Greatest fighters to watch....EVER!

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  1. Hut*Hut

    Hut*Hut The Mackintosh of temazepam

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    I always like to stick some tapes in before I go out on the lash. Beats weekend TV. Favourites to watch

    1. Roberto Duran
    2. James Toney
    3. Nicolino Loche
    4. Julio Cesar Chavez
    5. Pernel Whitaker
    6. Mike McCallum
    7. Mike Tyson
    8. Salvador Sanchez
    9. Joe Louis
    T. Tommy Hearns.

    list yours, bell ends.
     
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    meetthefeebles Drunken Geordie Bastard

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    (In no particular order)

    Nigel Benn
    Cassius Clay ("His momma called him Clay, so I'm gonna call him Clay!" :lol:)
    Naseem Hamed
    Manny Pac
    George Foreman
    Herol Graham
    Mike McCallum


    Some good, some great but all very watchable for a variety of reasons. Perfect pre-alehouse fodder...

    MTF
     
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    mexican wedding shirt The Greatest of Are Times

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    Duran

    Morales

    Corrales

    Pacman

    Monzon

    Hagler

    Tyson

    Nelson (Johnny)

    Cerdan

    Robinson
     
  4. joony

    joony "Twinkle Toes" McJack

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    why? he was boring as shit
     
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    mexican wedding shirt The Greatest of Are Times

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    I've noticed before, sarcasm flies right by Joony everytime - WHOOOOOOSH. :lol:
     
  6. ArturoGatti

    ArturoGatti WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    Nigel Benn
    Arturo Gatti
    Saad Muhammed
    Kennedy McKinney
    Erik Morales
    Micky Ward
     
  7. jaws1216

    jaws1216 "Twinkle Toes" McJack

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    Thomas Hearns


    shut it down.
     
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    ArturoGatti WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    yes, because only your opinion matters.
     
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    Ugotabe Kidding WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    The fighters I rewatch the most are
    Lennox
    Wlad
    Hearns
    Ali
    Hamed
    Vitali
    Pryor
    Hopkins

    It could be that I am forgetting someone
     
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    jaws1216 "Twinkle Toes" McJack

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    I could watch Hearns watch paint dry, he was that exciting
     
  11. ArturoGatti

    ArturoGatti WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    agreed. there were plenty of other exciting fighters.
     
  12. Donnybrook

    Donnybrook The Greatest of Are Times

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    :lol: @ Aaron's last post....that was funny. But true - Hearns is great to watch.

    Mine:

    Alexis Arguello

    Mike McCallum

    Salvador Sanchez

    Finito Lopez

    Tommy Hearns

    Marvin Hagler

    John Conteh

    Archie Moore

    Bob Foster

    Joe Louis

    Felix Trinidad

    M.A. Barrera

    Erik Morales

    Lehlo Ledwaba

    Cornelius Boza Edwards

    Matsushiko "Fighting" Harada

    Jose Angel Napoles

    Azumah Nelson

    J.M. Marquez

    Israel Vazquez

    Michael Carbajal

    Ike Quartey

    There's more!....hard to limit...it's more about great fights than anything else.

    Peace.
     
  13. ILLUMINATI

    ILLUMINATI Roberto Duran

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    Felix Trinidad

    Alexis Arguello

    Thomas Hearns

    Ray Mancini

    Arturo Gatti

    Miguel Cotto

    Diego Corrales

    Joel Casamayor

    Hector Camacho-before he turn
     
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    REEDsART MATCHMAKER

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    Yeah, & if Any of that Paint Drips onto Tommy's Chin, he's Going to SLEEP...

    Utterly Entertaining...

    REED:cool:
     
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    ArturoGatti WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    REEDsART MATCHMAKER

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    For REED there's 1 that Stands APART from the Rest & his Name is Aaron Pryor...REED Can Watch Practically ANY of his Pre-Retirement Bouts ANYTIME, & B Entertained...

    Others, N No Particular Order

    Roy Jones
    Tommy Hearns
    YOUNG George Foreman
    Sonny Liston
    Wilfredo Gomez
    Manny Pac
    Arturo Gatti
    Cassius Clay
    Crusier & Early Heavyweight Holyfield
    Mike Tyson
    Naseem Hamed



    REED:cool:
     
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  17. Donnybrook

    Donnybrook The Greatest of Are Times

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    :lol: Instigator.

    Hearns wasn't THAT china-chinned...that gets exaggerated.

    But yeah, that's part of the excitement....but it's really his offense and aggression that are awesome to watch.

    Peace.
     
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    REEDsART MATCHMAKER

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    True...

    Tommy Wasn't Augie Sanchez, Jason Litzau or Junior Jones, but he WAS Pretty Damned VULNERABLE N the Whiskers...

    @ Best, REED Would Rate Tommy's Chin a "C"...His POWER, SPEED & BOXING Ability were all "A's", but his Chin was AVERAGE @ the Very Best...Perhaps even SLIGHTLY Below Average...


    REED:cool:
     
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    whiskey Czarcasm

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    Agreed. Offensive fighters with sub par chins are always entertaining to watch. Tommy Morrison, Terry Norris and to a lesser extent Rafael Marquez. All fun to watch.
     
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    slystaff Im Banned

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    He wouldn't be exciting if he were watching paint dry...
     
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    Donnybrook The Greatest of Are Times

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    How could I forget Norris? Great guy to watch.
     
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    whiskey Czarcasm

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    I don't know. :warning:
     
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    TFK WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    Troy Dorsey.

    You knew anytime Dorsey fought, by a minute into the first round, he'd be covered in blood with one of his eyeballs hanging from it's socket.


    TFK
     
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    Donnybrook The Greatest of Are Times

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    Gene Hatcher.
     
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    Ugotabe Kidding WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    his chin was roy-esque.
     
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    Hut*Hut The Mackintosh of temazepam

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    Personally, these are some of the fighters I'd say have the LEAST rewatch value. All made great fights on the night because there was tons of drama and action but when you already know the result that doesn't really make a fight more rewatchable to me. Watching a fight live is like being in a club - some exciting, high tempo, basic music is great - rewatching a fight is more like putting a record on at home - I want something more interesting I can get my teeth into.
    :bears:
    I can never rewatch Gatti-Ward for instance I get bored as fuck after 90 seconds and reach for a Sweet Pea tape.:lol:
     
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    salaco Undisputed Champion

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    I prefer the fights to the fighters, if I come in late after being out I'll stick on a fight or two inevitably...last weekend I watched Holyfield-Cooper, Brown-Trice and Pacquaio-Marquez 2. Agreed with hut hut though, Ward-Gatti is low on the list of fights I'd watch-I'd put it alongside Muriqi-Ahmad, a fun fight that doesn't have much rewatchability value. Am sure plenty disagree though.
     
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    Tommy Hearns
    Diego Corrales
    Mike Tyson
    Aaron Pryor
    Terry Norris (terrible is right)
    Vinny Paz
    Roy Jones Jr.
    Matthew Saad Muhammad
    Ricardo Mayorga
    Arturo Gatti
    Manny Pacquaio

    the list can really go on forever.
     
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    I'll only try to list those I haven't seen already:

    Shane Mosley
    Felix Trinidad
    Johnny Tapia
     

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