Bernard Hopkins.
can't be bothered explaining why.
Bernard Hopkins.
can't be bothered explaining why.
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
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!![]()
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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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
“If you want loyalty, buy a dog.” Ricky Hatton
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.
Roberto Duran. I love his style and his mentality. He fought with so much intensity and will. He was a born fighter. He fought the best, took on all challenges, and had sucess at multiple weight classes. His boxing career had it all. Ups, downs, comebacks, setbacks, he beat the odds, proved his critics wrong, and most of all he did it his way. Remarkable fighter. Always will be my idol.
Psalm 144: Blessed be the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle
gotta be nigel benn,a warrior in the ring who never took a backward step and was pure excitement,a legend. also lennox lewis as he never ducked anyone and beat everyone he faced,was very underated when he was still active but gets abit more credit now hes retired![]()
Ricky Hatton - though ive always kinda had a fondness for the sport of boxing it was hatton and inparticular the coverage leading up to the mayweather fight that just got me utterly hooked on the sport, ive pretty much seen hatton throughout his entire career right from when he was boxing thaxton to winning the WBU title to the memorbable night against tszyu and so on.
Nigel Benn - Quite possibly the greatest warrior this country has ever produced and growing up in britian mainstream TV only ever covered the likes of benn, eubank, bruno. Never seen a boring nigel benn fight and doubt theres one out there.
Roberto Duran - cant help but love the man and everything he ever represented for the sport. A true warrior who you just genuinely knew was born to fight and even when all the odds were against him he just refused to give up!!
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