Who was the true "Magic Man"??

[Beanflicker]

Who was the best Magic man??

Former WBA/WBC world Welterweight champ Marlon Starling

Former IBF 140lb/WBA 147 world champ Paulie Malignaggi

Former WBC/WBA/IBF/IBO/IBA/ect World lightweight champion and gambling addict Antonio Tarver




Personally... I have to go with the original, Marlon Starling!

[ruthless rocco]

I have to go with Tarver.

He was a meth user before becoming world champion.

From basehead to world beater surely required dipping into the black arts.

[SlimTrae]

Tough one. Tarver 37 fights over 15 years. Starling 51 fights over 11 years. Pauli 39 fights over 13 years.

I voted Starling, but Tarver did magic on RJJ. Great fights with Glencoffe & showing valor @ HW.
Paulie N'Dou, Diaz & Judah best wins. Wasn't consistent, didn't have a major belt.


Starling- Donald Curry was his kryptonite- But Donald held the belt for a few good defenses.
Starling dominated in his grudge match with Honeyghan. Schooled Floyd Mayweather. 1st to defeat Simon Brown & Mark Breland.

Was a showboater @ times. Stance was pretty stout- or sometimes flatfooted, so he was good at bending at the hips, shoulder rolling. Put punches together well.

Another guy I've been privileged to meet. Marlon is a cool little dude, So I'm a bit biased for him at that note- got to call Marlon the TRUE Magic Man.

I got a picture with Tarver once- Not sure what to make of what he thought of me. I had on my Stacie Adams shoes, Black Silk suit, Trench coat and the dude actually looked me up and down- before he agreed to take the photo.

Damn dude who took the picture had his friggin thumb over the lense..

[Beanflicker]

Seems to me like Tarver started in the pros way too late and became a one-punch wonder with his KO over Roy Jones, only to lose to then-journeyman Glen Johnson in the very next fight.

[SlimTrae]

LOL! Old School all day long BF.

[Gandalf]

Paul Daniels with the lovely Debbie McGee.