Your personal top 10 favourite fighters

[Pachilles]

Probably been done to death, but i am just curious to know who the posters on here consider their favourite fighters. Not a p4p list, just your favourites, the guys you have cheered for the most, followed their careers, looked back on, etc..

1. Nigel Benn
2. Thomas Hearns
3. Erik Morales
4. Joe Frazier
5. Marvin Hagler
6. Manny Pacquiao
7. Rocky Marciano
8. Acelino Freitas
9. Oscar De La Hoya
10. Miguel Cotto

[McGrain]

Very very hard and I don't have a static list, it's always changing. But right now -

01 - Charley Burley
02 - Joe Louis
03 - Orlando Canizales
04 - Bernard Hopkins
05 - Dick Tiger
06 - Micheal Watson
07 - Roman Gonzalez
08 - Joe Frazier
09 - Carlos Zarate
10 - Hozumi Hasegawa

Like for example, up until this week I prefered Olivares to Zarate, Zarate wouldn't even have been in my ten a week ago but I been watching his fights this week. Also, active fighters have an advantage because I want to see what they do next. So I don't really like Hasegawa better than Liston or Gonzalez more than Frazier, but I'm keen toe see what they do next. The only two that are permanent on the list are 1 and 2.

If you want a strictly classic list, Liston and Olivares would be 9 and 10 respectively.

[McGrain]

I like your own list by the way, but I don't know how someone can like Cotto more than the other 5000 worthy fighters out there. How can someone like Cotto more than Ike Williams, you know?

[Seamus]

1. Roberto Duran
2. Sam Langford
3. Julio Cesar Chavez
4. Joe Louis
5. Jack Dempsey
6. Carlos Monzon
7. Azumah Nelson
8. Mike Tyson
9. Rocky Marciano
10. Sugar Ray Robinson

[lefthook89]

1.mike tyson
2.tommy hearns
3.joe louis
4.lennox lewis
5.SRR
6.david tua
7.joe frazier
8. muhammad ali
9.gerald mcclellan
10.george foreman

[Pachilles]

I like your own list by the way, but I don't know how someone can like Cotto more than the other 5000 worthy fighters out there. How can someone like Cotto more than Ike Williams, you know?

Miguel Cotto to me was one of those guys you see early on in his career and see talent. Then you blab on about him to your friends saying hes gunna do this and that, and they dont believe you...then he steps up class and delivers, then delivers again, then delivers in a war. He has his flaws but he has pulled through in hard fights more often than not, and in my opinion he has the most stacked list of opponents of any relevant active fighter today. I always cheer for him. The Pacquiao fight i was split, but with all my friends being not so big on the sport, not even giving him a prayer against pacman, it made me hope for him to pull it off.

He doesnt say shit, he just gets in their and works, i really like his character

[McGrain]

Yeah, alright, I could see that angle. I remember being very excited about him when he beat Maussa.

[tommygun711]

#1. Evander Holyfield
#2. Muhammad Ali
#3. Sonny Liston
#4. Rocky Marciano
#5. Marvin Hagler
#6. Sugar Ray Robinson
#7. Jack Dempsey
#8. Sugar Ray Robinson
#9. Thomas Hearns
#10. Manny Pacquiao

[slipnduck]

In no real order.

Manny Paquiao
Tony sibson
Martin Castillo
Oscar Larios - value for money on punches thrown
Marvin Hagler
Kostya Tszyu
Diego Corrales
M A Barrera
Erick Morales
Barry McGuigan

[bodhi]

Like McGrain´s my list always changes, the only constant thing about it is the number one who is the closest thing I have to an idol.

1. Max Schmeling

2. Tony Canzoneri
3. Dick Tiger
4. Roberto Duran
5. Floyd Patterson
6. Azumah Nelson
7. Emile Griffith
8. Graziano Rocchigiani
9. Pernell Whitaker
0. Julio Cesar Chavez

[Jack Dempsey]

1. Jack Dempsey
2. Sugar Ray Robinson
3. Joe Louis
4. Henry Armstrong
5. Barney Ross
6. Al 'Bummy Davis'
7. Mickey Walker
8. Rocky Marciano
9. Benny Leonard
10. Max Baer

[Maxmomer]

Stanley Ketchel
Sam Langford
Harry Greb
Jack Dempsey
Roberto Duran
Joe Louis
Shane Mosley
Joe Frazier
Muhammad Ali
Mickey Walker
Charley Burley
Bernard Hopkins
Benny Leonard
Jose Napoles
Max Schmeling

[Abdullah]

I am not going to list a tp ten in order, but these are some of my favorites. The guys I list first are probably ones that I like the most.

Harry Greb, Sugar Ray Robinson, Mike Tyson, Jack Johnson, Muhammad Ali, Willie Pep, Sugar Ray Leonard, Roy Jones, Jr., Wladimir Klitschko, Vitali Klitschko

[janitor]

In chronological order:

George Dixon
Bob Fitzsimmons
Barbados Joe Walcott
Jack Johnson
Sam Langford
Jack Dempsey
Harry Greb
Mickey Walker
Joe Louis
Rocky Marciano

[bodhi]

In chronological order:

George Dixon
Bob Fitzsimmons
Barbados Joe Walcott
Jack Johnson
Sam Langford
Jack Dempsey
Harry Greb
Mickey Walker
Joe Louis
Rocky Marciano

What are your favourites of the post-1960 fighters? Just beeing curious.

[McGrain]

What are your favourites of the post-1960 fighters? Just beeing curious.


Me too.

Janitor, do a post Marciano top 10 if you would.

[janitor]

Me too.

Janitor, do a post Marciano top 10 if you would.

It will be traumatic but I am working on it.

[McGrain]

It will be traumatic but I am working on it.

:lol:

[anarci]

Roberto Duran
Oscar Delahoya
Bobby Chacon
Johnny Tapia
Muhamad Ali
Mike Tyson
Marco A Barrera
Ricardo Lopez
Danny Lopez
Salvador Sanchez
Julio C Chavez

[Dempsey1238]

Barney Ross
Henry Armstrong
Benny Leonard
Rocky Marciano
Joe Louis
Jack Dempsey
Joe Gans
Ray Robinson
Carman Basilio
And I suppose I thown in Kid Galvian for tenth place.

Now Tony Canzi, Joe Brown, Carlos Ortiz, Fighting Hararda, Battling Nelson, Tony Zale, and others could have made the list.

Some days I may drop Carman and put Nelson or Darcy lol.

[janitor]

What are your favourites of the post-1960 fighters? Just beeing curious.

1. Alexis Arguelo
2. Roberto Duran
3. Manny Paquiao
4. Joe Frazier
5. Tommy Hearns
6. Dick Tiger
7. Floyd Patterson
8. Lennox Lewis
9. Bernard Hopkins
10. Evander Holyfield

[McGrain]

Here's a pre-1900 list to cheer you up. My guys who did at least a chunk of their work in 1899 or before.

01 - Bob Fitzsimmons
02 - Elbows McFadden
03 - Jimmy Carroll
04 - Jack McAuliffe
05 - Jack Dempsey
06 - Peter Jackson
07 - Tommy Ryan
08 - Joe Gans
09 - George Dixon
10 - Terry McGovern

Your list, no real surprises for me there aside from no Calzaghe and Arguello at one. Do you like Olivares?

[Dempsey1238]

Am I the only Barney Ross fan in this whole wide world?

[Jack Dempsey]

Am I the only Barney Ross fan in this whole wide world?

Nope I had Ross in my list

[McGrain]

Am I the only Barney Ross fan in this whole wide world?


GPater loves him. My2Sense and Stonehands have also both expressed their admiration. McLarnin is one of my fave's so...

[janitor]

GPater loves him. My2Sense and Stonehands have also both expressed their admiration. McLarnin is one of my fave's so...

If we are in the era of Manny Pacquiao, then McLarins career should be reviewed.

[Dempsey1238]

Nope I had Ross in my list


Just caught that lol.

But he is always number 1 to me.

[Mr Butt]

i am not including kid berg as i have not seen that much film of him and have decided only to include fighters that i have seen a bit of

marvin hagler
nigel benn
salvador sanchez
aaron pryor
jose napoles
roberto duran
mike tyson
joe louis
alexis arguello
joe frazier

then again this may change

yoko gushiken
larry holmes
lennox lewis
evander holyfield
thomas hearns
kirkland laing
yung koo chang
kaosai galaxy
wilfredo gomez
erik moraels
herol graham
jack dempsey
jeff fenech
Lloyd honeyghan
mike mccallum
j.c.chavez
barney ross

[bodhi]

1. Alexis Arguelo
2. Roberto Duran
3. Manny Paquiao
4. Joe Frazier
5. Tommy Hearns
6. Dick Tiger
7. Floyd Patterson
8. Lennox Lewis
9. Bernard Hopkins
10. Evander Holyfield

Thanks. :good Wouldn´t have thought you would have Hearns and Lewis on it.

