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No Particular order yet, but I think Ali was the most charismatic champion of all time. Even now, when hes on TV, I always watch. If he in the paper, I always read it. Just a remarkable person.
1. Muhammad Ali
2. Roberto Duran
3. George Foreman
4. Mike Tyson
5. Teddy Atlas
6. Bernard Hopkins
7. Emmanuel Steward
8. Roy Jones Jr.
9. Jake LaMotta
10. Floyd Patterson
Sometimes I like the fighters who are a little more charasmatic outside the ring, but most of the time they end up making themselves a bit twaty... Like Mundine.. His boxing earnt him some respect from me, he mouth annoyed the hell out of me.. I didn't mind Roy Jones, and kind of hated mayweather but loved him at the same time..
I like guys like Pac, Margarito, Corrales etc who are really professional and obviously have a lot of respect for life and everything else.. And Boxing is just a part of it... I always say boxing can never have enough personalities like that...
However, the loudmouth types are like a "love 'em or hate 'em" type thing and they are good for the sport as well.. Especially if you love them...
I get where your coming from. Just cos a guy is loud and talks trash dont mean he is charismatic. I like the guys u mentioned who just let their fists do the talking. My all time favourite fighter Tszyu was the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dizaster
Naseem:-XJust kinding:rolleyes:
Big Frank Bruno;)
Clinton Woods;)
Hatton;D
1. Naseem
2. Floyd Mayweather
3. Bernard Hopkins
4. Miguel Cotto ( just the fact that he is so laid back it looks cool )
5. Shane Mosley ( very cool katt )
6. Roy Jones
7. Mike Tyson ( just because his quotes were so damn funny )
8. Ali
9. Hatton ( funny guy )
10. Jorge Arce
... so many more but I guess i'll stop at ten.
There's only one on this list as far as I'm concerned:
1-10.Randall "Tex" Cobb!!;D
guess it's the ones i like to watch being interviewed and who make me laugh (not necessarily laughing with them but laughing AT them)
so haven't got ten but in no particular order......
Ali
Foreman
Naz (how he believed his own hype)
Audley (love it how 'next year' is always going to be his year !)
Frank Bruno (he was crap but we loved him ;))
1 Ali-the best mouth in boxing history
2 Louis-people forget at one point he was the lord of Harlem
3 Hopkins- dear god can he sell a fight with his mouth alone
4 Cobb- The human funny quote machine
5 Sugar Ray Leanord- could sell any product on earth in the 80s
6 Bert Sugar-How many people get to be famous for being Bert Sugar
7 Jack Johnson- Larger then life
8 Max Baer- The Clown prince of boxing
9 Larry Merchant-this begrudging, but it has to be on here
10 Howard Cosell- Cmon he was the voice of boxing for allmost 20 years
It's hard to pick ten that stand out on the plus side because of their personalities, there's lots of people in the business I like, it's easier to pick 10 who stand out on the down side, but here goes, in no particuilar order...
Alexis Arguello - A true gentleman, personified the word respect.
George Foreman - Don't know that he had a personality back in the '70s, but late in his career, and as an announcer, he's hard not to like.
Bernard Hopkins - Hard to find a reason why, I just like him. Kinda like cheering for the bad guy.
Marvin Hagler - As much as anyone, he had the heart of a champion.
Lennox Lewis - for his Canadian roots.
Howard Cosell - Back then, a pompous ass. Now? Pure nostalgia.
Muhammed Ali - A great interview, funny guy, Did a lot to help out the less fortunate.
George Chuvalo - Paid some horrendous dues post boxing, but always held his head high and tried to remain positive.
can't really think of anyone else. I will give an honorable mention to Antonio Tarver. He'll always be one of my heroes, for his slap down of the hot dog they called RJJ.
These are my favorites because they are stand-outs whether you like them or hate them. Listed in the order they came to me.
1. Mike Tyson
2. Ricardo Mayorga
3. Cassius Clay
4. Ricky Hatton
5. Emmanuel Agustus
6. George Foreman
7. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
8. Don King
9. Zab Judah
10. James Tony
Ali-
Louis-
Sugar Ray Leanord-
Jack Johnson-
Rocky Marciano
Howard Cosell-
Jake LaMotta
Then it get too hard for me :confused: :banghead:
One from a century ago. Al Herford, the trainer of Joe Gans. He was so interesting that H.L. Mencken wrote "A Master of Gladiators" about him.
Not one mention to Jorge Paez... :(
The Clown Prince of Boxing. :jester:
Best "Good Guys."
Muhammad Ali
Ricky Hatton
Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Robinson
Shane Mosley
Best "Bad Guys."
Harry Greb
Marvin Hagler
Jack Johnson
Jake La Motta
Rocky Graziano
1. Muhammad Ali - the Greatest.
2. Emmanuel Pacquiao – the PacMan
3. Howard Cosell – the other half of the “Abbot and Costello of boxing” with Clay.
4. [FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Sugar Ray Robinson[/FONT] - Original P4P
5. [FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Joe Louis[/FONT] - Showed knockout need not be achieved violently.
6. [FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Sugar Ray Leonard[/FONT] - Speed and style
7. [FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Larry Merchant[/FONT] - Mr. HBO/boxing
8. [FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Teddy Atlas[/FONT] - Entertaining skinny
9. Bert Sugar - Historian non-parallel
10. Michael Buffer - “Let’s get ready to Rumble”
care for the runner-ups…
Rocky Marciano (retired unbeaten), Emanuel Steward (great trainer insights), Angelo Dundee (Ali trainer), Bernard Hopkins (boxing great & colorful personality), Oscar de la Hoya (the Golden Boy, charm & boxing ambassadorship), Marvin Hagler (pure talent and unbending scruples), Jack Dempsey (beat the first boxing giant in James Willard, and in the immortal G Bellows painting), Salvador Sanchez (pure talent & the enigma), James Braddock (Cinderella Man, Gentleman Jim), Rocky Graziano (Somebody Up There Likes Me), and George Foreman (another good ambassador of boxing, resilience), Pancho Villa (First Pinoy Champ in the ‘20’s).