Who is (or was) your favorite "stalk, stun and close" type of guy?

[Trainer Monkey]

Qwai did time in Rahway--every boxer's favorite prison. James "Great" Scott. Damn, those were the days.

I was think of Hopkins,he did his time in Graterford

[Chris Nagel]

Marciano's an old favorite of mine. His opponent's as smart as they were, became accidents waiting to happen. Marciano would catch you when you're in act of countering him. A lot of it was Goldman's handy work, but Rocky was the delivery boy.

Monzon is right up there too. He looked like raw fighter, but my god he was deceptively good.

[holmcall]

Marciano's an old favorite of mine. His opponent's as smart as they were, became accidents waiting to happen. Marciano would catch you when you're in act of countering him. A lot of it was Goldman's handy work, but Rocky was the delivery boy.

Monzon is right up there too. He looked like raw fighter, but my god he was deceptively good.

Marciano just kept coming and coming and coming breaking you down by hitting every exposed part of your body. Once you arm came down, it was all over. He ruined several fighters by the way he stalked and destroyed them in the ring. Rex Layne and Roland LaStarza (second fight) come to mind and he didn''t do Charles any good. Funny, but the way Ricky came at Paulie reminded me of this. Never let up. Pure relentless.

[Chris Nagel]

Marciano's an old favorite of mine. His opponent's as smart as they were, became accidents waiting to happen. Marciano would catch you when you're in act of countering him. A lot of it was Goldman's handy work, but Rocky was the delivery boy.

Monzon is right up there too. He looked like raw fighter, but my god he was deceptively good.

Marciano just kept coming and coming and coming breaking you down by hitting every exposed part of your body. Once you arm came down, it was all over. He ruined several fighters by the way he stalked and destroyed them in the ring. Rex Layne and Roland LaStarza (second fight) come to mind and he didn''t do Charles any good. Funny, but the way Ricky came at Paulie reminded me of this. Never let up. Pure relentless.

He was indeed relentless. Rocky would smother his opponents by crowding and swarming in with punches. It's how he was made to fight. Tough and relentless he came in to win.

Ricky really came at Paulie with such an impassioned focus that he would not be denied. It wasn't Paulie's night and he didn't give Ricky much problems, but that doesn't take away from the determination that Hatton put on.

[holmcall]

And Monzon was like a slow moving monster that just kept coming fiorward until he stunned his prey like an animal on the Discovery Channel. Then, he moved in for a quick and clean kill. Damnn. Gotta love that.

[holmcall]

Qwai did time in Rahway--every boxer's favorite prison. James "Great" Scott. Damn, those were the days.

I was think of Hopkins,he did his time in Graterford

Graterford is no Rahway. Rahway is right up there with the worse. But no prison is fun, I suspect. I once fought as amember of a Chicago Amature team against the Pontiac (Illinois) Prison Boxing Team in the 50's. Could not wait to get out of there. Bad dudes.

[Trainer Monkey]

Qwai did time in Rahway--every boxer's favorite prison. James "Great" Scott. Damn, those were the days.

I was think of Hopkins,he did his time in Graterford

Graterford is no Rahway. Rahway is right up there with the worse. But no prison is fun, I suspect. I once fought as amember of a Chicago Amature team against the Pontiac (Illinois) Prison Boxing Team in the 50's. Could not wait to get out of there. Bad dudes.

Graterford is practically a death sentence, they send you up there,youve seriously screwed up your life.
Hell,you dont want to find yourself in the Roundhouse,your down in Graterford,your done

[holmcall]

I was think of Hopkins,he did his time in Graterford

Graterford is no Rahway. Rahway is right up there with the worse. But no prison is fun, I suspect. I once fought as amember of a Chicago Amature team against the Pontiac (Illinois) Prison Boxing Team in the 50's. Could not wait to get out of there. Bad dudes.

Graterford is practically a death sentence, they send you up there,youve seriously screwed up your life.
Hell,you dont want to find yourself in the Roundhouse,your down in Graterford,your done

Well, Hopkins got out anyway.

[Spicoli]

What about Vassiliy Jirov.Short lived ,Heavyweight a bad choice but......just brutal tough & top notch hitter to the body!

Aaron Pryor

[Trainer Monkey]

Graterford is no Rahway. Rahway is right up there with the worse. But no prison is fun, I suspect. I once fought as amember of a Chicago Amature team against the Pontiac (Illinois) Prison Boxing Team in the 50's. Could not wait to get out of there. Bad dudes.

Graterford is practically a death sentence, they send you up there,youve seriously screwed up your life.
Hell,you dont want to find yourself in the Roundhouse,your down in Graterford,your done

Well, Hopkins got out anyway.

Thats one of the things I respect about him,most guys treat a sentence like that as an excuse to become an even worse person then the one that got sentenced in the first place.
Not him,he became a vegetarian,a family man,and the most notorious gym rat thats ever lived. He brushed himself off,and became way more then most people ever strive for.

[holmcall]

Graterford is practically a death sentence, they send you up there,youve seriously screwed up your life.
Hell,you dont want to find yourself in the Roundhouse,your down in Graterford,your done

Well, Hopkins got out anyway.

Thats one of the things I respect about him,most guys treat a sentence like that as an excuse to become an even worse person then the one that got sentenced in the first place.
Not him,he became a vegetarian,a family man,and the most notorious gym rat thats ever lived. He brushed himself off,and became way more then most people ever strive for.

Yes, that is worthy of the highest respect. Thing is, he walks the walk.

[holmcall]

McClellan