U have a time machine. 10 fighters to bring back from the past?

[greynotsoold]

I have 8, more or less off the top of my head.
1) Fritzie Zivic. Because from what I have read and from his record, he could really fight. A lot of the old time guys say he had a bunch of decision losses because he took the money when fighting out of town. The modern idea is that he was 'just' a dirty fighter. I don't think anybody fighting today could beat the guy that fought Burley three times, Robinson twice , and LaMotta five times.
2) Ezzard Charles. I think he is the best of all time and I would love to watch him fight at 175, his best weight.
3) Charley Burley. His legend is awesome.
4) Jerry Quarry and Henry Cooper so they could dominate the cruisers and then make a ton of money fighting one another. And I think that would be a very good fight.
6) Archie Moore. Not as an old man but as the young guy that had to fight Burley and Charles and Booker et al. I'd like to see him have some easy fights in his prime years.
7) Jose Napoles and Ike Williams so I could see them fight at 135.

[frasd]

To see, as one of the other posters mentioned, how good Langford and Burley actually are, I would love to bring them back in my Delorian.
(I watched Greys video post on Burley- Examining greatness) or something like that, and to see it in action live would be amazing. Same with Langford as all I have about him are books and articles.


Other than that, Duran, Hagler, hell the whole fab four, Ali, young Tyson, maybe even Butterbean for kicks. Might stir up a couple of weight classes.

[TitoFan]

Pretty sure I'll leave some out, but of the first to come to mind are:

1. Arguello - A class act... and I loved his boxing-punching style. "El Flaco Explosivo"!!
2. Sugar Ray Leonard - Still alive, of course... but I'd bring him back from retirement. One of the best there ever was.
3. Hearns - Just 'cause I'd want to see more Leonard-Hearns classics.
4. Trinidad - For obvious (for me) reasons. Loved to fight... one of our local greats. Speaking of which....
5. Wilfredo Gomez - Insane KO percentage... another local great.
6. Marciano - I'd like to finally find out how Rocky would really do against modern-day fighters.
7. Julian Jackson - Scary KO power. Either KO'ed or was KO'ed. You knew some devastation was going to happen.
8. Tyson - With the scarcity of HW excitement going on nowadays... and love him or hate him.... I think we all miss the Tyson days. Besides, I'd like to see him have a go at Wladimir while in their respective primes.
9. Sugar Ray Robinson - Ditto what I said about Marciano.
10. Corrales - Never saw a bad Corrales fight.

[frasd]

Pretty sure I'll leave some out, but of the first to come to mind are:

1. Arguello - A class act... and I loved his boxing-punching style. "El Flaco Explosivo"!!
2. Sugar Ray Leonard - Still alive, of course... but I'd bring him back from retirement. One of the best there ever was.
3. Hearns - Just 'cause I'd want to see more Leonard-Hearns classics.
4. Trinidad - For obvious (for me) reasons. Loved to fight... one of our local greats. Speaking of which....
5. Wilfredo Gomez - Insane KO percentage... another local great.
6. Marciano - I'd like to finally find out how Rocky would really do against modern-day fighters.
7. Julian Jackson - Scary KO power. Either KO'ed or was KO'ed. You knew some devastation was going to happen.
8. Tyson - With the scarcity of HW excitement going on nowadays... and love him or hate him.... I think we all miss the Tyson days. Besides, I'd like to see him have a go at Wladimir while in their respective primes.
9. Sugar Ray Robinson - Ditto what I said about Marciano.
10. Corrales - Never saw a bad Corrales fight.

Good call on Jackson

[Vendettos]

There would be better things to do with a time machine.

Like go back and hi-5 the guy who just invented the hi-5 or go back and look quizzically at the first guy to milk a cow.

[erics44]

There would be better things to do with a time machine.

Like go back and hi-5 the guy who just invented the hi-5 or go back and look quizzically at the first guy to milk a cow.

those probably arent better things

[Beanz]

1. Jem Mace - to witness where it all started from and just to study his scientific technique and see what parts of it survive. Be nice to share an Ale with him and to record him playing his fiddle

2. Bob Fitzsimmons - To again watch the progression and see how much of if his success from middle to heavyweight was down to talent.

3. Ted Kid Lewis - Would be a great privilege to watch him operate today

4. Henry Armstrong - So Entertaining, again to see if he replicate his success across three weights and to witness him against Duran at lightweight before mullering Floyd at Welter

5. Roberto Duran - to fight Armstrong at lightweight and Manny at light welter

6. Joe Frazier - To shut fight everybody outside of the Klitschkos and demonstrate how good a fighter he really was. There was so much fight in him you would need at least two modern heavies to replicate his heart and workrate

7. Alexis Argüello - Style and Charisma. Something a lot of modern fighters mistakenly think occurs outside of the ring

8.Thomas Hearns - The guy lit up the ring and would do so today

9.Eder Jofre - Finally put him in with Duran at lightweight after clearing up the modern bantams

10.Sugar Ray Robinson - You don't need a reason to bring back Sugar

[Master]

There would be better things to do with a time machine.

