Most cowardly aggressive fighter of all-time?

A fighter that often/always pushed forward, but didn't have much in the balls department.

Shane Mosley inspired this thread.

 

If you believe mike tyson lost to everyone who ever stood up to him, then tyson

 

Norton vs big punchers

 

Tua

 

Possibly Golota, though the Corey Sanders fight would refute some of this......Golota may have been just a nut. Danny Williams seemed to have his heart taken in a lot of fights, vs Vitali in particular, where he was intimidated in around 1 minute. The preceding Tyson fight, again, is an exception. Hamed was a classic bully who could be forced to resort to fouling, clowning, face-pulling and running if he was stood up to and not allowed to have his way.

 

john ruiz was aggressive at times but held like a bitch. golota wins this thread by a landslide tho.

 

Great example.

 

Sam Peter, but I think he had balls. He plodded ahead regardless and wasn't a game quitter, he wasn't smart enough to be a game quitter.

 

Also he's fat.

 

The last thing you could ever call Danny Williams is a coward. He never stopped trying against Vitali, he just wasn't good enough

 

Danny Williams sh*t bricks before the first round.

 

Roy Jones observed it, and I am inclined to agree, that Vitali pushed Danny around and Danny let him. McGuigan said it himself afterwards, that Vitali "done {sic} what he liked in there"

I disagree with Hanzinder that Danny shit bricks early-doors but after 1 minute of the first round I think the enormity of the task hit Danny and he faded badly thereafter.

 

Antwun Echols....Edison Miranda...

I don't think they are COWARDS...but once some aggression was put on them...they backed off and went quietly into retreat and defeat...

 

David Tua, who had absolutely no qualms about willingly squandering his career-biggest opportunity against Lewis.

 

Lewis was too big and skilled.

 

Huh!? When did Norton fight like a coward against anyone?

 

wow revisionist history. mosley is now a coward who lacked balls!? :doh:

 

Good yin

 

Freezing up.

 

I disagree, Dannys only slim chance in that fight was to land a big shot on Vitali, which never looked like happening, but he was trying to land it (and missing wildly) right up until the knockout.

Besides, regardless of levels, Danny scored the bravest come from behind win I've ever seen in a boxing ring. To say he has ever fought with cowardice does him a massive disservice IMO

 

Very good thread !!! I haven't had time to give it thought, but felt compelled right away to note that this will make for a good discussion.

 

Tua watched the Lewis/McCall fight and felt that's all it would take for him to win the title. Even leading up to the fight, it seemed like all he talked about was overwhelming Lewis with brute force right out of the gate. He completely underestimated how hard Lewis could hit and went into a shell after a few shots in the first round. Lewis put Tyson in a shell too after the first. These guys are too small for Lewis, honestly. They have to leave their feet to catch him and even if they come forward, Lewis grabs them and walks them backwards. Difficult for these smaller guys to win against a dude with an 84" reach with a mix of power, size and intelligence.
I always felt Lewis would've been Tyson's most formidable challenge. Prime Tyson or not, he would've had all sorts of trouble with a prime Lewis just based on the massive physical disadvantages alone. Then you add in that Lewis punch for punch hits as hard or harder than Tyson and it's a very tough match-up stylewise for Tyson.

 

I think a young Tyson wouldve found Lewis out, personally. The biggest single disparity between Lewis and a peak Tyson isnt size, it is speed, and speed, in that fight, kills.

 

Most cowardly, least agreesive, audrey harrison

 

Harrison has all the aggression of a wombat on Prozac. Doesn't really fit

 

Exactly, thats what i was getting at

 

To be fair, I have felt this way since 2002.

And I don't use coward or cowardly in comparison to the everyman, but in comparison to other aggressive fighters.

 

I was gonna chime in but it's not worth it. Most of these guys have the memory of a pregnant fruit fly.