Which city produced the best boxers? [Archive]

ChrisPontius

10-10-2007, 02:22 PM

For instance, Philadelphia had an incredible bunch:

Joe Frazier
Jimmy Young
Meldrik Taylor
George Benton
Jack Blackburn
Battling Levinsky
Bernard Hopkins
Tim Witherspoon
Bennie Briscoe
Tex Cobb
George Godfrey
Tommy Loughran
Al Ettore
Ike Williams
Harold Johnson
Leroy Haynes
Bill Caveman Lee
Tony Galento
Joey Giardello
Leotis Martin
Bob Montgomery
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
Dwight Muhammad Qawi
Matthew Saad Muhammad

Perhaps i forgot about some or put a few on there wrongly, but it's a very impressive list nonetheless.

RoccoMarciano

10-10-2007, 03:58 PM

For instance, Philadelphia had an incredible bunch:

Joe Frazier
Jimmy Young
Meldrik Taylor
George Benton
Jack Blackburn
Battling Levinsky
Bernard Hopkins
Tim Witherspoon
Bennie Briscoe
Tex Cobb
George Godfrey
Tommy Loughran
Al Ettore
Ike Williams
Harold Johnson
Leroy Haynes
Bill Caveman Lee
Tony Galento
Joey Giardello
Leotis Martin
Bob Montgomery
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
Dwight Muhammad Qawi
Matthew Saad Muhammad

Perhaps i forgot about some or put a few on there wrongly, but it's a very impressive list nonetheless.

Brockton has Marciano and Hagler... probably a few others, but they are probably the best known.

ChrisPontius

10-10-2007, 07:14 PM

What about New York?

mattdonnellon

10-10-2007, 07:26 PM

HAVANA....or Moscow!

Bill1234

10-10-2007, 08:15 PM

IMO its Philly. Its a very tough place to live, so it produces very tough fighters.

brooklyn1550

10-10-2007, 08:40 PM

Philadelphia
New York
Detroit

PhillyPhan69

10-10-2007, 08:45 PM

PHILLY....the only question is who is second?!!!!!!!

you might also add "Joltin" Jeff Chandler

Pat_Lowe

10-10-2007, 09:23 PM

Detroit has Tommy Hearns, Joe Louis and I think James Toney are from there. Plus alot of the Kronk boxers, can't remember them at the moment though

RoccoMarciano

10-10-2007, 09:30 PM

IMO its Philly. Its a very tough place to live, so it produces very tough fighters.

So says the "Philly Assassin" :)

Lacyace

10-10-2007, 10:04 PM

It's Philly.

MagnificentMatt

10-10-2007, 10:32 PM

Detroit has Tommy Hearns, Joe Louis and I think James Toney are from there. Plus alot of the Kronk boxers, can't remember them at the moment though

Chris Byrd, the Mayweathers..(Or are they from Flint or Grand Rapids?).. I know its one of those ghetto ass places in Michigan..:!:

Bill1234

10-11-2007, 04:11 PM

So says the "Philly Assassin" :)

LOL, I'm near Philly, but not in Philly. About an hour drive or so.

janitor

10-11-2007, 04:16 PM

Bristol UK

Home town to most of the bare knuckle greats.

brooklyn1550

10-11-2007, 05:04 PM

Chris Byrd, the Mayweathers..(Or are they from Flint or Grand Rapids?).. I know its one of those ghetto ass places in Michigan..:!:

Grand Rapids isn't the ghetto

doublesuited

10-13-2007, 12:30 AM

New York City, and it ain't even close.

Philadelphia has a bunch of bums. They can't touch us.

Bad_Intentions

10-13-2007, 12:34 AM

From miami? from what i know, no one. :rofl

but from my origin country? Teofilo stevenson, kid chocolate, kid gavilan, kid paret, mario kindelan.

heerko koois

10-13-2007, 03:28 AM

Boise Idaho .......by far.....

TIGEREDGE

10-13-2007, 11:08 AM

detroit produced hearns, ray robinson and joe louis and many more

Bill1234

10-13-2007, 12:42 PM

New York City, and it ain't even close.

Philadelphia has a bunch of bums. They can't touch us.

:rofl Name New Yorks best ever in your opinion.

Bill1234

10-13-2007, 02:06 PM

Let us settle this debate by looking at from a logical standpoint

Fact: Mike Tyson is the best heavyweight ever
Fact: There are no other weight classes besides heavyweight
Fact: Mike Tyson is from New York

Ergo, New York is the best city ever and is the capital of the universe.

