who is your favorite current or past fighter and why?

[Onix]

it always interests me to hear what makes a fighter somebodys favorite. wether its their style or just the way they conduct themselves in or out of the ring. itd be good to hear your views. i love asking fellow boxing fans this question.

Antonio Margarito-I love the way he fights, I have said it before I see his style of boxing as an analogy of the way I would like to lead my own life. Tenacios, determined, undeterred. The guy takes bombs and doesnt stop coming, not only that he runs after you to take everything you can dish out. While this whole mess he is now truly is sad and I hope he comes out of it at least being able to continue boxing it will again prove his tenacity, he gets up brushes himself off and moves forward.

If TOny is innocent, he will before his career is over be a WW or SWW champion again.

[Hoggmeister]

i love watching margarito, to the point where i slowly became a fan and i was gutted for him last week. but yeah i think he will still become a true champ because the fact still remains that most welterweights probably wouldnt be able to cope with him IMO.

[Doot]

naseem hamed
loved how he fought, anything could happen at anytime.
and i thought his cockiness was awsome but i only liked it when he did it other fighters that have tried and be cocky just couldn't pull it off like my man naz.

[Pugilistic]

Bernard Hopkins.

can't be bothered explaining why.

[Hoggmeister]

Bernard Hopkins.

can't be bothered explaining why.

when it comes to bhop you dont really have to explain mate.

[SaltyBacon]

Joel "El Cepillo" Casamayor cause he a respectable asshole

other current favorite fighters b-hop,edwin valero,kermit cintron,jorge arce, fernando montiel, ponce de leon, and a couple of others

[yvonne]

Nigel Benn!!!He was the man.Wow what a forward fighter he was.Their sure dont have many boxers like him anymore.He always fought the fight ever time he was fighting.For me he was just soo great and entertaining to watch.He used to take heavy shots but always came back and fought on with heart and desire.Benn was a true warrior through and through!

[CGM]

Current, I'd say Hopkins. He's a guy who has paid his dues and worked hard for what he achieved. I also appreciate a technical boxer who can be badass if need be.

For the past, i's a tough call. Probably I go with Hagler. He's a blue collar sort of guy with the true heart of a champion. Honorable mention to Arguello, Benitez, Curry, there's so many.

[paddy448]

roberto hands of stone duran. the way he fought was incredible.a fearless warrior,with great skills .fought hard,partied hard, he was a wild man,my kind of dude. also upon reading his book hearing the storys of when one of his old rivals esteban de jesus became ill with the aids virus,duran found this out and came straight to his bed side,and broke down saying to him u will always be my champion.plus u hear the times he use to give his fight purse out to all the poor kids in the slums round his old neighborhood. in and out of the ring that guy is my hero

[Spicoli]

Nigel Benn!!!He was the man.Wow what a forward fighter he was.Their sure dont have many boxers like him anymore.He always fought the fight ever time he was fighting.For me he was just soo great and entertaining to watch.He used to take heavy shots but always came back and fought on with heart and desire.Benn was a true warrior though and though!

Unbridled passion he.Wore emotions on his sleeve and was like crashing waves when he rolled in.He took you out or you took him out,unless you were Eubanks and a rubbish draw .He actually found some nice boxing improvments as he went,a long way from wreckless whirling dervish as in young days.He fought like I wished I could live some of my days

Current favs:Margarito,Montiel,Hopkins,Antillon,Campbell,J MM,Mosley,Donaire,Penalosa.

[The PocketRocket]

My favourite fighter is Wayne McCullough - local lad and class act to boot. He was another one who wore his heart on his sleeve and had an iron chin coupled with great boxing skills. My one regret is that he didn't have a lot of power and he suffered for this. I have a lot of respect for Wayne.

[Kel]

Nigel Benn!!!He was the man.Wow what a forward fighter he was.Their sure dont have many boxers like him anymore.He always fought the fight ever time he was fighting.For me he was just soo great and entertaining to watch.He used to take heavy shots but always came back and fought on with heart and desire.Benn was a true warrior though and though!

Nice one

[NPwill]

Past: Danny Little Red Lopez was always my favorite fighter when I was a kid-- loved that he always climbed off the deck to win (until he met l Sanchez). Also liked Jimmy Young, Termite Watkins, Randy Shields, Carlos Palomino and Pipino Cuevas, Howard Davis Jr, Matt Franklin/Saad Muhammad; Virgil Hill, Arturo Gatti and Angel Manfredy

Current: Kermit Cintron (a great kid with Philly-area connections, a heartwarming backstory and a fan friendly style/talent to boot), Steve Luevano (reminds me of Lopez in some ways) and Carlos Quinitana (quiet guy too often overlooked/underrated); John Murray

[holmcall]

Bobby Chacon for his warrior heart. I also followed Micky Ward from the time he was an amature in Lowell, MA and always liked him because he could win a figjht at any time with one lethal left hook to the liver. Ward-Neary; Ward-Burton,; Ward-Green; Ward-Gatti. The guy came to fight.

I also liked Nigel Benn for his ferocity and Carl "The Cat" Thompson for his.

But Chacon was my man.

Way, way back, it was Bob Satterfield. One-punch KO power in either hand. He could knock you out with a miss.

[Kel]

Tszyu's comback after his loss to Phillips was amazing and inspiring. He never showed any disrespect towards anyone and to this day I think he gets less credit than he deserves.