greg64 2,763 Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 my all time favourite boxer was a little fellow called barry mcguigan cracking fighter he reminded me of a little terrier he never backed up brilliant to watch barry mcguigan was a cracking fighter without doubt ,but we did have to suffer his dad singing danny boy before every fight and that was truly painful Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rascal_2005 79 Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 i know boom boom minter personly as hes an old mate of my pops. not my type of person really may i add but he does alot for the boxing community localy this fella is one to watch, his ability to read a man is unreal. he turned professional on the same bill as james degale (james being the main event) and he showed up every boxer there. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Joe_Saunders Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Attack Fell Terrier 864 Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Lennox Lewis, Kostya Tszyu a close second. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jasper65 6 Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Sugar Ray Leonard . remember sitting home watching this one as lad a good few years ago . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfeV_XxhxJU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEbEIQ6yCm0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
readie 184 Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 our middleweights in the 80s where brilliant boxers watson,eubank.benn to name a few,then there was hagler,hearns,leonard from america plus mclelland.heavyweights lennox lewis must be up there amongst the greats then again americas heavyweights ali,frazier,foreman to name a few. then our british heavyweight champion the mighty tyson fury. :icon_redface: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spud123 14 Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 you cant leave audley harrision out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimmy100 48 Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 (edited) defo jack dempsey one of the hardest punchers ever in the history of boxing!! i love reading about this man, his life story is amazing from a time when boxing was a proper sport aswell imagine how many times this fight would of got stopped in todays times Edited February 25, 2011 by jimmy100 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blooded 62 Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Julio Cesar Chavez Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 boxing has had many greats sugar ray robinson joe lousis archie moor sonny liston floyd patterson joe frazier george forman robeto duran marvin hagler ray leonard henry mask hecta camacho orlando canaizarles julio cezar chavez sot chitalarda john conteh don curry oscar del la hoya khaosai galaxy victor galindez wilfredo gomez humberto gonzalez marvin hagler evander holyfield roy jones sung kill moon ruben olivares jorge paez eusebio pedroza marlon starling james tony wilfredo vazquez pernell whitaker BUT THE GREATEST CASIUS CLAY AKA MOHAMAD ALI Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blackandgreen 84 Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 my all time favourite boxer was a little fellow called barry mcguigan cracking fighter he reminded me of a little terrier he never backed up brilliant to watch Little Welsh boxer - Colin Jones Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dennned 172 Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 paddy doherty Till he lost his last fight paddy f*****g who------------oh aye the tv star Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dennned 172 Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 theirs a few, manny packman,hatton,benn,eubank,prince naz was all exciteing fighters,as for upcomings dagale,frankie gavin,nathan cleverly,froch,khan and tony jefferies[local boy] got 2 say him you must be on drugs--- the last crop of british lads are fighting stiffs , to make records look good --- ok , i'll give you degale , yes talented , but very very amateurish, any decent fighter will have him on his ass , with his defence carried so low, need to keep away from big punchers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 i had 3 saw most of thr fights --- nigal benn , kirkland laing and tony sibson , Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dennned 172 Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 what about the ONLY, boxer from the united kingdom, to be inducted into the boxing hall of fame, yes thats right a legend---------- ken buchannan, class, skill , heart , i say no more Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 what about the ONLY, boxer from the united kingdom, to be inducted into the boxing hall of fame, yes thats right a legend---------- ken buchannan, class, skill , heart , i say no more he was guest speaker at a do i was at a few year ago some cracking storys ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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