Arturo Gatti was the toughest white guy on the planet! RIP champ!
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Arturo Gatti was the toughest white guy on the planet! RIP champ!
Well, in reality it's probably some SAS/Special Forces kinda guy, but if we're sticking to boxing & as only one person mentioned Gatti, I'm guessing it's Anglo-Saxons/Celts, so that rules out Gatti or Chuvalo, I will have to go for Wayne McCullough. Although I give an honourable mention to Freddie Roach, who in his fighting days was a seriously tough bastard who took some major punishment, look up his old fight footage if you haven't caught it.
I think you have to specify whether you are talking white or non-black.
Jake LaMotta has to be one of the toughest! Oh and Chuvalo!
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Originally Posted by LEGION
Thought I'd post up my pic I got from him too... :cool:
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...ex/JoeEgan.jpg
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Originally Posted by ICBWhat makes me laugh about Tex Cobb, is that he took the best that Ken Norton, Earnie Shavers, Larry Holmes. Had to offer without ever looking really hurt. Then he gets dropped 4 times by some journeyman Dee Collier, and is finished off in 1 round how the hell do you explain that :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by LEGION
I know man, it's crazy. I was thinking the same thing; I just couldn't remember the name of the guy{Collier}. It is bizarre though isn't it?;D Guess he had a bad day or something.
But after reading that article yeah, that Joe is one tough motherfukker to take daily or weekly beating from a young, ferocious Tyson. You know ICB; I always thought that guy who fought Tyson and lasted what was it, 6 rounds or so, was a tough sob. Think is name was Steve Zouski? He took some beating in that fight; thnk he was a coal miner from West Virginia?
I think it was either a case of too much punishment catching up with Cobb or too many beers.
I think Mike just said it to him that Once to make him feel better about getting the shiit kicked out of him, I mean he probably never did go down and could take a good beating but to go round advertising yourself as the "toughest white man on the planet";D
Glen McCrory was only a cruiserweight and was a regular sparring partner of Mikes because he could stay upright;D
Does In Jin Chi count as white? He was tough but yeah, watching live, McCullough walked through some beatings, shame he had no power
Met him once he was sat behind me at the Hatton - Mauser fight... Really nice guy was cracking jokes with Scott Welsh and Jamie Moore and getting really annoyed with Ricky's lack of defence till the KO came.
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Originally Posted by Saddo
Bet he loved the Pac fight:p
I can't agrue with McCollugh, Cobb and Ward.....
but what about Bobby Chacon? The punishment he could absorb was unreal. Sure he's a smaller guy, but the shots he took from Arguello, Limon and Boza-Edwards?????? That's my vote.
think the writing was on the wall for years hence the hit and hold tactics at the higher level ;)Quote:
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Originally Posted by Saddo
Bet he loved the Pac fight:p
Bobby Chacon's not white though, and neither is In-Jin Chi. Maybe im not understanding ?Quote:
Originally Posted by God.in.my.corner
In Jin Chi may not be caucasian but he has white skin and is as hard as nails;D
He is for certain hard as nails, his 1st fight Michael Brodie was great. The 2nd one suprisingly was so one sided, and his brave effort against Erik Morales was quite a sight to see aswell.Quote:
Originally Posted by ross
I loved the Morales v Chi fight, Morales class would have always shone through but Chis was able to walk through Morales best clean shots and whack him back and bully him round, it was a fun fight to watch for sure;)
If they were the same weight, a fight between Chi and Mayorga would be outstanding:o;D
Toughest white guy was George Chuvalo