Who You Admire

[Master]

The humility of Joe Louis, his punch power, boxing skills and consistantcy was not bad either. The impact on the world of Muhammid Ali for his fights with great boxers, standing for what he believed in, courage and determination to fight through adversity such as a broken jaw.
Mike Tyson inspired me into boxing because of the excitement and historic significance he brought to the game and made me look at the history of the heavyweight divison.
I love Roy Jones but I only admire Floyd for his boxing skills which are fantastic to see.

[bcollins]

I always liked watching Kostya Tszyu - class both in and out of the ring.

[Master]

I always liked watching Kostya Tszyu - class both in and out of the ring.

Loved his speech after his defeat against Hatton.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

I always liked watching Kostya Tszyu - class both in and out of the ring.

Loved his speech after his defeat against Hatton.

I remember that!

I would say Emmanuel Augustus and James Toney.
They were shit role-models, probably in life as well as in the sport of Boxing but Boxing was their comfort zone and it is always a joy to watch someone having fun, having punches thrown at them.

[superheavyrhun]

This has been a very much north American dominated thread so far, but I'm going to throw forward a few contemporary Brits and Europeans that I particularly admire, and that I know more about.

Jamie Moore - All round great guy, always went in there to fight, exciting to watch and whether he won or lost he was always gracious.

Enzo Maccarinelli - Pretty much the same things, doesn't really do defence, rather tries to solve his problems by throwing more punches.

Jason Booth - Faced some difficult problems in his life, and could have gone downhill in a similar way that his brother did, but overcame his addiction and went on to fight for a world title, and won British and Commonwealth belts.

Vitali and Wladimir - Dignified, professional and ruthlessly good at what they do. Very rarely allow themselves to get provoked, and very few have even come close to beating them recently.

[marbleheadmaui]

This has been a very much north American dominated thread so far, but I'm going to throw forward a few contemporary Brits and Europeans that I particularly admire, and that I know more about.

Jamie Moore - All round great guy, always went in there to fight, exciting to watch and whether he won or lost he was always gracious.

Enzo Maccarinelli - Pretty much the same things, doesn't really do defence, rather tries to solve his problems by throwing more punches.

Jason Booth - Faced some difficult problems in his life, and could have gone downhill in a similar way that his brother did, but overcame his addiction and went on to fight for a world title, and won British and Commonwealth belts.

Vitali and Wladimir - Dignified, professional and ruthlessly good at what they do. Very rarely allow themselves to get provoked, and very few have even come close to beating them recently.

It took me a long time to come around on those two. But what the heck can one say anymore? They fight everyone and beat'em all.

[GAME]

Barrera - He was willing to fight undefeated fighters at their best when he took Eriks and Naseems zero. The culture nowadays seems to cherry pick washed up leftovers but he proved himself by taking on challenges

Kessler - Hes another who wasnt scared to take on unbeaten fighters in their own backyard. Both times he was champ so he didnt have to but he chose to because he is a warrior

Froch - Theres a reason he is our best fighter. He constantly wants to prove himself against the best and isnt interested making a living out of picking easy fights at home.