The Wind - My First Post

[The Wind]

My question to you is: How do you pronounce the name? Is it "wind" as in "run like the wind," or "wind" as in "wind-up"?

It's "The Wind" like the one "that sweaps someone from within under their feet"

That's very romantic. Our resident "GAY" CuteMick will love that. He's been dying for someone new to sweep him off of his feet.

or like you say "run like the wind,"

Which is what I would expect you to do when our resident "GAY" CuteMick comes calling for you to sweep him off of his feet...run like the gotdam wind, Wind.



Oh CuteMick's G-A-Y alright...ask him why he's called "BELTNECK" around here. He'll love that.

A very useful insight about other members, I have nothing against Gay's but I'm strictly a ladies man.

Some good fighters being mentioned on your lists, all the usual greats that be mentioned, I'm surprised not to see Hagler on more of your lists?

These are from fighters i've seen.

1 Sugar Ray Robinson
2 Henry Armstrong
3 Muhammad Ali
4 Joe Louis
5 Roberto Duran
6 Julio Cesar Chavez
7 Pernell Whitaker
8 Sugar Ray Leonard
9 Archie Moore
10 Carlos Monzon

Heres my other list based on just accomplishments, some of these fighters i have hardly seen.

1 Sugar Ray Robinson
2 Henry Armstrong
3 Willie Pep
4 Muhammad Ali
5 Harry Greb
6 Joe Louis
7 Roberto Duran
8 Benny Leonard
9 Jimmy Wilde
10 Sam Langford

Top 10 Hardest Hitters Not In Order

Julian Jackson
George Foreman
Earnie Shavers
Wilfredo Gomez
Thomas Hearns
Rocky Marciano
Jimmy Wilde
Archie Moore
Sandy Saddler
Mike Tyson

Top 10 Most Skillful Fighters Not In Order

Roy Jones Jr
Pernell Whitaker
Ricardo Lopez
Floyd Mayweather Jr
Sugar Ray Robinson
Sugar Ray Leonard
Alexis Arguello
Salvador Sanchez
Shane Mosley
Muhammad Ali

This list was based on fighters where i have seen plenty of footage of them.

Top 10 Most Exciting Fighters

Aaron Pryor
Bobby Chacon
Arturo Gatti
Julian Jackson
Thomas Hearns
Humberto Gonzalez
Danny "Little Red" Lopez
Jeff Fenech
Terry Norris
Nigel Benn.

Cheers for the exra effort on you lists.

I personaly would have included Duran in the the Most Skilled, Exciting fighters and Hardest highters list.

I think it's alarming how Duran isn't given credit for his Defensive skills, and in terms of general skill again he's up there, cutting the ring off, slipping punches and of course with ref to Hardest Hitters he has plenty of KO's. just a thought.



What's with the Sad Click? not sure who that was but can't say I deserve that, please expalin yourself.

A very useful insight about other members, I have nothing against Gay's but I'm strictly a ladies man.

He is joking bro Mick has a girlfriend, Wacko is married, and i not long ago got engaged to my girlfriend who i have been with since High school.

I personaly would have included Duran in the the Most Skilled, Exciting fighters and Hardest highters list.

Depends what you look for in skills me personally i like slick boxers like Mayweather, Whitaker, or precise punchers like Arguello.

Not sure about Duran being in the most exciting fighters if all time list, even though he is up there the fighters i mentioned may of not been as good as Duran. But they were more exciting IMO. guys like Chacon, Norris, were always in wars very entertaining to watch.

As for Hardest hitters list a case could be made for Duran at Lightweight, but most of the fighters i mentioned could spark someone out with 1 punch, with Duran i feel he used to wear guys down with barrage of punches.

think it's alarming how Duran isn't given credit for his Defensive skills, and in terms of general skill again he's up there, cutting the ring off, slipping punches and of course with ref to Hardest Hitters he has plenty of KO's. just a thought.



What's with the Sad Click? not sure who that was but can't say I deserve that, please expalin yourself.

I give Duran plenty of credit for his defensive skills, he is one of the best defensive fighters of all time at coming forward. Not many boxers who are aggressive as Duran are so good on defense.

A sad click is given when someone don't agree with your post or they just do it for the hell of it. You can only give out 1 Sadclick or Coolclick every 24 hours, i did not give you a Sadclick i gave you a Coolclick earlier.

Thanks to you all for the Cool Clicks and when I'm in a position to give you CC's back I will.

Ice Cold Boxing I didn't mean you who gave me a Sad Click, I don't know who it was, maybe someone who didn't agree with me becoming a new member?

I think Arguello was very skillful, I think his Jab and the accuracy of his Jab was very good but there was alot more to him than just his Jab.

Duran at Lightweight did have a alot of early KO's, Rounds 1 and 2 etc and as he moved up in weight he naturally could only take some of the power with him. Yes Duran is one of my all time favourite fighters, still to this day I'm amazed that (a natural lightweight) ( and aged 37) could put someone like Barkley down.

By the way congratulations on your engagement, I'm married aswell, Good Luck.