[bodhi]

Am I the only Barney Ross fan in this whole wide world?

I´m a huge admirer of Ross and rank him very high. This time he missed my list but he is on it more often than not.

[Popkins]

Probably been done to death, but i am just curious to know who the posters on here consider their favourite fighters. Not a p4p list, just your favourites, the guys you have cheered for the most, followed their careers, looked back on, etc..

1. Nigel Benn
2. Thomas Hearns
3. Erik Morales
4. Joe Frazier
5. Marvin Hagler
6. Manny Pacquiao
7. Rocky Marciano
8. Acelino Freitas
9. Oscar De La Hoya
10. Miguel Cotto

Something like this...

1.Roberto Duran
2.Manny Pacquiao
3.James Toney
4.Pernell Whitaker
5.Mike McCallum
6.Azumah Nelson
7.Buddy McGirt
8.Bernard Hopkins
9.Myung Woo Yuh
10.Alexis Arguello

[PhillyPhan69]

1. Willie "The Worm" Monroe
2. Joltin' Jeff Chandler
3. Smokin' Joe Frazier
4. "Bad" Bennie Briscoe
5. Bobby "Boogaloo" Watts
6. Gypsy Joe Harris
7. Eugene "Cyclone" Hart
8. Meldrick Taylor
9. Frank "The Animal" Fletcher
10. Stanley "Kitten" Hayward

Edit: I can't believe I didn't put Matthew Franklin/Saad Muhammad in the 6 spot and skipped Hayward! Oh well

[PetethePrince]

1. Willie "The Worm" Monroe
2. Joltin' Jeff Chandler
3. Smokin' Joe Frazier
4. "Bad" Bennie Briscoe
5. Bobby "Boogaloo" Watts
6. Gypsy Joe Harris
7. Eugene "Cyclone" Hart
8. Meldrick Taylor
9. Frank "The Animal" Fletcher
10. Stanley "Kitten" Hayward

No love for the Philadelphia fighters?

[PhillyPhan69]

NON-PHILLY FAVS:

1. Azumah Nelson
2. Tony "The Tiger" Lopez
3. Alexis Arguello
4. Bobby Chacon
5. Salvador Sanchez
6. Marvin Hagler
7. Henry Armstrong
8. Mike Mccallum
9. Jose Napoles
10. Carmen Basilio

[The Funny Man 7]

1.) Erik Morales
2.) Roberto Duran
3.) Thomas Hearns
4.) Chico Corrales
5.) Rafa Marquez
6.) Glencoffe Johnson
7.) Vinnie Paz
8.) Lupe Pintor
9.) Bernard Hopkins
10.) Evander Holyfield

[PhillyPhan69]

No love for the Philadelphia fighters?

LOL! Just a LITTLE!

[dpw417]

Burley
Robinson
Gavilan
Duran
Walker
Tiger
Ketchel
Hagler
Rodriguez
Leonard

Very hard to put down just ten...

[Napoleon]

Tommy Hearns
Vitali Klitschko
Wlad Klitschko
Bernard Hopkins
Shane Mosley
Kostya Tszyu
Arturo Gatti
Alexis Arguello
Winky Wright
Pernell Whitaker

I probably forgot someone, cause Wright, and Whitaker are usually outside my top 10.

[Rumsfeld]

In no particular order....

Marvin Hagler (first fight I ever saw as a kid was Hagler-Hearns)

Andrew Golota (after his fights with Bowe I made the transition from an interested casual fan into a die hard boxing fan)

Sugar Shane Mosley (have always been a fan of Shane)

Larry Holmes (I remember rooting for him when he fought Tyson when I was a kid and I remember seeing him fight from time to time as he was getting older. When I dug into the archives and started watching more and more of his older fights I grew a deeper appreciation for Larry. Also, having gone to college near Easton, PA probably always gave me a positive image of the man--he was beloved in that area)

Marco Antonio Barrera (became a huge fan after his first fight with Morales)

Erik Morales (see above)

Bernard Hopkins (always appreciated his skills and was rooting for him when the 2001 middleweight tournament began-became a bigger fan as time went by and I started watching some of his older fights)

Mike Tyson (I started watching boxing casually after Hagler-Hearns so naturally I used to love watching prime Tyson whenever I could as a kid)

Tomasz Adamek (became a big fan when I really first heard of his big splash on the untelevised under card of Golota-Brewster when he first fought Briggs. Saw that fight soon after and have been a fan from that point. I have since met and spoke to Tomasz several times)

Lennox Lewis (was not always a big fan of Lewis but started following his career in the early 90s when he was supposed to fight Bowe after he crushed Razor Ruddock. As time went on I just grew a greater appreciation of his skills as a fighter and over time I became a fan)

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HONORABLE MENTIONS

Archie Moore (did not know a whole lot about him until I started reading "The Ageless Warrior" but started becoming an instant fan and have since become a bigger fan)

Andre Ward (have always liked Ward and was thrilled when he scored the upset Kessler-I have high hopes for Ward)

[McGrain]

I would have guessed you'd have had Moore in your ten Rummie.

[Stonehands89]

1. Roberto Duran & Harry Greb. I can't decide.
2. Barney Ross
3. Joey Giardello
4. Alexis Arguello
5. Mickey Walker
6. Eddie Booker -ah, hell, all 8 of the accepted ranks of BMR tied here. Jack Chase fascinates me. I'm gonna exhume him in the coming year and study the hell out of him. Anyone want to see him on film in the flesh? Ask me how!
7. Tony Zale
8. Manny Pacquiao
9. Jimmy McLarnin
10. Sonny Liston

[McGrain]

How do I see Jack Chase on film?

[Bill1234]

1. Rocky Marciano
2. Larry Holmes
3. Marvin Hagler
4. Carmen Basilio
5. Bernard Hopkins
6. Shane Mosley
7. Willie Pep
8. Joe Louis
9. Alexis Arguello
10. Roberto Duran (somedays I really like him, others I don't care for him. Today I really like him.)

[Rumsfeld]

I would have guessed you'd have had Moore in your ten Rummie.

I am up in the air.

I actually had Moore in my top ten the first time I went through but opted to put Lewis there instead.

Most of my favorite fighters are more modern and guys I watched growing up. Obviously, I only saw two Hagler fights (did not see Mugabi as a kid until years later) and I only saw an older version of Larry Holmes.

But from my perspective as a fan, for the most part I honestly just have a stronger connection with fighters whose careers I watched unfold while they happened.

With Archie Moore, I already know the whole story--there are no new chapters and that's why I ultimately decided on Lewis. I watched his career as it unfolded and remember all the pre-fight build-ups, the fights, the aftermath, etc.

I never witnessed this with Moore.

I do like Moore a lot, however. He is the only boxer on my list I never saw fight during more lifetime.

[Stonehands89]

How do I see Jack Chase on film?
Rent, or better still, buy the movie "The Set Up" (1949). It is a must have. If you haven't seen it already I'd be ashamed of you so don't tell me. It's a film noir starring the great Robert Ryan and it's done very well -very gritty. No music. 90% of it takes place in the dressing room. There's a trainer there. He has no speaking lines, and most of the time he's in the background. But there are a few close-ups on him and you'll recognize the face. Jack Chase not long after his last bout. And he looks badder than Bad, Bad, Bennie Briscoe.

Incidentally, the heavyweight that Ryan fought in the main event was a name-guy in the California (BMR) area in the 40s. He was another HW sparked by Burley. He admitted to Otty that he went into the dressing room after sparring with Burley, and cried.

[McGrain]

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Look at his little face!

[McGrain]

Rent, or better still, buy the movie "The Set Up" (1949). It is a must have. If you haven't seen it already I'd be ashamed of you so don't tell me.

:lol:

YOU'D be ashamed of ME? I been waiting here for you to post answer to the riddle "why does God not permit me to see Jack Chase FIGHT" :twisted:

I'll add this to my Lovefilm list.

[Stonehands89]

:lol:

YOU'D be ashamed of ME? I been waiting here for you to post answer to the riddle "why does God not permit me to see Jack Chase FIGHT" :twisted:

I'll add this to my Lovefilm list.
April Fool's!