Fact: Buster Douglas KO 10 Tyson
Fact: Tyson is overrated
Fact: Philly has a higher murderrate than New York
Fact: Philly is one of the boxing capitals
Fact: You are an idiot and a troll
Fact: You suck

Bill1234

10-13-2007, 02:27 PM

None of those are facts.

Fact: You're 12 and have no Life
Fact: Because you're 12, nobody cares what you have to say
Fact: I drive a BMW

Ergo, i win.

Fact: You got my age wrong
Fact: No one takes you seriously
Fact: Your a fucking ass hole

Ergo, I win.

doublesuited

10-13-2007, 02:46 PM

Fact: People from Filthadelphia are pussies

Duodenum

10-13-2007, 03:36 PM

Fact: People from Filthadelphia are pussiesHmmm....How do you classify Brooklyn native and Philly resident Joey Giardello?

Mike T

10-13-2007, 06:14 PM

I would love to say it's Detroit but it's probably Philly or New York.

Bill1234

10-13-2007, 06:22 PM

Fact: People from Filthadelphia are pussies

Go into the middle of North Philly and say that. See what happens.

doublesuited

10-13-2007, 08:33 PM

Go into the middle of North Philly and say that. See what happens. People will come out of their houses and ask me if I have a dollar to spare. But by stepping outside and taking their weight off of the cardboard, the wind blows their homes away.

Luigi1985

10-13-2007, 08:42 PM

People will come out of their houses and ask me if I have a dollar to spare. But by stepping outside and taking their weight off of the cardboard, the wind blows their homes away.

From the 1st post I read from you, I knew, you´re a fucking moron and just a little loudmouth...

Pat_Lowe

10-13-2007, 08:47 PM

People will come out of their houses and ask me if I have a dollar to spare. But by stepping outside and taking their weight off of the cardboard, the wind blows their homes away.

LMAO. Funniest thing I've read all day.

doublesuited

10-13-2007, 09:10 PM

From the 1st post I read from you, I knew, you´re a fucking moron and just a little loudmouth...Uh huh.

Go cry about it some more you girl.

Luigi1985

10-13-2007, 09:13 PM

Uh huh.

Go cry about it some more you girl.

You´re probably crying now, I surely not. I just wanted to write honestly what I think about you, that you´re a loudmouth who needs to get trashed.

doublesuited

10-13-2007, 09:19 PM

You´re probably crying now, I surely not. I just wanted to write honestly what I think about you, that you´re a loudmouth who needs to get trashed.Ouch, that one really hurt.

I don't think I can possibly go on. :roll:

Luigi1985

10-13-2007, 09:23 PM

Ouch, that one really hurt.

I don't think I can possibly go on. :roll:

Now this little Brooklyn- wannabe gangsta wants to sound intelligent... :lol:

doublesuited

10-13-2007, 09:26 PM

Now this little Brooklyn- wannabe gangsta wants to sound intelligent... :lol:Compared to you?

Honestly, a quadriplegic could appear to be more intelligent than you through a keyboard.

Luigi1985

10-13-2007, 09:30 PM

Compared to you?

Honestly, a quadriplegic could appear to be more intelligent than you through a keyboard.

How can you make remarks about my intelligence when you don´t even know me. From judging about what I write in my 3rd language, English, isn´t that smart... btw, it doesn´t interest me which diseases you have beside your chronic opinionatedness, psychoses and your gayness (if we rate it also as a disease, I do it)...

RafaelGonzal

10-13-2007, 11:56 PM

New york

Ray Robinson
Gene Tunney
Benny leanord
Willie Pep
Basilio
Carlos Ortiz
Jake Lamotta
Floyd Patterson
Hector Camacho
Gerry Cooney
there is probably a hell of a lot more I cant remember and didnt get named
thats a pretty impressive bunch anyway.

cpnasty

10-14-2007, 02:53 AM

Grand Rapids isn't the ghetto

You're damn right it isn't

Bill1234

10-14-2007, 08:29 AM

New york

Ray Robinson
Gene Tunney
Benny leanord
Willie Pep
Basilio
Carlos Ortiz
Jake Lamotta
Floyd Patterson
Hector Camacho
Gerry Cooney
there is probably a hell of a lot more I cant remember and didnt get named
thats a pretty impressive bunch anyway.

Were talking cities, not states.