Favorite today-- Tyson Fury

Favorite club fighter-- Bobby Crabtree

Favorite non-HW--- J C Chavez (if not Ketchel)

Favorite HW- Jack Johnson (if not Holmes)

Least like to admit-- Everett (Big Foot) Martin

Fight I'd like to see-- Holyfield-Frazier or Ketchel-Robinson

Good list. Holmes is my second favourite boxer ever and the man who I regard as the best boxer ever.

I love Holmes to bits, but prime for prime, Ali beats him.

It would be an amazing battle of jabs, though I think Ali's movement could negate Holmes jab better.

p4p1 wrote: It would be an amazing battle of jabs, though I think Ali's movement could negate Holmes jab better.

I think Ali might put Holmes on the floor as well, Larry gets up of course.

p4p1 wrote:Favorite of my lifetime-- Prince Naseem Hamed

The gyms round my way were brimming when Naz burst onto the scene. My area had a big Muslim community and the kids idolised Naz and flocked in. Even though I was at the other end of the weight spectrum and not a Muslim myself, I loved that time when the gyms were buzzing with loads of little Naz clones trying to emulate him.

Amazing how just the idea of some fighters gets people excited, when others can't no matter what they do. I remember Naz the same way, everyone very excited about him.

DaveyMac wrote:Amazing how just the idea of some fighters gets people excited, when others can't no matter what they do. I remember Naz the same way, everyone very excited about him.

Entertaining as fornicate, another boxer who seemed to piss away his talent as he got older.

Favorite of my lifetime: Thomas Hearns

Favorite from a time before me: Ezzard Charles

Favorite today: Gennady Golovkin

Favorite club fighter: Jesse Burnett(though he was much better than that)

Favorite non-HW- For a different name Erik Morales

Favorite HW- Evander Holyfield

Least like to admit: No idea, I'm proud and loud but I imagine a lot of people would raise their eyes at Chad Dawson

Fight I'd like to see: Holyfield/Frazier

keithmoonhangover wrote:

p4p1 wrote: It would be an amazing battle of jabs, though I think Ali's movement could negate Holmes jab better.

I think Ali might put Holmes on the floor as well, Larry gets up of course.

Of course I'm biased but I think it would be a boring fight with Ali emerging the victor. However, I don't see any knockdowns but you never know with Ali's right that literally came out of nowhere against more than one opponent.

ThatOne wrote:

keithmoonhangover wrote:

p4p1 wrote: It would be an amazing battle of jabs, though I think Ali's movement could negate Holmes jab better.

I think Ali might put Holmes on the floor as well, Larry gets up of course.

Of course I'm biased but I think it would be a boring fight with Ali emerging the victor. However, I don't see any knockdowns but you never know with Ali's right that literally came out of nowhere against more than one opponent.

If he got his confidence high and started whipping out those lightening combos I'm sure he could sit most HWs on their ass.