[mr. magoo]

1. Sugar Ray Leonard
2. Muhammad Ali
3. George Foreman
4. Evander Holyfield
5. Harold Brazier
6. Julio Cesar Chavez
7. mIke Tyson
8. Larry Holmes
9. Jerry Quarry
10. Thomas Hearns

[McGrain]

April Fool's!


Mendoza did one year before last, he decided to pretend that "they" had found footage of Walker-Greb. Yours is funnier, but only marginally. Still, film sounds like a good one.

[Stonehands89]

Mendoza did one year before last, he decided to pretend that "they" had found footage of Walker-Greb. Yours is funnier, but only marginally. Still, film sounds like a good one.
McGrain, any fan of boxing in the 40s, will love this film as much as or better than Rocky and Raging Bull. Hell, it was made in 1949, which in my mind, is the greatest year of boxing anyhow

(proof of that assertion: [Only registered and activated users can see links])

The Set Up captures what boxing was in that era better than any film I've ever seen -and it isn't pretentious. Ryan is perfectly cast. That actor, along with Robert Mitchum and Jack Palance were true tough guys who no one wanted to play with off the set. Ryan plays a journeyman with just enough pride not beaten out of him to make a stand.

Have you seen "Rope" by Hitchcock? It moves like that, like a play in a theatre. You're in the room, a voyeur.

And of course, you got Jack Chase and other authentic guys in there to give it that crooked-nosed credibility.

No fooling... it's great.

[red cobra]

1. Carlos Monzon
2. Willie Pastrano
3. Jimmy Young (!)
4. Jose Napoles
5. Ken Buchanan
6. Harold Johnson
7. Rocky Marciano
8. Gene Tunney
9. Marco Antonio Barrera
10. Emile Griffith

[natonic]

1. Sugar Ray Leonard
2. Muhammad Ali
3. George Foreman
4. Evander Holyfield
5. Harold Brazier
6. Julio Cesar Chavez
7. mIke Tyson
8. Larry Holmes
9. Jerry Quarry
10. Thomas Hearns

Interesting list Magoo. Congrats on your impartiality. I wouldn't have guessed Leonard was your favorite. Nice shout for Brazier.

[burt bienstock]

Harry Greb
Stanley Ketchel
Jack Dempsey
Joe Louis
Benny Leonard
Ray Robinson
Willie Pep
Ike Williams
Joe Frazier

[burt bienstock]

Rocky Graziano
Rocky Marciano
Mickey Walker
Roberto Duran
Beau Jack
Great fighters all, who gave boxing fans their money's worth...

[natonic]

1.) Salvador Sanchez
2.) Ray Leonard
3.) Alexis Arguello
4.) Carlos Monzon
5.) Julio Cesar Chavez
6.) Donald Curry
7.) Jeff Chandler
8.) Edwin Rosario
9.) Marvin Hagler
10.) Eusebio Pedroza

I didn't like Hagler when he was fighting. Got tired of his whining about being disrespected (while earning multimillion dollar paydays). But he's great to watch after the fact.

Honorable Mentions (no particualr order): Ismael Laguna, Ken Buchanan, Barry McGuigan, Ray Mancini, Jiro Watanabe, Michael Spinks, Saad & Mustafa, Harry Arroyo, Lupe Pintor, Bernardo Pinango, Bobby Chacon, Marlon Starling, Simon Brown, Tommy Ayers, Harold Brazier, Wilfred Benitez & Gomez, Larry Holmes, Felix Trinidad, Orlando Canizales.

[Seamus]

1. Willie "The Worm" Monroe
2. Joltin' Jeff Chandler
3. Smokin' Joe Frazier
4. "Bad" Bennie Briscoe
5. Bobby "Boogaloo" Watts
6. Gypsy Joe Harris
7. Eugene "Cyclone" Hart
8. Meldrick Taylor
9. Frank "The Animal" Fletcher
10. Stanley "Kitten" Hayward

Edit: I can't believe I didn't put Matthew Franklin/Saad Muhammad in the 6 spot and skipped Hayward! Oh well

fucking awesome!

[dpw417]

1. Willie "The Worm" Monroe
2. Joltin' Jeff Chandler
3. Smokin' Joe Frazier
4. "Bad" Bennie Briscoe
5. Bobby "Boogaloo" Watts
6. Gypsy Joe Harris
7. Eugene "Cyclone" Hart
8. Meldrick Taylor
9. Frank "The Animal" Fletcher
10. Stanley "Kitten" Hayward

Edit: I can't believe I didn't put Matthew Franklin/Saad Muhammad in the 6 spot and skipped Hayward! Oh well
Philadelphia's boxing history is amazing...Does anyplace beat it?

[burt bienstock]

Stonehands 89,
Perusing through the records of Jack Chase, I noticed the name of a Bronx fighter,whose home I once saw him..His name was Larry Anzalone, and he was kod by the great Californian Jack Chase in one round in 1944, about the year I met him...Small world it is given enough time....B.B.

[bleed_oil]

Ali - courage, heart, desire beyond belief
Hearns
Gatti
Tyson for that brief blinding flash of brilliance in the late 80's
George Chuvalo
Meldrick Taylor
Vernon Forrest
Aaron Pryor
Prince Nas

[PetethePrince]

1. Roberto Duran & Harry Greb. I can't decide.
2. Barney Ross
3. Joey Giardello
4. Alexis Arguello
5. Mickey Walker
6. Eddie Booker -ah, hell, all 8 of the accepted ranks of BMR tied here. Jack Chase fascinates me. I'm gonna exhume him in the coming year and study the hell out of him. Anyone want to see him on film in the flesh? Ask me how!
7. Tony Zale
8. Manny Pacquiao
9. Jimmy McLarnin
10. Sonny Liston

Interesting pick, a little bit of a surprise. Liston at #10 is a slight surprise. Knew you liked him but didn't know that much.

[anarci]

Roberto Duran
Oscar Delahoya
Bobby Chacon
Johnny Tapia
Muhamad Ali
Mike Tyson
Marco A Barrera
Ricardo Lopez
Danny Lopez
Salvador Sanchez
Julio C Chavez

I would also like to add
Fernando Vargas
Alexis Arguello
Evander Holyfield
Manuel Ortiz
RIchie Sandoval
Juan M Marquez
Marvin Hagler
Thomas Hearns
Carlos Palomino
Michael Spinks-Mando Ramos

[Billy 2 Gats]

A noob's perspective:
1) Joe Frazier
2) Pernell Whitaker
3) Ray Robinson
4) James Toney
5) Lennox Lewis
6) Mike Tyson
7) Rocky Marciano
8) Emanual Augustus
9) Roy Jones Jr.
10) Manny Pacquaio

[Green Eyes]

1. Sugar Ray Robinson
2. Sugar Shane Mosley
3. Naseem Hamed
4. Mick Jennings
5. Lennox Lewis
6. George Foreman
7. Joe Calzaghe
8. Peter Kane
9. Manny P
10. B-Hop

[turpinr]

1. randy turpin
2. ken buchanan
3. benny lynch
4. jack kid berg
5. nigel benn
6. john conteh
7. sonny liston
8. ezzard charles
9. jerry quarry
10. ike williams/joe louis/lew jenkins

the top 5 are cast in stone, the others vary

[laxpdx]

Besides El Torito:

Marvin Hagler
Dick Tiger
Carlos Monzon
Pipino Cuevas
Roberto Duran
Aaron Pryor
Tommy Hearns
Julian Jackson
George Foreman
Muhammed Ali

[turpinr]

1. Willie "The Worm" Monroe
2. Joltin' Jeff Chandler
3. Smokin' Joe Frazier
4. "Bad" Bennie Briscoe
5. Bobby "Boogaloo" Watts
6. Gypsy Joe Harris
7. Eugene "Cyclone" Hart
8. Meldrick Taylor
9. Frank "The Animal" Fletcher
10. Stanley "Kitten" Hayward

Edit: I can't believe I didn't put Matthew Franklin/Saad Muhammad in the 6 spot and skipped Hayward! Oh well
what a list !!!.a crowd pleasing dream.nice one.muhammad would suit that list.

[bodhi]

I would also like to add
Fernando Vargas
Alexis Arguello
Evander Holyfield
Manuel Ortiz
RIchie Sandoval
Juan M Marquez
Marvin Hagler
Thomas Hearns
Carlos Palomino
Michael Spinks-Mando Ramos

You like them Latin-American fighters :lol:

[anarci]

You like them Latin-American fighters :lol:

Sure do but dont most fans?:yep

Besides Holyfield,ali,Tyson,Ali,Hagler,hearns arent Latino.