Like go back and hi-5 the guy who just invented the hi-5 or go back and look quizzically at the first guy to milk a cow.

those probably arent better things

Yes I would go back in time and see JFK have sex with Marilyn and kill her, who made Mary pregnant, Marqui de Sade's antics, you get the picture.

[greynotsoold]

I have 8, more or less off the top of my head.
1) Fritzie Zivic. Because from what I have read and from his record, he could really fight. A lot of the old time guys say he had a bunch of decision losses because he took the money when fighting out of town. The modern idea is that he was 'just' a dirty fighter. I don't think anybody fighting today could beat the guy that fought Burley three times, Robinson twice , and LaMotta five times.
2) Ezzard Charles. I think he is the best of all time and I would love to watch him fight at 175, his best weight.
3) Charley Burley. His legend is awesome.
4) Jerry Quarry and Henry Cooper so they could dominate the cruisers and then make a ton of money fighting one another. And I think that would be a very good fight.
6) Archie Moore. Not as an old man but as the young guy that had to fight Burley and Charles and Booker et al. I'd like to see him have some easy fights in his prime years.
7) Jose Napoles and Ike Williams so I could see them fight at 135.

To conclude my list I would like to add Ruben Olivares and manuel Ortiz. I think that, on the night he won the title Olivares was nearly unbeatable. But I know guys that go way back and saw a lot of both that say Ortiz was better. I'd like to see them fight.

[FinitoElDinamita]

I would bring back fighters that'll be an addition to the deep divisions of today..

Ray Leonard @147

Hearns @147

Donald Curry 147

Benitez 147

Jose Luis Lopez 154

Finito 108

Jung koo chang 108

Esteban de jesus 135

Chavez 135

Duran 135

[Max Power]

The fab 4 - to make some truly interesting and great matches

My HW fab 4 - LEwis, Bowe, Tyson, Holyfield all prime - to have a royal rumble with the Klitschko's and Haye too to see how those outcomes would go.

Muhammad Ali - to show how easily his brains get pasted by modern boxers

Ray Robinson - to show how easily his brains get pasted by modern boxers lol

[brocktonblockbust]

Rocky Marciano so he could fight at 185 and knock the snot out of everyone there and then move up and knock the snot out of every single small heavyweight up to 210 pounds. And NO he doesnt have to fight Lennox Lewis or George Foreman because they would be a full weight division or more above his stature.
Leave him goddam alone will ya? He was 5 ft 10 inches tall and 184 pounds dripping wet out of the shower. YOu really want him to fight the Klitschkos and Lewis and Fury and Bowe? hahaha

Jack Johnson. Let's see him outfox and then smoke to a crispy burnt duck all these imposters like Haye, Wilder, Adamek, Arreola, haha thats a great one, Arreola vs Jack Johnson. hahaha burrito

Primo Carnera---let's see him fight these huge super heavies now like Valuev, Bowe, K2, etc

Jake La Motta---let's see him go after the middleweights of today. Would be entertaining

Aaron Pryor so he could whip every single 140 pouinder in the history of the sport

[Spicoli]

I'd pick up Toney at the Waffle House and bring him back as 93-94'...hand him a microphone and watch him stand in front of Junior Chavez at the very same Waffle House shouting "GOT MILK..HUH..GOT MILK BABY"

[powerpuncher]

nice thread. as finito said, i will pick fighters that i think would make good matchups with the good divisions now.

aaron pryor- he has some super exciting fights at 140 against matthysse, provo, alvarado, JMM, etc.

ray robinson- gets to fight floyd at WW then he can move up and fight canelo, cotto, martinez, ggg, etc.

tommy hearns- i love his right hand. it is devastating and i would love to see how floyd would try to adjust.

willie pep- it would be great to see him fight rigo to show what true great boxing is. he would embarass donaire even worse than rigo did.

henry armstrong- super exciting fighter that wouldnt let up

george foreman- i would love to see him walk through the HW division and KO wlad in 1 round.

roy jones- perfect time for him to be in the SMW and LHW classes with tons of good fights with ward, froch, kovalev, stevenson, etc.

rocky marciano- i just want to see what he does against crusierweights today and maybe even LHWs.

harry greb- there is no fight footage of him so im saying him so that i could see him fight

jim jeffries- kind of the same reason as greb because we dont have any prime footage of him and supposedly he was great at taking punishment as well as giving it. im sure that he would just make exciting fights.