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For a bit of fun I thought I might canvas your opinion on who sported the greatest afro haircut on a fighter. Off the top off my head (no pun intended) i'd go for Jimmy Ellis, 70's version. Any others?

Audley Harrison in the McCafferty fight.

jimmy ellis was the first thing that came to my mind

maybe ray leonard early in his career too

theres this other guy who i cant remember his name
he got ko'd by mike tyson early in his career with a BIG right hand

Smokin'Moe wrote: theres this other guy who i cant remember his name
he got ko'd by mike tyson early in his career with a BIG right hand

Donnie Long. He was the guy I first thought of when this issue was raised.

Or maybe you mean Michael 'Jack' Johnson? He rocked a pretty tight 'fro.

David Haye has been known to let it all hang out 'afro stylee' between fights but I cant remember him sporting it in a fight, off the top of my head.

Unreal. As if any such debate exists.

There is only one...Sanchez, Sanchez, Sanchez!

Willie "The Worm" Monroe

Goodnight, Irene wrote:Unreal. As if any such debate exists.

There is only one...Sanchez, Sanchez, Sanchez!

Good shout.

A great fighter deserves a great haircut.

Smokin'Moe wrote:theres this other guy who i cant remember his name
he got ko'd by mike tyson early in his career with a BIG right hand

I think you mean Michael Johnson.

How about David Tua, he had an interesting one.

My vote goes to Yoko Gushiken, he sported a rather cool looking fro` and fu-manchu to go with it. I dunno about you folks but I ain`t never seen a japanese, hell I ain`t never seen an asian fighter with an afro period, on that basis alone he gets my vote.

tegenm wrote:Willie "The Worm" Monroe

He beat that plodding southpaw that many around here hold in such high regard.

ringsider wrote:

tegenm wrote:Willie "The Worm" Monroe

He beat that plodding southpaw that many around here hold in such high regard.

And then Hagler beat him in the rematches, including a second round knock out where he had Monroe dancing more than Zab Judah did against Tszyu.

Tony Tubbs deserves a mention for modernising the afro, using the latest technology available at the time to construct a precursor to the high top. A man well ahead of his time in bad haircut terms and every single black man who was a teenager in the 1987-1993 period owes him a debt of gratitude.

Mike Everett is one who springs to mind.

Incidentally, here's a pic of Mike at Tyrone's grave in 2006:

How about Sal Sanchez? Pretty good afro.

Anyone remember Light Heavy Vonzell Johnson? I seem to recall that one being a winner, but Jimmy Ellis' in the Frazier rematch in Australia is a diamond.

Mitch Green, back in his early days, superfro.

George Foreman in 1972.
He had a perfectly sculpted afo.
I think he had the same hairdresser as Jim Brown
did when he made those Slaughter,Black Gunn movies.

i once saw a fight with lt. hvy. champ marvin johnson sporting a receding afro, very cool

vampire johnson comes to mind.

George Cookie Wallace

Emmanuel Augustas
Ron "too sweet" Cummings
Ronnie Harris
Saul Mamby