Dont you like your countreyman? Max Schmeling is your favorite right?

[bodhi]

Like McGrain´s my list always changes, the only constant thing about it is the number one who is the closest thing I have to an idol.

1. Max Schmeling

2. Tony Canzoneri
3. Dick Tiger
4. Roberto Duran
5. Floyd Patterson
6. Azumah Nelson
7. Emile Griffith
8. Graziano Rocchigiani
9. Pernell Whitaker
0. Julio Cesar Chavez

Since most mentioned more than ten I will add a few others too:
Bob Fitzsimmons, Joe Choynski, Jack Johnson, Sam McVey, Frank Klaus, Mickey Walker, Johann-Wilhelm Trollmann, Barney Ross, Lew Jenkins, Max Baer, Walter Neusel, Ike Williams, Peter Müller, Joey Giardello, Bubi Scholz, Harold Johnson, Nino Benvenuti, Carlos Monzon, Eckhard Dagge, Rodrigo Valdez, Alexis Arguello, Julio Cesar Vazquez, Bernard Hopkins, Manny Pacquiao, Sebastian Sylvester

[bodhi]

Sure do but dont most fans?:yep

Besides Holyfield,ali,Tyson,Ali,Hagler,hearns arent Latino.

Dont you like your countreyman? Max Schmeling is your favorite right?

Oh, there are Latinos on my Top10 too :good

Yep, Max Schmeling is my favourite, not because he is German though. Not even for his boxing career but because of his life. The most impressive person in boxing history imo. He wasn´t called "the good human of Hollenstedt" in his last years for nothing.

[anarci]

Oh, there are Latinos on my Top10 too :good

Yep, Max Schmeling is my favourite, not because he is German though. Not even for his boxing career but because of his life. The most impressive person in boxing history imo. He wasn´t called "the good human of Hollenstedt" in his last years for nothing. Acually ive only grazed the surface there are a WHOLE looooooooooot of boxers i admire that i havent listed. Many of the guys i listed are from the West Coast(like Me) and fighters i have met or become acquainted with. Didnt Max become a rich man after and helped Joe Louis out? also didnt he save some Jewish kids or hide them out during the War?

[bodhi]

Acually ive only grazed the surface there are a WHOLE looooooooooot of boxers i admire that i havent listed. Many of the guys i listed are from the West Coast(like Me) and fighters i have met or become acquainted with. Didnt Max become a rich man after and helped Joe Louis out? also didnt he save some Jewish kids or hide them out during the War?

Ah, I don´t have that kind of local patriotism. I admire fighters not where they are from.

Max did many, many good things. He helped out Jou Louis and paid for his funeral, he also paid some of Langford´s ambulance bills when he was found by some journalist in NY. He did not only help those two kids but quite a few more during the Nazi regime and stepped in against Hitler and Goebbels themselves more than once to protect his Czechen wife and Jewish manager. He himself never talked about it, this actions were always brought up by others. When he asked why he said because it isn´t worth talking about, everybody would have done these things. He also didn´t become rich just like that, he worked hard for it. He had two own successful businesses before becoming head of Coca Cola Germany. After WW2 he was the biggest benefactor of post war Germany until he died. After his wife died in the late 80s he gave most of his wealth to charity and when he died the rest followed.

The best biography I have read of him is the most recent: Schmeling - 1905-2005. Don´t know if it´s available in English though.

btw. they just showed Schmeling KOing Louis on TV on a history programm over here :lol:

[anarci]

Ah, I don´t have that kind of local patriotism. I admire fighters not where they are from.

Max did many, many good things. He helped out Jou Louis and paid for his funeral, he also paid some of Langford´s ambulance bills when he was found by some journalist in NY. He did not only help those two kids but quite a few more during the Nazi regime and stepped in against Hitler and Goebbels themselves more than once to protect his Czechen wife and Jewish manager. He himself never talked about it, this actions were always brought up by others. When he asked why he said because it isn´t worth talking about, everybody would have done these things. He also didn´t become rich just like that, he worked hard for it. He had two own successful businesses before becoming head of Coca Cola Germany. After WW2 he was the biggest benefactor of post war Germany until he died. After his wife died in the late 80s he gave most of his wealth to charity and when he died the rest followed.

The best biography I have read of him is the most recent: Schmeling - 1905-2005. Don´t know if it´s available in English though.

btw. they just showed Schmeling KOing Louis on TV on a history programm over here :lol::good

[Bill Butcher]

Muhammad Ali
Erik Morales
Julio Cesar Chavez
Willie Pep
Sugar Ray Leonard
Roberto Duran
Pernell Whitaker
Prince Naseem Hamed
Sugar Ray Robinson
Joe Calzaghe
Thomas Hearns

(OK, I cheated, there`s 11)

The top 2 are set in stone, the rest can be switched around in almost any order without complaint :good

[anarci]

But the West Coast fighters i like arent just because they are from the same area those guys all have special attributes as fighters as to why i like them. I would love Bobby Chacon if he was from Zimbambwe. Same with Vargas,little red Lopez and some of the others.

I also should have added Shane Mosley and Mando Muniz to that 2nd list.

[Henke67]

I'm sure about the top two - the rest of the list changes regularly.

Tito Trinidad
Erik Morales
Pernell Whitaker
Roberto Duran
JC Chavez
Arturo Gatti
Roy Jones Jnr
Ricardo Lopez
JM Marquez
Marvin Hagler

[turpinr]

Since most mentioned more than ten I will add a few others too:
Bob Fitzsimmons, Joe Choynski, Jack Johnson, Sam McVey, Frank Klaus, Mickey Walker, Johann-Wilhelm Trollmann, Barney Ross, Lew Jenkins, Max Baer, Walter Neusel, Ike Williams, Peter Müller, Joey Giardello, Bubi Scholz, Harold Johnson, Nino Benvenuti, Carlos Monzon, Eckhard Dagge, Rodrigo Valdez, Alexis Arguello, Julio Cesar Vazquez, Bernard Hopkins, Manny Pacquiao, Sebastian Sylvesteri could stretch my top 10 out and add joe frazier tommy farr george foreman tony galento max schmeling freddie mills sugar ray robinson jake lamotta ted kid lewis carmen basilio eder jofre carlos palomino peter kane muhammad ali and uncle tom cobbley and all

[Kalasinn]

(All but the top 3 change a lot)
Mike Tyson
Joe Frazier
Jack Dempsey

Sugar Ray Robinson
Sonny Liston
Marvin Hagler
Joe Louis
Roberto Duran
Shane Mosley
Manny Pacquiao

[Boro chris]

No particular order. Can't be arsed.

SRL
Mike MCcallum
Sumbu Kalambay
Thomas Hearns
Manny Pacquiao
John Conteh
Herol Graham
Hozumi Hasegawa
Lennox Lewis
Joe Calzaghe

[Popkins]

Muhammad Ali
Erik Morales
Julio Cesar Chavez
Willie Pep
Sugar Ray Leonard
Roberto Duran
Pernell Whitaker
Prince Naseem Hamed
Sugar Ray Robinson
Joe Calzaghe
Thomas Hearns

(OK, I cheated, there`s 11)

The top 2 are set in stone, the rest can be switched around in almost any order without complaint :good

:lol: Bullshit do you prefer Duran to your boy Floyd! Pull the other one mate.

[Addie]

1. Marco Antonio Barrera
2. Myung-Woo Yuh
3. Orlando Canizales
4. Alexis Arguello
5. Gerry Penalosa
6. Riddick Bowe
7. Gilberto Roman
8. Donovan Ruddock
9. Julio Cesar Chavez
0. Floyd Patterson

[reznick]

Muhammad Ali
Jack Johnson
Joe Louis
Jack Dempsey
Rocky Marciano
George Foreman
Sonny Liston
Marvin Hagler
Sugar Ray Robinson
Iron Joe Grim


those are my favorite :)

[essexboy]

No particular order....

Nigel Benn
Herol Graham
Mike McCallum
Joe Frazier
Lennox Lewis
Marco Antonio Barrera
Roberto Duran
Prince Naseem Hamed
Charlie Magri
Bobby Chacon

[PetethePrince]

Okay, this is going to be tough. Probably will miss someone or feel like the list isn't right. But I'll try. Everything after the first 3 get a little shaky.

