Bring a fighter back

If there was a fighter you could bring back and watch again just one more time, live and in his prime who would it be

I am finding it hard to look past Carl Thompson

I would say most consitently he gave value for money everytime he stepped through the ropes

The biggest regret for him must have been the Sellars fight, if he had have got through that he would have had another crack at Nelson, something he more than deserved after their first fight ended the way it did

it was also Nelson's most entertaining fight

i'd like to see a prime 115lb tapia again.

A lightmiddle Thomas Hearns in his prime , the two fisted destroyer who chilled Duran.

I would love him to fight a prime Floyd Mayweather , my prediction is BOOM bye bye Floyd.

A prime Marvin Hagler for me. And would love to see him fight Martinez.

pime Audley Harrison for me....without doubt! Wha tan animal he was :)

On a serious level, Roberto Duran for me....hands of stone!

Saying that, I would'nt mind seeing the Gatti v Ward trilogy live...

for nostalgic purposes would be great to see hatton one last time, just to give the fans a proper goodbye

would loved to of seen calzaghe tear dawson a new one

I would of liked to see Roy Jones square of against the current crop of 168'ers.

That would of been great to watch.

Muhammad Ali and Edwin Valero and the great Sugar Ray Robinson

have to say Ali

too young to have seen him at end of his career to appreciate yet alone in his prime.

Couldn't imagine how awesome it must have been to be there ringside in Zaire that night (bet it was fucking hot mind :-\)

The super middleweight division is gushing now & adding prime Roy Jones Jr would be mouthwathering.

I'd also like to bring back Henry Armstrong at weltwerweight. I'd love to see how he'd fare against Pacquiao & Floyd Mayweather.

Im only thinking of fighters iv watched during my lifetime but id like to see Benn against Martinez at middle. Eubank against Kessler or Froch (I think Bute and Ward would make boring fights with Eubank) and fuck it, throw Benn against Ward, Bika did ok by pressuring him.

If we had the Tyson that hadjust rolled over Spinks, I think youd struggle to make a fight today.

Duran against Pacquiao, Leonard against Mayweather and visa virsa.

Robin Reid v Tobias web tommorrow night;D

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Jaymitch81

pime Audley Harrison for me....without doubt! Wha tan animal he was :)

On a serious level, Roberto Duran for me....hands of stone!

Saying that, I would'nt mind seeing the Gatti v Ward trilogy live...

---

I think Audley Harrison's prime was BEFORE he turned pro!!!;D

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Syntax Error

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Jaymitch81

pime Audley Harrison for me....without doubt! Wha tan animal he was :)

On a serious level, Roberto Duran for me....hands of stone!

Saying that, I would'nt mind seeing the Gatti v Ward trilogy live...

---

I think Audley Harrison's prime was BEFORE he turned pro!!!;D

---

;D LOL good 1 you're probably not far from the truth!


I'd love to see a prime Tyson tearing through a good HW division!

Also would have been good to see Hearns, Duran, Leonard, Hagler mixing it up live back in the day

Alexis Arguello would be amazing to watch tear though a division. Ive only seen him do work on youtube i woulda loved to see him live!

Sal Sanchez, taken at a young age, never reached his prime but already an ATG. Imagine if he was living today.

Michael Watson

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Syntax Error

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Jaymitch81

pime Audley Harrison for me....without doubt! Wha tan animal he was :)

On a serious level, Roberto Duran for me....hands of stone!

Saying that, I would'nt mind seeing the Gatti v Ward trilogy live...

---

I think Audley Harrison's prime was BEFORE he turned pro!!!;D

---

I think the best part of Audley Harrison was left running down the crack of his mother's arse

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Jimanuel Boogustus

I would of liked to see Roy Jones square of against the current crop of 168'ers.

That would of been great to watch.

---

A 168lb version of Roy with today's crop? I will say this even with the taelnt at SMWQ right now Jones when he was at 168 would have beaten them all...Man was jones an amazing athlete as a 168lb fighter!!

I would like to see a prime Pryor in the 140lb mix....

Tommy hearns @ 147

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by ruthless rocco

i'd like to see a prime 115lb tapia again.

---

Great call... I like that you pulled a name that more then likely would not pop up on a reg. basis...

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Manuel "Chubby" Medina

Alexis Arguello would be amazing to watch tear though a division. Ive only seen him do work on youtube i woulda loved to see him live!

---

Would be my #1 generic choice of course...

Gonna do more then just one... if you don't mind.

Dick Tiger - Fought at 160/168 would love to see him today. What an amazing fighter he was.

Hilario Zapata - An amazing skilled fighter vastly overlooked and sadly forgotten by many.

Ruben Olivares - All guts and glory fighter, who never let off. He fought until his last breath.

Jose Napoles - A brilliant boxer who could outbox you nicely or finish you off with a devastating KO.

Kid Chocolate - Speed, skills just a sensational boxer who would come out guns blazing every time.

Too many to mention but a few that immediately spring to mind are:

Muhammad Ali - had skills beyond belief for a man who weighed 210+. An absolute legend!!
George Foreman - Without doubt the greatest puncher in the history of boxing.
Evander Holyfield - My personal favourite HW as I remember his prime. No one now comes close in talent or heart!
Roy Jones Jr - IMO the greatest athlete to ever step foot in a boxing ring. Still watch his prime fights regular!
Ray Robinson - The greatest p4p fighter in the history of the sport and one man who would certainly beat Pac and PBF.
Kostya Tszyu - p4p one of the best punchers ever and IMO still the greatest 140 fighter ever. Even better than the Hawk.

