Thread: Monsters

We all know there are monsters in boxing that bring out the best in champions. Ali had several. Cotto is staring one in the face this week. Who are some of the best "Monsters?"

Quarry
Chuvalo
Cooper
Mercer

People who just made champions work harder than they wanted to!

BTW, I am pretty new to this forum (which is the best Boxing forum I have come across), so if this has been covered I apologize.

Originally Posted by DAWGSWIN

We all know there are monsters in boxing that bring out the best in champions. Ali had several. Cotto is staring one in the face this week. Who are some of the best "Monsters?"

Quarry
Chuvalo
Cooper
Mercer

People who just made champions work harder than they wanted to!

BTW, I am pretty new to this forum (which is the best Boxing forum I have come across), so if this has been covered I apologize.

The guy in your pic was a monster. Marvellous Marvin was a champ in his own right tho so maybe doesnt fall into the kinda fighters u are on about.

Ken Norton?

Originally Posted by eagle

Originally Posted by DAWGSWIN

We all know there are monsters in boxing that bring out the best in champions. Ali had several. Cotto is staring one in the face this week. Who are some of the best "Monsters?"

Quarry
Chuvalo
Cooper
Mercer

People who just made champions work harder than they wanted to!

BTW, I am pretty new to this forum (which is the best Boxing forum I have come across), so if this has been covered I apologize.

The guy in your pic was a monster. Marvellous Marvin was a champ in his own right tho so maybe doesnt fall into the kinda fighters u are on about.

Ken Norton?

Norton is good, but you're right I'm thinking more of non-champs or one time champs who just hung around and made the best fighters nervous.

Cooper?...Bert (?) was on & off like a light switch


Alvaro Lopez was hardcore at Lt.Heavy ,super tough & brought many to the edge.....

Originally Posted by Spicoli surfs 'Nawlins

Cooper?...Bert (?) was on & off like a light switch


Alvaro Lopez was hardcore at Lt.Heavy ,super tough & brought many to the edge.....

Point taken on Cooper, but he did give Holyfield one hell of a scare(like DMQ).

I happen to be watching Ringside on ESPN Classic right now and how I couldn't have listed LaMotta is beyond me!

Glen Johnson?

Good call!

Maybe Quartey?

I think Quartey was world class but overall inactivity killed him......real sporadic.

Verno Phillips?
Yeah Quartey was a tough guy. I think with better management and a bit of luck on the scorecards with ODLH he might have had a much better career.

Hector Thompson, put Duran in Hospital even though Duran won the fight (So legend has it). Also had 2 (I think) guys die after fighting him.

Iran Barkley was one for me.

Out of people that never became champs?

Joe Bugner
Herol Graham


Cant think of too many.

I'd say Carlos Baldomir and to a certain extent Ricardo Mayorga. Mickey Ward, maybe?

Never a champ but stopped Ruiz, Moorer, Maskaev, Rahman and Izonritei.
The humble POWERHOUSE, David Tua