1. Rocky Marciano (Who woulda thunk it!)
2 A. Muhammad Ali
2 B. Joe Frazier
3. Jake LaMotta
4. Evander Holyfield
5. Carmen Basilio
6. George Foreman
7. Arturo Gatti
8. Mike Tyson
9. Willie Pep
10. Sugar Ray Robinson

Honorable Mentions: Henry Armstrong, Roberto Duran, Archie Moore, Tony DeMarco, Joe Louis, Floyd Patterson, Miguel Cotto, Nicolino Locche, and Jersey Joe Walcott.

Hate my list.

[box101]

1.sugar ray robinson 2.johnny tapia 3.james toney 4. felix trinadad 5.roberto duran 6. juan manuel marquez 7. michael carbajal 8.marco antonio berrera 9.sugar shane mosley 10.erik morales of course i never saw robinson live but from what ive seen on classic footage he was so far ahead of time the skill punching power an versatility second to none the others ive had the luxzury of growing up watching an appreciate equaly

[GPater11093]

GPater loves him. My2Sense and Stonehands have also both expressed their admiration. McLarnin is one of my fave's so...

I do indeed like Ross, but I didnt think I had the stigma of a 'Ross-fan' round here.

Heres mine number 1 is set in stone as is number 2, the rest vary

1. Alexis Arguello
2. Willie Pep
3. Barney Ross
4. Tony Canzoneri
5. Ezzard Charles
6. Dwight Muhammed Qawi
7. Ruben Olivares
8. Harold Johnson
9. Holman Williams
10. Charley Burley

[manbearpig]

Chris Eubank
Muhammad Ali
Tommy Hearns
Mike Tyson
Joe Calzaghe
Nigel Benn
Roy Jones Jr
Lennox Lewis
Manny Pacquiao
Frank Bruno

[red cobra]

1. Carlos Monzon
2. Willie Pastrano/Nicolino Locche
3. Jimmy Young (!)/Willie Pep
4. Jose Napoles
5. Ken Buchanan
6. Harold Johnson
7. Rocky Marciano
8. Gene Tunney
9. Marco Antonio Barrera
10. Emile Griffith
Had to add Locche in a tie with Pastrano...a grievious oversight in not listing one of the most fascinating fighters I've ever seen from the beginning. Another, in a tie with Young (not comparing the two overall) is Pep. Weird list, huh?

[Clinton]

1. Willie "The Worm" Monroe
2. Joltin' Jeff Chandler
3. Smokin' Joe Frazier
4. "Bad" Bennie Briscoe
5. Bobby "Boogaloo" Watts
6. Gypsy Joe Harris
7. Eugene "Cyclone" Hart
8. Meldrick Taylor
9. Frank "The Animal" Fletcher
10. Stanley "Kitten" Hayward

Edit: I can't believe I didn't put Matthew Franklin/Saad Muhammad in the 6 spot and skipped Hayward! Oh well
:goodThis is a phucking phantastic list!!I'm one New Yorker that always appreciated the Philly Gladiators.:good:good

[Clinton]

1.Roberto Duran
2.Marvin Hagler
3.Muhammed Ali
4.Joe Frazier
5.Salvador Sanchez
6.Alexis Arguello
7.Evander Holyfield
8.Stevie Collins
9.Jack Johnson
10.The Lightheavyweight Division from the late 70's to the mid-80's.

[Son of Gaul]

1) Stanley Ketchel
2) Jerry Quarry
3) Joe Frazier


Large Gap




4) Carmen Basilio
5) Evander Holyfield
6) Larry Holmes
7) Jack Dempsey
8) Mike Tyson
9) Joe Louis
10) Roberto Duran

[bladerunner]

Roberto Duran
Marco Antonio Barrera
Bobby Chacon
Nico Loche
Danny Lopez
Arturo Gatti
Sugar Ray Robinson
Carmen Basilio
Mathew Saad Muhamad
Manny Pac

[Gesta]

Kostya
Hagler
Duran
Pacman
Sweet Pea
Oscar
MAB
Morales
Hearns
Macho Man

[sweet_scientist]

Pernell Whitaker
Billy Graham
Johnny Famechon
Kid Gavilan
Luis Rodriguez
Nicolino Locche
Packey McFarland
Jim Driscoll
Ernesto Marcel
Joey Archer

[goat15]

in order of when they debuted as a pro...

canzoneri
walcott
louis
moore
charles
pep
robinson
monzon
duran
whitaker

[lora]

Juan Manuel Marquez.

[D.T]

Louis
Tyson
Foreman
Holyfield
Patterson
Robinson
McClellan
Jackson
Ali
Jones Jr


Honorable Mentions:
Whitaker
Hearns
Hagler

[Vic-JofreBRASIL]

Bobby Chacon
Eder Jofre
Roy Jones Jr
Manny Pacquiao
Mike Tyson
Joe Louis
Wilfredo Gomez
Marlon Starling
James Toney
Arturo Gatti

Willie Pep, Julian Jackson, Hozumi Hasegawa, Jose Legra, etc, etc, etc,,

[Pachilles]

1) Erik Morales
2) Joe Frazier
3) Nigel Benn

4-10) dont know

[goat15]

1) Erik Morales
2) Joe Frazier
3) Nigel Benn

4-10) dont know

hearns has lost some of your affection in the last year?

[Bill Butcher]

My top 2 fighters are set in stone, the rest can be muddled around & are in no order whatsoever.

Muhammad Ali
Erik Morales
------------------
Julio Cesar Chavez
Pernell Whitaker
Sugar Ray Leonard
Thomas Hearns
Roberto Duran
Willie Pep
Sugar Ray Robinson
Naseem Hamed


There are many others that could easily get on the list on a different day to be honest.

[Swarmer]

Joe Louis
Ezzard Charles
Alexis Arguello
Joe Gans
Roberto Duran
Tony Canzoneri
Fighting Harada
Manny Pacquiao
Benny Leonard
Jose Napoles

[Tuaman]

My personal favorites. I like the little guys with a knockout punch.

Tua
Frazier
Tyson
Lewis
Dempsey
Marciano
Louis
Foreman
Liston
Holyfield

[Bill Butcher]

Didnt realise this was an old thread & my list is the exact same as before except last time I had 11, this time I never included Calzaghe on my list but he`s still 1 of my fav`s.

[Rexrapper 1]

1. Muhammad Ali
2. Floyd Mayweather Jr
3. Sugar Ray Leonard
4. Sugar Ray Robinson
5. Pernell Whitaker
6. Roberto Duran
7. Roy Jones Jr
8. Mike Tyson
9. Marvin Hagler
10. Ricardo Lopez/ Aaron pryor

[heerko koois]

Tim whitherspoon
juliocesar chavez
tommy hearns
donald curry
larry holmes
rudy koopmans
evander holyfield
george foreman
frank bruno
john mugabi

[the cobra]

Roberto Duran
Pernell Whitaker
Bernard Hopkins
Alexis Arguello
Manny Pacquiao
Ezzard Charles
Felix Trinidad
Evander Holyfield
Israel Vasquez
Marco Antonio Barrera

[Pachilles]

hearns has lost some of your affection in the last year?

Oh shit:lol: didnt realise that i'd created this thread.

Hearns is definatley one of my favourites. My heart is for the guys cut from Morales/Frazier cloth though. And I grew up on Benn. Hearns style is one of my favourites to watch though.

[goat15]

Oh shit:lol: didnt realise that i'd created this thread.

Hearns is definatley one of my favourites. My heart is for the guys cut from Morales/Frazier cloth though. And I grew up on Benn. Hearns style is one of my favourites to watch though.

hearns was one of a kind.

[McGrain]

Israel Vasquez

:good



The most inexplicably under-loved fighter in history and in my opinion the most exciting fighter of this generation, yes including Gatti and Corrales.

Would make my top five or six right now i'd bet.

[BlackWater]

Dempsey
Tyson
Juan Manuel Marquez
RJJ
Whitaker
Micky Ward
Duran
Cotto
Benny Leonard
Max Schmeling
-------------
No order really.. I like them all.

[thistle1]

favorite fighters through my actual viewing years,

Chuvalo, youngest memory of veiwing
Norton
Hearns
Leonard
Duran
Camacho
Haugen
Benn
Watson
Carbajal
Tyson
Gatti

past,

Louis
JJ Walcott
Charles
Zale
SRR

by Legend,

Greb
McAvoy
Gilroy
Burley

but my absolute fighter IF I could manage just one, would be LLOYD MARSHALL!!!

and of course countless others mostly contenders and lesser known fighters.

[the cobra]

Originally posted by McGrain
:good


The most inexplicably under-loved fighter in history and in my opinion the most exciting fighter of this generation, yes including Gatti and Corrales.
Damn straight.

I feel bad not including Marquez though.

