Which Current Fighter Would You Want Backing You Up in a Street Fight?

[leggy]

micheal ghomez all day long

[holmcall]

A prime Ray Mercer could be merciless in the alley I suspect.

[Hulk]

In terms of current, I would have to agree with Valuev ..... can you imagine a guy getting a tap on his shoulder and hearing "is there a problem?", then turning around and seeing 7'2" of giant, misshapen, hairly Nikolai looking over him like some crazed Wookie.

All time, it's got to include (in no particular order)

Sonny Liston
Harry Greb
Mike Tyson
Marvin Hagler
James J Jeffries
Dwight Qawi
Jack Dempsey
George Foreman


But my all time favourite wild man and general uncontrollable hardcase:

Stanley Ketchell

What no Roberto Duran?

[X]

Shit, I can't believe I forgot Cholo .......... yeah he'd definitely be in there.

Good call!

[rjj tszyu]

To be honest any pro boxer would be good to have in your corner. I work with an old welterweight called Steve Hogg he only ever won 3 but trust me he's in his 40s now but I'd pretty much put him against anyone on a street.

Steve Hogg

[holmcall]

To be honest any pro boxer would be good to have in your corner. I work with an old welterweight called Steve Hogg he only ever won 3 but trust me he's in his 40s now but I'd pretty much put him against anyone on a street.

Steve Hogg

With respect, many boxers stay away from street fighters. They (SF's) fight differently and under a different mind set. They do things that boxers have never been trained to do--like grab or kick your cojones or rabbit punch or elbow you in the nose or head butt you intentionally. The boxer that backs one up better know what he is in for if the street fighter is expperienced, Point: having a boxer back you up in an alley is not a slam dunk for protection--unless it is the Beast from The East who would scare the crap out of any one.

[Southside Slugger]

Great idea for a thread..

I would go with James Toney for sure.

How about Andre Berto's dad. I would say one look at him and you wouldn't have to fight at all. LOL

[CountryBoy]

Ricardo Mayorga, Young George Foreman, Young Tyson, Tex Cobbs(Need someone that can take a bat to the cheek and still keep scraping) and Ike Ibeabuchi

[ICB]

Larry Holmes he has a MMA backgroud i believe, and he looked pretty useful jumping over a car and drop kicking Trevor Berbick in a street fight.

[X]

I don't think Larry Holmes had a MMA background? I recall that he went pro quite young and was Ali's sparring partner for a while ....... he did look good drop-kicking Berbick, but I didn;t think MMA even existed back then in the West?

[rjj tszyu]

I don't think Larry Holmes had a MMA background? I recall that he went pro quite young and was Ali's sparring partner for a while ....... he did look good drop-kicking Berbick, but I didn;t think MMA even existed back then in the West?

Larry Holmes drop kicked Berbick? When was this?

[killersheep]

David Tua

[ICB]

I don't think Larry Holmes had a MMA background? I recall that he went pro quite young and was Ali's sparring partner for a while ....... he did look good drop-kicking Berbick, but I didn;t think MMA even existed back then in the West?

I thought he did a bit of it in his later years, it could be false but i'll check later.

And RJJ Tszyu heres the footage.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NAs6wfFGzl4

[rjj tszyu]

To be honest any pro boxer would be good to have in your corner. I work with an old welterweight called Steve Hogg he only ever won 3 but trust me he's in his 40s now but I'd pretty much put him against anyone on a street.

Steve Hogg

With respect, many boxers stay away from street fighters. They (SF's) fight differently and under a different mind set. They do things that boxers have never been trained to do--like grab or kick your cojones or rabbit punch or elbow you in the nose or head butt you intentionally. The boxer that backs one up better know what he is in for if the street fighter is expperienced, Point: having a boxer back you up in an alley is not a slam dunk for protection--unless it is the Beast from The East who would scare the crap out of any one.

Well I've a read about a young George Foreman, and I mean young as in age 13 beating up trained streetfighters for money. Thats a full grown man getting battered off a child basically. Pro boxers are a different breed trust me!

[holmcall]

To be honest any pro boxer would be good to have in your corner. I work with an old welterweight called Steve Hogg he only ever won 3 but trust me he's in his 40s now but I'd pretty much put him against anyone on a street.

Steve Hogg

With respect, many boxers stay away from street fighters. They (SF's) fight differently and under a different mind set. They do things that boxers have never been trained to do--like grab or kick your cojones or rabbit punch or elbow you in the nose or head butt you intentionally. The boxer that backs one up better know what he is in for if the street fighter is expperienced, Point: having a boxer back you up in an alley is not a slam dunk for protection--unless it is the Beast from The East who would scare the crap out of any one.

Well I've a read about a young George Foreman, and I mean young as in age 13 beating up trained streetfighters for money. Thats a full grown man getting battered off a child basically. Pro boxers are a different breed trust me!

No argument on Foreman--young or old.