There are many, many more that spring to mind and are equally as deserving as the 6 I have mentioned, I just don't have time to go through them now. Great thread idea though!

Barrera 118-122 + give him Nonitos number :-X

Or....Saad

I'd settle on raw early Mercer

Valero, I wanted to see him vs Pac.
Ike Ibeabuchi, just to see if he could live up to potential.
Joe Frazier, wanna see him smokin vs a Klitshcko.

Would like to see Khaosai Galaxy or Michael Carbajal prime again. Both made me become fans of lower weight fighters and appreciate fighters that fought in the lower weight classes.

I'd love to see my fav Gerald McClellan back in the mix, on two levels also. Firstly to give the guy a second chance at life, and secondly because my god could he punch, and he also had beautiful timing and footwork to give anyone the shits at 168.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by No Contest

Valero, I wanted to see him vs Pac.
Ike Ibeabuchi, just to see if he could live up to potential.
Joe Frazier, wanna see him smokin vs a Klitshcko.

---

IKE IBEABUCHI he would be a great one to bring back.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by CutMeMick

Gonna do more then just one... if you don't mind.

Dick Tiger - Fought at 160/168 would love to see him today. What an amazing fighter he was.

Hilario Zapata - An amazing skilled fighter vastly overlooked and sadly forgotten by many.

Ruben Olivares - All guts and glory fighter, who never let off. He fought until his last breath.

Jose Napoles - A brilliant boxer who could outbox you nicely or finish you off with a devastating KO.

Kid Chocolate - Speed, skills just a sensational boxer who would come out guns blazing every time.

---

Olivarez went through my mind too. Defenetly an excitin fighter to watch.

Charley Burley, Jimmy Bivins, Lloyd Marshall, Holman Williams, Jack Chase, Tiger Wade, Bert Lytell, Eddie Booker & Joe Carter :p

Marco Antonio Barrera :D

Or do u mean an oldy oldy one ?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by katfight

Marco Antonio Barrera :D

---

I did not know you were a MAB fan.

Really?? He's my fav Eva Eva Eva boxer :)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by generalbulldog

Would like to see Khaosai Galaxy or Michael Carbajal prime again. Both made me become fans of lower weight fighters and appreciate fighters that fought in the lower weight classes.

---

On that note Ricardo Lopez.

Also Donald Curry just to beat up Floyd.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by rjj tszyu

Too many to mention but a few that immediately spring to mind are:

Muhammad Ali - had skills beyond belief for a man who weighed 210+. An absolute legend!!
George Foreman - Without doubt the greatest puncher in the history of boxing.
Evander Holyfield - My personal favourite HW as I remember his prime. No one now comes close in talent or heart!
Roy Jones Jr - IMO the greatest athlete to ever step foot in a boxing ring. Still watch his prime fights regular!
Ray Robinson - The greatest p4p fighter in the history of the sport and one man who would certainly beat Pac and PBF.
Kostya Tszyu - p4p one of the best punchers ever and IMO still the greatest 140 fighter ever. Even better than the Hawk.

There are many, many more that spring to mind and are equally as deserving as the 6 I have mentioned, I just don't have time to go through them now. Great thread idea though!

---

Er......... technically..... he needs to have LEFT before he can be brought BACK.

;)

Ali
Tyson
Pryor
Jones jr
Pernell

theres alot of fighters but Ray Robinson would be my #1

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by TitoFan

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by rjj tszyu

Too many to mention but a few that immediately spring to mind are:

Muhammad Ali - had skills beyond belief for a man who weighed 210+. An absolute legend!!
George Foreman - Without doubt the greatest puncher in the history of boxing.
Evander Holyfield - My personal favourite HW as I remember his prime. No one now comes close in talent or heart!
Roy Jones Jr - IMO the greatest athlete to ever step foot in a boxing ring. Still watch his prime fights regular!
Ray Robinson - The greatest p4p fighter in the history of the sport and one man who would certainly beat Pac and PBF.
Kostya Tszyu - p4p one of the best punchers ever and IMO still the greatest 140 fighter ever. Even better than the Hawk.

There are many, many more that spring to mind and are equally as deserving as the 6 I have mentioned, I just don't have time to go through them now. Great thread idea though!

---

Er......... technically..... he needs to have LEFT before he can be brought BACK.

;)

---

I thought the thread meant bring back in their primes. That would mean rewinding 20 years now for Evander.

Bring back 154 McCallum and have Sergio stay there for a meet....stuck on that one!! Norris for that matter. Deep down I think Martinez takes the best Norris out ???

Shit bring back Razor Ruddock and include a jab....and right hand. And Berry tompkins and Al bernstein calling fights.

I'd like to see Shorty Hogue- he was 3-1 against Archie Moore, held his own with Eddie Booker, and I have no clue how he fought or anything else. Except that losing to Charley Burley seemed to finish him as a fighter.
Two other guys: Alberto Davila and Alberto Sandoval. Both were good fighters and both lived near me. I think they'd be champions now and would get a chance to make some money. Davila was 118lb champ, briefly, and still worked delivering Budweiser.

Would have liked to have seen Carmen BAsillo looks like hes got a head like brick for the weight against/ Mickey Walker.

Len HArvey an amazing defensive fighter from all accounts against/Willie Pep.

Id like to see the human windmill HArry Greb fight too lets say :-\
Dela hoya. ;D