[KillSomething]

Not in order:

Bob Fitzsimmons
Julio Caesar Chavez
Joe Calzaghe
James Toney
Henry Armstrong
Ray Robinson
JMM
Barney Ross
Joe Louis
Roberto Duran

[Nicky P]

Willie Pep
Joe Frazier
Archie Moore
Tommy Hearns
Sugar Ray Robinson
Wilfred Benitez
Aaron Pryor
Bernard Hopkins
Alexis Arguello
Charley Burley

[Sangria]

1. Mike Tyson
2. Roy Jones Jr.
3. Pernell Whitaker
4. Sugar Ray Leonard
5. Marvin Hagler
6. Larry Holmes
7. Jack Dempsey
8. Thomas Hearns
9. Bernard Hopkins
10. Manny Pacquiao
11. Arturo Gatti
12. Johnny Tapia
13. Sugar Shane Mosley
14. Nigel Benn
15. Meldrick Taylor
16. Terry Norris
17. Diego Corrales
18. Frank Bruno
19. Hector Camacho
20. Vinny Pazienza
21. James Toney
22. Roberto Duran
23. Michael Dokes
24. Evander Holyfield
25. Riddick Bowe
26. George Foreman
27. Lamar Parks
28. Reggie Johnson
29. Micky Ward
30. Jorge Paez
31. Ike Quartey
32. Mark "Too Sharp" Johnson
33. Iran Barkley
34. Mike McCallum
35. Tim Bradley

*Just saw the trailer for THE HANGOVER 2

[Commando]

1. Rjj
2. Tyson
3. Holyfield
4. Toney
5. Frazier
6. Ali
7. Lewis
8. Hopkins
9. Leonard
10. Mosley

[lufcrazy]

My top 3 are naz, bruno, benn. After that it gets murky. I've not really had a favourite since these 3. I usually just root for the underdog.

[McGrain]

01 - Charley Burley
02 - Joe Louis
03 - Orlando Canizales
04 - Bernard Hopkins
05 - Dick Tiger
06 - Micheal Watson
07 - Roman Gonzalez
08 - Joe Frazier
09 - Carlos Zarate
10 - Hozumi Hasegawa.

:-( Horrible



01 - Charley Burley
02 - Ricardo Lopez
03 - Israel Vasquez
04 - Bernard Hopkins
05 - Stanley Ketchel
06 - Micheal Watson
07 - Roman Gonzalez
08 - Bob Fitzsimmons
09 - Luis Ibarra
10 - Carl Froch

[Flemo83]

In no particular order
Ken norton
Ali
Joe Frazier
Eric Morales
Marvin Hagler
Ray Leonard
Mike Tyson
Joe Calzaghe
George Foreman
Oscar de la hoya
Felix Trinidad

[McGrain]

And because I was so disciplined, ten favourite guys with no footage

01 - Holman Williams
02 - Elbows McFadden
03 - Kid Lavigne
04 - Jimmy Carroll
05 - Jack Britton
06 - Jack McAulliffe
07 - Peter Jackson
08 - Harry Greb
09 - Jack Dempsey
10 - Barbados Joe Walcott

[red cobra]

I sure find everybody's lists to be interesting...and oh so subjective..which is ok. I'm not doing a list because I always regret not including somebody or another on it...so I cahn't be arsed.

[Swarmer]

And because I was so disciplined, ten favourite guys with no footage

01 - Holman Williams
02 - Elbows McFadden
03 - Kid Lavigne
04 - Jimmy Carroll
05 - Jack Britton
06 - Jack McAulliffe
07 - Peter Jackson
08 - Harry Greb
09 - Jack Dempsey
10 - Barbados Joe Walcott

mr mcgrain are you high

[Garrus]

Joe Frazier
Roberto Duran
Thomas Hearns
Sonny Liston
Floyd Patterson
Wilfred Benetiz
Juan Manuel Marquez
Evander Holyfield
Alexis Arguello
Sergio Martinez (Barely made the list but fuck it)

[McGrain]

mr mcgrain are you high

I think you may be confusing GREAT Jack Dempsey with HW Jack Dempsey, sweetness :p

[McGrain]

(but yeah)

[FJAY360]

1.Lennox Lewis
2. Marvin Hagler
3. Alexis Arguello
4. Jack Johnson
5. Walker Smith
6. George Foreman
7. Salvador Sanchez
8. Jack Dempsey
9. Nigel Benn
10.Carlos Zarate

[Liechhardt]

Lionel Rose, Barry Michael, Dave Sands, Johnny Famechon, George Barnes

Whitaker, Armstong, Duran, Frazier, Walcott.

[EverLast]

Muhammad Ali
Mike Tyson
Sonny Liston
Joe Frazier
Roy Jones Jr
Naseem Hamed
Marvin Hagler
Thomas Hearns
Sugar Ray Leonard
Roberto Duran

[anarci]

Duran
Delahoya
Chacon
Sanchez
Finito Lopez
Tapia
Barrera
Danny Lopez
Ali
Tyson,Vargas and ill probably switch the last 3 if you ask me tomorrow... Could also throw in Arguello,Holyfield,Michael Spinks and a few others that arent coming to mind.

Cant believe i forgot my boy Chavez i have him anywhere between 4 and 10.

[Addie]

I don't think mine have really changed.

Marco Antonio Barrera
Myung-Woo Yuh
Alexis Arguello
Michael Spinks
Gerry Penalosa
Orlando Canizales
Donovan Ruddock
Fighting Harada
Michael Carbajal
Quite like footage of the likes of Saldivar, Pep, Patterson, Johnson, Basilio, and Jofre.

[kolcade4]

1.Mike Tyson
2.Jerry Quarry
3.Gerrie Coetzee
4.Rocky Marciano
5.James "Bubba" Busceme
6.Pernell Whitaker
7.Vinny Pazienza
8.Diego Corrales
9.Paulie Ayala
10.George Foreman

[duranimal]

As soon as i saw this thread & without thinking i just put pen to paper & reeled of these first 11;

Roberto Duran
Manny Pacquiao
Wilfredo Gomez
Wilfred Benitez
Larry Holmes
Pernell Whitaker
Thomas Hearns
Marvin Hagler
Nigel Benn
Hector Camacho
Julio Cesar Chavez......can't believe he did'nt enter my head 3rd?

Hon-mention

Lupe Pintor
Azumah Nelson
Eric Morales
Juan Manuel Marquez
Mike Tyson
Antonio Margarito.

[anarci]

As soon as i saw this thread & without thinking i just put pen to paper & reeled of these first 11;

Roberto Duran
Manny Pacquiao
Wilfredo Gomez
Wilfred Benitez
Larry Holmes
Pernell Whitaker
Thomas Hearns
Marvin Hagler
Nigel Benn
Hector Camacho
Julio Cesar Chavez......can't believe he did'nt enter my head 3rd?

Hon-mention

Lupe Pintor
Azumah Nelson
Eric Morales
Juan Manuel Marquez
Mike Tyson
Antonio Margarito.:good Good list we have the same taste... I wanted to put lot of your guys on mine , just couldnt make room..... Also Love Hearns,Marquez,Nelson,Hagler,Camacho,Pintor,GOmez,Margo and even my fighters rivals(Barrera,Marquez) Pac and Morales.

[D.T]

ali
louis
tyson
foreman
holyfield
hearns
mcclellan
whitaker
hagler
patterson

[ecto55]

...............

[duranimal]

:good Good list we have the same taste... I wanted to put lot of your guys on mine , just couldnt make room..... Also Love Hearns,Marquez,Nelson,Hagler,Camacho,Pintor,GOmez,Margo and even my fighters rivals(Barrera,Marquez) Pac and Morales.

:yep Our lists show really that we're true blue boxing NUTTERS:D the whole eclectic mix as they say between slickster & savage. If i'd sat & thought about it i'd have frozen up as i feel as guilty as fuck leaving out the likes Evander/MAB/Alexis & on & on & on.

It's the 1st time i've done something like this so to do the thead justice i just reeled them off in under 10 seconds so it's ovvious they've been lurking to the for-front of the sub-concious all the time.

