Who is Boxrec. most popular fighter from the past.

Expug · Post by **Expug** » 13 Feb 2006, 19:43

Post your favorite,and WHY. Lets see who wears the belt.I have a feeling its gonna be a certain undefeated champ from Brockton Ma.

DoubleM · Post by **DoubleM** » 13 Feb 2006, 20:18

My absolute favourite is Marvelous Marvin Hagler.

iceman21287 · Post by **iceman21287** » 13 Feb 2006, 20:28

Young Stribling has been my favorite old timer for years. He fought in virtually every weight class and would take on anyone, anywhere. He fought at every weight class from 128 to heavyweight, and performed well in all of them. Not many guys that started at 128 could give guys like Max Schmeling and Jack Sharkey tough fights, but Stribling did.

ebeneezer · Post by **ebeneezer** » 13 Feb 2006, 21:10

Jim Jeffires.

BoxBuzz · Post by **BoxBuzz** » 13 Feb 2006, 21:55

Hey I'm not fallin for this one. If I tell you, then when I speak of this fighter in the forum people will suspect I'm not always fair and balanced in my opinions. And as everyone knows, such is not the case.

So no dice.

Collins2000 · Post by **Collins2000** » 13 Feb 2006, 22:06

Thomas 'Fatty' Langtry

http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/images/w0405-fat.jpg

Remember "barry bullshit" claiming there were no fat oafs in the old days?

BoxBuzz · Post by **BoxBuzz** » 13 Feb 2006, 22:14

Whaddya sayin? Fatty aint cut and svelt?

Expug · Post by **Expug** » 13 Feb 2006, 22:14

BoxBuzz wrote:Hey I'm not fallin for this one. If I tell you, then when I speak of this fighter in the forum people will suspect I'm not always fair and balanced in my opinions. And as everyone knows, such is not the case.

So no dice.

B.B. your given ole Expug way too much credit for being smart enough to think up something like that.

Grimm · Post by **Grimm** » 13 Feb 2006, 22:16

Joe Louis/Thomas Hearns

BoxBuzz · Post by **BoxBuzz** » 13 Feb 2006, 22:39

ok well current crop probably Kostya Tszyu though he'll be "boxers of the past" very soon. And older guard I'm pretty impressed with Archie Moore's career.

Going back further I like Tunney and Joe Jeanette.

iceman21287 · Post by **iceman21287** » 14 Feb 2006, 05:09

Decagon wrote:I generally don't like boxers.

I generally don't like you

Just kidding of course...but I'm kidding on the square...

Ezzard · Post by **Ezzard** » 14 Feb 2006, 05:21

Ezzard Charles

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 14 Feb 2006, 06:40

Hard to pick one but if I had to I'd pick Ali, Duran and Bobby Chacon... oh! thats three isn't it!!.... :x :x

8)

Otyson · Post by **Otyson** » 14 Feb 2006, 06:53

Mike Tyson

Jack Dempsey

Lennox Lewis

Larry holmes

Those are all my fave fighters of all time

Sherlock · Post by **Sherlock** » 14 Feb 2006, 07:39

Sonny Liston and Jack Johnson at heavyweight. Lower weights would be Roberto Duran and Henry Armstrong.

Arsenal · Post by **Arsenal** » 14 Feb 2006, 08:08

Lennox is my favorite. Also Hagler, Benn and Duran.

Lenny · Post by **Lenny** » 14 Feb 2006, 08:20

Henry Armstrong
Nigel Benn

dr_devious · Post by **dr_devious** » 14 Feb 2006, 09:17

My favourite fighter is Marvin Hagler, with Nigel Benn in second place, Lennox Lewis third

elmersalsa · Post by **elmersalsa** » 14 Feb 2006, 09:54

My 5 favorite fighters were:

1. Roberto Duran: Boyhood hero
2. Muhammad Ali: Everybody, almost everybody loved this guy
3. Sugar Ray Leonard
4. Eusebio Pedroza
5. Julio Cesar Chavez

My other favorites were: Bobby Chacon, James Toney, Mike Tyson (the 80s version that kicked your ass as fast that you can read this and kissed you go home) Riddick Bowe

barry · Post by **barry** » 14 Feb 2006, 10:11

1. Terry McGovern
1. Sam Langford
1. Henry Armstrong

"Barbados" Joe Walcott
Danny Lopez
Rodolfo "El Gato" Gonzalez
"Tiger" Jack Fox
Alabama Kid
Bob Satterfield
"Mysterious" Billy Smith
Wilfredo Gomez
Julian Jackson

Arsenal · Post by **Arsenal** » 14 Feb 2006, 10:31

I just want to ask something which I find quite baffling. When people put their favorite boxers I would assume they are doing so because of watching them box and getting to know and like the fighter during interviews etc etc. I also think who you watch as a kid tends to sway your opinions. So what I don't understand is why people choose fighters who they are unlikely to have seen all their fights or were not born when they fought, well unless they are 100+!

I'm not knocking anyone's choices but could people who have chosen people who they couldn't have seen all their fights or were not born when they fought, why they have chosen them. Barry why for example have you chosen alot of the guys on your list? And I'm not starting trouble!!!

It seems to me people have chosen people because of their records and because of what they have heard about them rather than who they have seen.

sockdolager · Post by **sockdolager** » 14 Feb 2006, 10:34

top 5 from the past....

5. Marciano
4. Moore
3. Hearns
2. Hagler
1. Tyson <--- I stam still in awe of this man 18 years after he was IRON MIKE

Guess I like bangers huh?

dalek · Post by **dalek** » 14 Feb 2006, 10:38

where there is not much film you have to go on what you've read and a few of my favourite fighters are ketchel,mcgovern,driscoll and wilde.
more recent i really like sal sanchez,duran,arguello and gomez,not forgetting my current favourite ricky hatton.

Arsenal · Post by **Arsenal** » 14 Feb 2006, 10:45

But Dalek don't you think you need to see a fighter box to say is one of your favorites? I mean I love Ali but thats more from old footage, interviews etc. Butbecause I wasn't around when he was I can't say he is one of my favorites which is why I've gone for boxers I've grown up with.

Ezzard · Post by **Ezzard** » 14 Feb 2006, 10:46

Arsenal wrote:I just want to ask something which I find quite baffling. When people put their favorite boxers I would assume they are doing so because of watching them box and getting to know and like the fighter during interviews etc etc. I also think who you watch as a kid tends to sway your opinions. So what I don't understand is why people choose fighters who they are unlikely to have seen all their fights or were not born when they fought, well unless they are 100+!

I'm not knocking anyone's choices but could people who have chosen people who they couldn't have seen all their fights or were not born when they fought, why they have chosen them. Barry why for example have you chosen alot of the guys on your list? And I'm not starting trouble!!!

It seems to me people have chosen people because of their records and because of what they have heard about them rather than who they have seen.

In many ways it's easier to like someone you've never seen or who it is diffcult to find out about. Also the eras themselves add a lot to these legends.