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After over 20 years of following boxing there are a number of fighters whom id list in my top ten of 'most exciting fighter' this is it. Id be interested in any reactions and other personal favourites.
1. Bobby chacon
2. Muhammad Ali
3. Saad Muhammad
4. Frank 'Animal' Fletcher
5. Earnie Shavers
6. Ruben Olivares
7. Artuo Gatti
8. Boza Edwards
9. Salvatore Sanchez
10. Danny Lopez

1. Bobby Chacon

2. Arturo Gatti

The rest (in no particular order): Evander Holyfield, Matthew Saad Muhammad, Yaqui Lopez, Naseem Hamed (the younger the better), Marvin Hagler, Tommy Hearns, Alexis Arguello, Julian Jackson, Gerald McClellan, Roy Jones Jr. (young), Michael Moorer (light heavy). I could go on and on.

1. Matthew Saad Muhammad
2. Arturo Gatti
3. Bobby Chacon
4. Carmen Basilio
5. Muhammad Ali
6. Thomas Hearns
7. Mike Tyson
8. Ray Leonard (excluding Hagler fight)

All the fighters listed so far easily qualify among the most exciting. Going back a little farther, Rocky Graziano was exciting, and shared with what so many on the list have...could come back and take you out when he was behind. In a way, Tua is exciting because even when he's plodding along, you know the dynamite may explode at any time.Maybe suspenseful is the better description. Bob Satterfield was fun to watch. Maybe I missed it, but I'm surprised Mickey Ward isn't listed here.

Add Nigel Benn without doubt!
Phil

nobody made you want to watch a fight like hector camacho. after all, its macho tine'!

One of my favorites would be Andrew Ganigan hard hitting southpaw who starched Sean O'Grady ,dropped Alexis Arguello and had a terrific war with Gato Gonzalez...

1.Matthew Saad Muhammad
2.Arturo Gatti
3.Bobby Chacon
4.Aaron Pryor

to name a few.

iran barkley
tommy hearns
julio ceaser chavez
nigel benn
and of course EVANDER HOLYFIELD!!!!!!

what about paul banke he took shoots no human could pound 4pound

my brothers keeper wrote:what about paul banke he took shoots no human could pound 4pound

Getting the crap kicked out of you doesn't exactly make you exciting :-)

hearns and frazier are among my favorites to watch

Would really like to know what happened to Jimmy Cross, his last fight was in Chicago in 1981 with a loss to Steffan Tangstad. Any info on my all time favorite please send email to [email protected]- Thank you

What about Iran Barkley, Gerald McClellan, Angel Manfredy

cybox wrote:What about Iran Barkley, Gerald McClellan, Angel Manfredy

Angel happens to be my favorite to watch, period....


Also, how could anyone forget Robert Leyva? His last fight with Barerra was the straweight version of Gatti-Ward!!!!

Although he goes back prior to the 20 year mark, Smokin Joe Frazier is the most exciting I've ever seen. Busiest heavy of all time.

Mickey walker [the most relentless middle ive ever seen] Henry Armstrong Aaron pryor Aturo gatti [ok, he aint great but hes exciting] Nigel benn Jack dempsey Dave mcauley [ if you ever saw the ex flyweight champ in action you'd swear the flyweights were the most exciting division].

nobody even mentioned renaldo snipes... mr snipes had one hell of an ability to turn even fights that were formality wins into hellish wars... tremendous stuff.

1) Tyson
2) Foreman
3) Liston
4) Ibeabuchi
5) Tua
6) Holyfield
7) Ali
8) Gatti
9) Ward
10) DLH

1 hearns
2 DLH
3 Vargas
4 trinidad
5 gatti

and if he continues at this pace , Ricardo Mayorga may be the next most entertaining fighter. he has an exciting style, enormous power, strong chin and a unique personality

Johnny Nelson, Wow! The guys just none stop.

Tyson
Foreman
Pryor