Frome a boxing perspective i could sit & watch the slickers 24/7/365 as in Sweetpea/Hector & El Rador & watching Benitez/Hearns for me has to be the apogee of the sport. But from a personal personality perspective it was & always will be Roberto, Bazooka & JCC as these were the 3 when in my formative years i was obsessed with in emulating in all form & maner:lol:

I should think they'll be about 10/15 with a similar list with at least 5/10 of ours, generation & nationality obviously will play a part but it'll be fun as this thread progresses to analyze some lists so as to pluck out the chancers & fanboys desperate for ESB peer cred:lol::hey

[red cobra]

Monzon
Young
Tunney
Griffith
Napoles
Loughran
Pastrano
Patterson
Giardello
Arguello..
and as usual, it's most difficult to be at peace with any lists like this...there's so many fighters I'd like to drag into it..like Locche, Buchanan, olivares, Gomez, Tiger, Marciano, Charles, Louis, etc.,....

[TYSON DURAN]

01. Pernell Whitaker
02. Marvin Hagler
03. Juan Manuel Marquez
04. Manny Pacquiao
05. Salvador Sanchez
06. James Toney
07. Julio Cesar Chavez
08. Erik Morales
09. Orlando Canizales
10. Bernard Hopkins

[red cobra]

Monzon
Young
Tunney
Griffith
Napoles
Loughran
Pastrano
Patterson
Giardello
Arguello..
and as usual, it's most difficult to be at peace with any lists like this...there's so many fighters I'd like to drag into it..like Locche, Buchanan, olivares, Gomez, Tiger, Marciano, Charles, Louis, etc.,....
Walcott, Rosenbloom, Harold Johnson, Dempsey, Barerra, Pac, Tiger, Fullmer, etc.,

[red cobra]

Even if it were a top 20 list of favorites, it would be so difficult for me.

[sosolid4u09]

wow what a hard Q.

In no particular order

Pernell Whitaker
Roy Jones jr
Naseem Hamed
Erik Morales
Hagler
Ray Leonard
Duran
Ali
Tyson
Louis

[kolcade4]

my list is just reflective of this month, it seems to change often as im sure many of yours do as well

[Trixie]

just so I know for myself...

1. Jack Dempsey
2. Roberto Duran
3. Jersey Joe Walcott
4. Harry Greb
5. James Toney
6. Carlos Monzon
7. Sonny Liston
8. Charley Burley
9. Ezzard Charles
10. Barbados Joe Walcott

[burt bienstock]

In Historical order:
Stanley Ketchel-None tougher
Jack Dempsey- At his peak a vicious man-killer
Harry Greb- regarded by all his opponents ,the greatest. "A Seven year itch ".
Benny Leonard- The "first" Ray Robinson,as a LW.
Mickey Walker- Pug-nosed and fearless.
Joe Louis- More beloved than any fighter in history,and my childhood hero.
Barney Ross-Classic boxer, NEVER kod,and a hero of Guadalcanal !
Ray Robinson-best fighter ringside I ever saw. Had to be seen to be believed.in prime..
Willie Pep- Will of the Wisp, with a sixth sense. ESP ?
Beau Jack- most action packed fighter I ever saw.
Rocky Graziano- Pre Zale Rocky in action,was a wild grenade tosser. A street fighter...
Ezzard Charles-Before Baroudi tragedy and after, a great fighter and a GENTLEMAN !
Ike Williams- uncuffed and in prime, a tall lean murderous puncher...
Mathew Franklin-Damn it was he brave ! Left everything in the ring...
Alexis Arguello- The miniature Joe Louis. Dignified, and stolid and a great puncher...
Floyd Patterson- A gentleman in and out of the ring.
Joe Frazier- a throwback to Henry Armstrong.Gave me a thrill when I saw F.O.T.C. @ MSG.
Israel Vasquez- Loved his action style and left-hook.Bleeder...
P.S. So many more.....

[BUMPY KNUCKLES]

i dont know that i could give a top 10 because there are so many names i cant seperate but i will say my number 1 favourite fighter is james toney

[orriray59]

In no order, but the #1 is Jack Johnson.

- Jack Johnson
- Muhammad Ali
- Ray Robinson
- Rocky Marciano
- Bob Fitzsimmons
- Ray Leonard
- Charley Burley
- Joe Louis
- Sam Langford
- Mike Tyson

[McGrain]

1- Holman Williams
2- Albert 'Chalky' Wright
3- Nicolino Locche
4- Tony Mundine Snr.
5- George Benton
6- Manuel Ortiz
7- Charley Burley
8- Ron Beekin
9- Jimmy Young
10- James Toney
.

Swish list. I love Toney too.

[Clinton]

1.Roberto Duran
2.Marvin Hagler
3.Muhammed Ali
4.Joe Frazier
5.Salvador Sanchez
6.Alexis Arguello
7.Evander Holyfield
8.Steve Collins
9.Michael Spinks
10.Dwight Muhammed Qawi
My favorite division/era ever is the late 70s-early 80s lightheavyweights-WOW!!!

[Clinton]

In Historical order:
Stanley Ketchel-None tougher
Jack Dempsey- At his peak a vicious man-killer
Harry Greb- regarded by all his opponents ,the greatest. "A Seven year itch ".
Benny Leonard- The "first" Ray Robinson,as a LW.
Mickey Walker- Pug-nosed and fearless.
Joe Louis- More beloved than any fighter in history,and my childhood hero.
Barney Ross-Classic boxer, NEVER kod,and a hero of Guadalcanal !
Ray Robinson-best fighter ringside I ever saw. Had to be seen to be believed.in prime..
Willie Pep- Will of the Wisp, with a sixth sense. ESP ?
Beau Jack- most action packed fighter I ever saw.
Rocky Graziano- Pre Zale Rocky in action,was a wild grenade tosser. A street fighter...
Ezzard Charles-Before Baroudi tragedy and after, a great fighter and a GENTLEMAN !
Ike Williams- uncuffed and in prime, a tall lean murderous puncher...
Mathew Franklin-Damn it was he brave ! Left everything in the ring...
Alexis Arguello- The miniature Joe Louis. Dignified, and stolid and a great puncher...
Floyd Patterson- A gentleman in and out of the ring.
Joe Frazier- a throwback to Henry Armstrong.Gave me a thrill when I saw F.O.T.C. @ MSG.
Israel Vasquez- Loved his action style and left-hook.Bleeder...
P.S. So many more.....
Great list,B:good

[bodhi]

Like McGrain´s my list always changes, the only constant thing about it is the number one who is the closest thing I have to an idol.

1. Max Schmeling

2. Tony Canzoneri
3. Dick Tiger
4. Roberto Duran
5. Floyd Patterson
6. Azumah Nelson
7. Emile Griffith
8. Graziano Rocchigiani
9. Pernell Whitaker
0. Julio Cesar Chavez

Since most mentioned more than ten I will add a few others too:
Bob Fitzsimmons, Joe Choynski, Jack Johnson, Sam McVey, Frank Klaus, Mickey Walker, Johann-Wilhelm Trollmann, Barney Ross, Lew Jenkins, Max Baer, Walter Neusel, Ike Williams, Peter Müller, Joey Giardello, Bubi Scholz, Harold Johnson, Nino Benvenuti, Carlos Monzon, Eckhard Dagge, Rodrigo Valdez, Alexis Arguello, Julio Cesar Vazquez, Bernard Hopkins, Manny Pacquiao, Sebastian Sylvester

Hm, Right now it would look like that:

Schmeling

Duran
Patterson

Johnson
Hopkins

Canzoneri
Chocolate
Tiger

Whitaker
Pacquiao

HM:
Fitzsimmons, Klaus, Walker, Trollmann, Ross, Jenkins, M. Baer, Bubi Scholz, Nino Benvenuti, Alexis Arguello, Graziano Rocchigiani, Azumah Nelson, Julio Cesar Chavez, Julio Cesar Vazquez, Alexander Frenkel, Jack Culcay

[burt bienstock]

Miguel Cotto to me was one of those guys you see early on in his career and see talent. Then you blab on about him to your friends saying hes gunna do this and that, and they dont believe you...then he steps up class and delivers, then delivers again, then delivers in a war. He has his flaws but he has pulled through in hard fights more often than not, and in my opinion he has the most stacked list of opponents of any relevant active fighter today. I always cheer for him. The Pacquiao fight i was split, but with all my friends being not so big on the sport, not even giving him a prayer against pacman, it made me hope for him to pull it off.

He doesnt say shit, he just gets in their and works, i really like his character
P, you got that right ! Miguel Cotto is a fine,humble character. I have always admired his demeanor.A tough but modest personality. A man's man...:good

[doug.ie]

not saying these are the greatest boxers, just ones i admired a lot.
some i have read about more than actually seen on film.

in no order.

battling nelson
joe louis
khiosia galaxy
azumah nelson
julio cesar chavez
dave boy mcauley
michael watson
barry mcguigan (although i have a lot of negative thoughts about him too)
ray leonard
ali

probably change by the hour.

edit : i should have fitted in ray robinson and floyd patterson i think

[he grant]

No order and subject to change ...

