Best fighter from your home town?

JC · Post by JC » 22 Jan 2007, 13:40

Who's the best fighter from your hometown past and present?

The best current fighter from my home town of Plymouth, UK is former Britsh and Commonwealth champ Scott Dann.

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=14922

The best ever Plymouth fighter IMO is top MW/LHW contender Len Harvey, who was from a village a few miles outside, but fought out of Plymouth for the early part of his career.

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=17630

generic screen name · Post by **generic screen name** » 22 Jan 2007, 13:43

I'm lived in several places it would be hard for me.

JC · Post by JC » 22 Jan 2007, 13:44

I can see from your location field you have a lot fighters to choose from!

theone · Post by **theone** » 22 Jan 2007, 13:51

i'm from the Bronx, so I guess I would have to say Jake Lamotta.

Seamus · Post by **Seamus** » 22 Jan 2007, 13:58

I'm from Chicago, so alltime is easy 1.Packey McFarland 2.Jimmy Barry.

Current, I'll have to think about.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » 22 Jan 2007, 15:01

Henry Woods

Friedie · Post by **Friedie** » 22 Jan 2007, 15:05

I'm living in Bonn (Germany)...

so in my case it must be Adolf Heuser.

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=013344

HomicideHenry · Post by **HomicideHenry** » 22 Jan 2007, 17:57

Luther McCarty was the best that my town ever had. Being the best of the 'white hopes'. Kinda ironic considering he was part Native American.

The only guy I know of who boxes from my town now is a guy who was a kickboxer who trained with Scott Sheely (2x challenger for MMA title) and now trains down at Aaron Pryor's gym in Cincinatti. I forget what his name is atm but I think he fights at Light Heavyweight.

Martin Sosa Cameron · Post by **Martin Sosa Cameron** » 22 Jan 2007, 18:13

From Córdoba, they are famous

Gustavo Ballas and Santos "Falucho" Laciar,

but the best of all may be

Raúl Rodríguez, Argentinian and South American Middleweight Champion

john2345 · Post by **john2345** » 23 Jan 2007, 05:34

I was born in Dublin, so I guess Steve Collins would probably be reckoned to be the best in terms of what he achieved. Brendan Ingle would rank highly in the wider sense from his work as a trainer.

Current.... looks like Bernard Dunne, though I personally don't rate him that highly.

My favourite fighter - as opposed to the best - was a relative unknown called Gus Farrell. He was a brilliant amateur in the 1960s but never really made it as a pro...but he was something to see in the unpaid ranks.
I also knew Fred Teidt quite well...he did well at the 56 Olympics.

Sweet P · Post by **Sweet P** » 23 Jan 2007, 05:56

I would have to say Danny Green is the only good fighter to come from Perth.

jimglen · Post by **jimglen** » 23 Jan 2007, 06:30

from Scotland to Canada my home town was Toronto,
George Chuvalo, I went to school & hung about with (as kids) Nicky Furlano

Toronto produced a few more I'm sure just can't think off the top...from there went west to Vancouver = McClarnin

and back home here in UK the Leamington 'licker' Randolph Turpin.

pringle · Post by **pringle** » 23 Jan 2007, 08:19

I've got four good ones from my town:

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=003600
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=14043
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=1597
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=2612

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 23 Jan 2007, 14:41

Tony Sibson.
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=000588

Chris Pyatt.
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=647

Len Wickwar.
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=24129

lamphey · Post by **lamphey** » 23 Jan 2007, 16:30

That's easy for me ....... Scott Gammer.

Expug · Post by **Expug** » 23 Jan 2007, 16:31

KOJOE90 wrote:Tony Sibson.
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=000588

Chris Pyatt.
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=647

Len Wickwar.
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=24129

Some good fighters there.
I liked the way Sibbo fought.

JC · Post by JC » 23 Jan 2007, 16:43

tegenm wrote:Henry Woods

Hadn't heard of this guy before, looking at his record he had a pretty unique nickname "Yakima's Ghost of Joe Gans."

elmersalsa · Post by **elmersalsa** » 23 Jan 2007, 18:10

I live in Atlanta, GA, so it must be Evander Holyfield...what a fighter!!!

Matt · Post by **Matt** » 23 Jan 2007, 19:11

J-C wrote:
tegenm wrote:Henry Woods
Hadn't heard of this guy before, looking at his record he had a pretty unique nickname "Yakima's Ghost of Joe Gans."

Pete Rademacher also spent some time in Yakima, and is seen by locals as being from Yakima, though most of his development was in Tacoma as an amateur. Joe Hipp was the most recent relevant fighter to come from Yakima.

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 24 Jan 2007, 14:36

expug wrote:
KOJOE90 wrote:Tony Sibson.
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=000588

Chris Pyatt.
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=647

Len Wickwar.
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=24129
Some good fighters there.
I liked the way Sibbo fought.

I agree Sibbo was always value for money, strong as an ox that guy was. I've met a few people who knew him in his fighting days and they all said he was a great bloke, really friendly and down to earth.

Expug · Post by **Expug** » 24 Jan 2007, 14:39

KOJOE90 wrote:
expug wrote:
KOJOE90 wrote:Tony Sibson.
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=000588

Chris Pyatt.
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=647

Len Wickwar.
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=24129
Some good fighters there.
I liked the way Sibbo fought.
I agree Sibbo was always value for money, strong as an ox that guy was. I've met a few people who knew him in his fighting days and they all said he was a great bloke, really friendly and down to earth.

Aye
I remember when John Collins from Chicago here was tossed in with him.
I had a feeling Sibbo was gonna walk through him and he did.
Tony was a real good fighter.

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 24 Jan 2007, 14:45

Sibsons biggest weakness was he liked his food too much. In his own words "I could never walk past my fridge without taking something out to eat"

I've heard Sibbo did well from his ring earnings and the building trade and a few years ago moved down to the south coast, the last I heard he was happy and healthy.

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 24 Jan 2007, 14:50

Recent picture of Sibbo.

Taylor · Post by **Taylor** » 24 Jan 2007, 18:46

Best fighter from my city?.That would be Willie Pep

Jaclem · Post by **Jaclem** » 25 Jan 2007, 03:05

..hey....mine's a no brainer...my home town was cincinnati....so of course it's ezzard charles....one of the greatest fighters of all time....

... feather weight champ freddie miller was also an outstanding fighter....a phenomenal record....he was called "the globe trotter" and if you check his record on box rec you'll see why...