Johnson
Langford
Dempsey
Frazier
Duran
Holmes
Holyfield
Hagler
Saad Muhammad
Ray Leonard

[red cobra]

Hm, Right now it would look like that:

Schmeling

Duran
Patterson

Johnson
Hopkins

Canzoneri
Chocolate
Tiger

Whitaker
Pacquiao

HM:
Fitzsimmons, Klaus, Walker, Trollmann, Ross, Jenkins, M. Baer, Bubi Scholz, Nino Benvenuti, Alexis Arguello, Graziano Rocchigiani, Azumah Nelson, Julio Cesar Chavez, Julio Cesar Vazquez, Alexander Frenkel, Jack Culcay
Monzon dosen't figure in the mix at all for you?

[bodhi]

Monzon dosen't figure in the mix at all for you?

He was for a long time and I still like him. Could easily have put him into the HMs at the oment. Didn´t watch a fight of his for a long time. If I´d watch a bit more of him again I guess he´d sneak up there. :thumbsup

[GPater11093]

Arguello
Ross
Charles
Hopkins
Pep
H. Johnson
Chacon
Giardello
W. Gomez
Conteh

[RockyJim]

Marciano...
Louis...
Dempsey...
Hagler...
Hearns...
SSR...
Basilio...
Pep...
Demarco...
Frazier...just to name a few...

[frankenfrank]

1. James Toney
2. David Tua
3. Oliver McCall
4. Montell Griffin
5. Reggie Johnson
6. Jorge Castro
7. Mike McCallum
8. Julian Jackson
9. Evander Holyfield
10. George Foreman

I actually watched the vast majority of Roid Jones' important fights and the same can be said about Tyson , Lewis , Byrd and many more .

Finding Orlin Norris fights is almost impossible.
McCall-Douglas , McCall-Tucker , Norris-Tucker #2 , Norris-McCall , Mike Hunter - Oliver McCall , Antonio Tarver-Reggie Johnson are extremely hard to find.

[McGrain]

What happened to Langford, frank?

[frankenfrank]

What happened to Langford, frank?
Barely watched him fight . None of what I watched was a fight against any opposition that matters

[kmcc505]

1. Holyfield
2. Jones, Jr
3. Mayweather, Jr
4. Hopkins
5. Vitali
6. Wladimir
7. Mosley
8. Hatton
9. Barrera
10. Gatti

No real order except the top 3.

[SuzieQ49]

No order and subject to change ...

Johnson
Langford
Dempsey
Frazier
Duran
Holmes
Holyfield
Hagler
Saad Muhammad
Ray Leonard

Marciano not on there..Gee what a surprise :lol:

[SuzieQ49]

Let's see...

Here is mine

1. Sonny Liston
2. Rocky Marciano
3. Jersey Joe Walcott
4. Joe Louis
5. Mike Tyson
6. Willie Pep
7. Jake Lamotta
8. Ike Williams
9. Archie Moore
10. Sugar Ray Leonard

[Raggamuffin]

In no particular order:

Hearns
Azumah Nelson
Hagler
Ali
SRL
Saad Muhammed
Holyfield
Ricardo Lopez
Whitaker
Khaosai Galaxy

[Flo_Raiden]

No order:

Ricardo Lopez
Mike McCallum
Alexis Arguello
Roberto Duran
Pernell Whitaker
Salvador Sanchez
James Toney
Gerald McClellan
Evander Holyfield
Manny Pacquiao

[ron u.k.]

1. Mumammad Ali
2. Floyd Patterson
3. Sugar Ray Robinson
4. John Conteh
5. Joe Louis
6. Nigel Benn
7. Mike Tyson
8. Sugar Ray Leanord
9. Tony Sibson
10.Lennox Lewis

[manbearpig]

Chris Eubank
Muhammad Ali
Tommy Hearns
Mike Tyson
Joe Calzaghe
Nigel Benn
Joe Frazier
Lennox Lewis
Manny Pacquiao
Roy Jones Jr

[DigMona]

Robert Duran
Jose Napoles
Salvador Sanchez
Eric Morales
Mike Tyson
Bobby Chacon
Roy Jones jr
Pernell Whitaker
Joe Frazier
Wilfredo Gomez

and loads more.

[robert ungurean]

In no order
Holmes
Dempsey
Duran
McCallum
Hagler
Braxton
Chavez
Barrera
Marquez
Frazier

[Clinton]

Duran
Hagler
Ali
Frazier
Sanchez
Arguello
M Spinks
Qawi
Steve Collins
Larry Holmes

[itrymariti]

Can't really put a 10 together, all I know is that Monzon and Foster would be in there somewhere.

[McGrain]

Then:
01 - Charley Burley
02 - Joe Louis
03 - Orlando Canizales
04 - Bernard Hopkins
05 - Dick Tiger
06 - Micheal Watson
07 - Roman Gonzalez
08 - Joe Frazier
09 - Carlos Zarate
10 - Hozumi Hasegawa


Now:

01 - Charley Burley
02 - Michael Watson
03 - Roman Gonzalez
04 - Sam Langford
05 - Stanley Ketchel
06 - Bernard Hopkins
07 - Ken Buchanan
08 - James Toney
09 - Ricardo Lopez
10 - Floyd Mayweather

[Quick Cash]

Very very hard and I don't have a static list, it's always changing. But right now -

01 - Charley Burley
02 - Joe Louis
03 - Orlando Canizales
04 - Bernard Hopkins
05 - Dick Tiger
06 - Micheal Watson
07 - Roman Gonzalez
08 - Joe Frazier
09 - Carlos Zarate
10 - Hozumi Hasegawa


I devoted weeks of last year studying Canizales, but sadly I forgot much of my learnings in the intervening months. And then I saw Gonzalez at work, and it brought back memories of the great bantamweight Canizales! Roman is sorely lacking in experience at the level he himself operates from; a step up in quality is long, long overdue, but his talents remind me of Canizales and I've said so in the past. I just wish we could see his combinations against a stronger contender.

[salsanchezfan]

Salvador Sanchez
Bobby Chacon
Alexis Arguello
Saad Muhammad
Marvin Hagler
Danny Lopez
Joe Louis
Kid Gavilan
Mando Ramos
Ruben Olivares

[killuminix]

gatti
naz
mayorga
tyson
ali
rjj
morales
benn
jack johnson
valero

[Sangria]

1. Mike Tyson
2. Roy Jone, Jr.
3. Pernell Whitaker
4. Sugar Ray Leonard
5. Marvin Hagler
6. Larry Holmes
7. Jack Dempsey
8. Riddick Bowe
9. Bernard Hopkins
10. Terry Norris
11. Arturo Gatti
12. Johnny Tapia

[McGrain]

I devoted weeks of last year studying Canizales, but sadly I forgot much of my learnings in the intervening months. And then I saw Gonzalez at work, and it brought back memories of the great bantamweight Canizales! Roman is sorely lacking in experience at the level he himself operates from; a step up in quality is long, long overdue, but his talents remind me of Canizales and I've said so in the past. I just wish we could see his combinations against a stronger contender.

Interesting observation. I'm shit at comparisons though.

[Quick Cash]

Interesting observation. I'm shit at comparisons though.

It's not a comparison; not one that would work on more than one level anyways. Some of the more learned posters here would surely find flaws in it or dismiss it outright. I can't help but think about Canizales though seeing Gonzalez fight. Maybe it's just my personal impression of both.

[frankenfrank]

Not in order :

Oliver McCall
David Tua
Corrie Sanders
James Toney
Montell Griffin
Julian Jackson
Chris Byrd
Orlin Norris


I also like watching : Arnold Cream , Earnie Shavers , George Foreman , Bert Cooper
Not the most intriguing to watch , but some of my favorites 4 sure :
Jorge Castro , Marlon Starling , Ronald Wright , Reggie Johnson


compile 10 from these however you want

[Pachilles]

1) Erik Morales
2) Joe Frazier
3) Nigel Benn
4) Muhammad Ali
5) Manny Pacquiao
6) Salvador Sanchez
7) Rocky Marciano
8) Felix Trinidad
9) Jack Johnson
10) Evander Holyfield

[silenc]

1. Meldrick Taylor
2. Mike Tyson
3. Pernell Whitaker
4. Sugar Ray Leonard
5. Michael Nunn
6. Floyd Mayweather
7. Salvador Sanchez
8. Thomas Hearns
9. Muhammad Ali
10. Andre Ward