Your Favourite Fighter?

[SUFC Forever]

Muhammad Ali. Is there really anybody else worthy of consideration?

 

[duncan bulgaria]

Muhammad Ali. Is there really anybody else worthy of consideration?

I personally think that if Tyson and ali fought at their peaks that Tyson would come out on top , even going so far as to call an earlish knockout, the man was a beast .

 

[C C Csiders]

No contest, Muhammad Ali or Cassius Clay as he was originally named, quite simply The Greatest. Unfortunately my memories of him are tainted by taking fights late in his career when he was way past his best and also suffering the onset of Parkinsons Disease.

Better to get Parkinson's Disease rather than anything associated with Russell Harty though.

For what it's worth Marvelous Marvin Hagler for me. However, as I never saw Sugar Ray Robinson, apart from on film he may well be the one. If you can ever get to see the punch that KO's Carl 'Bobo' Olson you will see the single best punch ever thrown.

 

[hindle_666]

Following Joe Calzaghe's retirement, it's clear that he will go down as an all time great, not just a British boxing legend, but one of the best fighters of his generation. With this in mind, who's your favourite all time fighter?

Are you a fan of the sweet skills of Leonard, Ali and Robinson, or do you favour the grit and toughness of Hagler, Marciano and Chavez?

His reputation has been destroyed by his activities outside the ring and the wretched performances that characterized the latter part of his career, but Mike Tyson is my choice. No fighter was more brutal or intimidating as 'Iron Mike' at the peak of his career. The demolition of Trevor Berbick, where the Jamaican bravely tries to stand on legs that seem to have literally turned to jelly, was a particular highlight for me. Tyson gave off the aura of Clubber Lang - a real 'wrecking machine' who could 'knock you into tomorrow', and no other fighter in my lifetime was so destructive or exciting.

tyson for me

 

[canveyshrimper]

I personally think that if Tyson and ali fought at their peaks that Tyson would come out on top , even going so far as to call an earlish knockout, the man was a beast .

We'll never know, but I remember Ali fighting another "beast" in George Foreman who had demolished Frazier a few months earlier. He employed his rope a dope tactic and eventually knocked Foreman out. I believe Ali would have beaten Tyson.

 

[canveyshrimper]

Better to get Parkinson's Disease rather than anything associated with Russell Harty though.

For what it's worth Marvelous Marvin Hagler for me. However, as I never saw Sugar Ray Robinson, apart from on film he may well be the one. If you can ever get to see the punch that KO's Carl 'Bobo' Olson you will see the single best punch ever thrown.

Another great punch was the one that James "Buster" Douglas threw to knock out Tyson in his first ever loss. On the replay you can see his eyes roll and he was out before he hit the deck.

 

[Napster]

Barry McGuigan. A great fighter.

 

[Pubey]

Tyson was an absolute animal, I've never seen such a brutal fighter.

 

[Napster]

Tyson was an absolute animal, I've never seen such a brutal fighter.

He was a fighter, not a boxer. Ali would have him in a second. Hell, even Lewis would have him.

 

[Pubey]

He was a fighter, not a boxer. Ali would have him in a second. Hell, even Lewis would have him.

You're probably right, my favourite boxer is probably Hatton, although Calzaghe isn't far off.

Got my tickets last week for the Khan v Barrera fight, decent undercard as well so pretty moist!

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

One of the real shames about boxing is that ever since it disappeared into the realms of pay-per-view and satellite / cable TV, it simply doesn't have the exposure or reach the numbers of ordinary punters as it did when it was on terrestrial.

So, all the best fights that I can recall were in the early 90s when Benn, Eubank, Watson and Collins were massive, massive stars - because they were on terrestrial TV. I have no doubt at all that some of the modern stars are probably better boxers - the Roy Jones Jrs, the Calzaghes, the Pacqiaos etc. of this world.

But I have no idea, because I've never seen any of them box.

Best fight I've ever seen was the first 11 rounds of Eubank v. Watson. Round 12 of Eubank v. Watson was chillingly awful. Eubank v. Benn were also amazing contests as well.

 

[Pubey]

One of the real shames about boxing is that ever since it disappeared into the realms of pay-per-view and satellite / cable TV, it simply doesn't have the exposure or reach the numbers of ordinary punters as it did when it was on terrestrial.

So, all the best fights that I can recall were in the early 90s when Benn, Eubank, Watson and Collins were massive, massive stars - because they were on terrestrial TV. I have no doubt at all that some of the modern stars are probably better boxers - the Roy Jones Jrs, the Calzaghes, the Pacqiaos etc. of this world.

But I have no idea, because I've never seen any of them box.

Best fight I've ever seen was the first 11 rounds of Eubank v. Watson. Round 12 of Eubank v. Watson was chillingly awful. Eubank v. Benn were also amazing contests as well.

Round 11 was unreal, the uppercut that Eubank pulled out was scary. Round 12 was shocking, I saw it on youtube a while ago

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

<Boxing is probably the hardest game, but it's a sport that may have saved many a young man from a life of crime.<

Agreed and that's the only defense for boxing I can go along with.
However, it doesn't seem to have done much good for many others eg The Krays.

 

[BrettieAngell]

One of the real shames about boxing is that ever since it disappeared into the realms of pay-per-view and satellite / cable TV, it simply doesn't have the exposure or reach the numbers of ordinary punters as it did when it was on terrestrial.

So, all the best fights that I can recall were in the early 90s when Benn, Eubank, Watson and Collins were massive, massive stars - because they were on terrestrial TV. I have no doubt at all that some of the modern stars are probably better boxers - the Roy Jones Jrs, the Calzaghes, the Pacqiaos etc. of this world.

But I have no idea, because I've never seen any of them box.

Best fight I've ever seen was the first 11 rounds of Eubank v. Watson. Round 12 of Eubank v. Watson was chillingly awful. Eubank v. Benn were also amazing contests as well.

Eubank v Benn was ****ing brutal!! I didn't see Eubanck v Watson though.

 

[duncan bulgaria]

Eubank v Benn was ****ing brutal!! I didn't see Eubanck v Watson though.

Watson was a cracking fighter and although not 100% sure , i seem to remember he was ahead on some of the judges score cards , i met him a few years afterwards and the determination the guy had to not have anyway modicule him and help him showed how he was made of stone .

Was in awe of the fella

 

[Uncle Leo]

We'll never know, but I remember Ali fighting another "beast" in George Foreman who had demolished Frazier a few months earlier. He employed his rope a dope tactic and eventually knocked Foreman out. I believe Ali would have beaten Tyson.

I recently saw coverage of Frazier's defeat to Foreman in (I think) Jamaica. The battering that Foreman handed out was simply unbelievable. He was on hell of a brute.

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Watson was a cracking fighter and although not 100% sure , i seem to remember he was ahead on some of the judges score cards

Watson was ahead on my completely unscientific scorecard, and I seem to recall that he had Eubank down on the canvas in the 10th or 11th.

The 12th round of that match is both haunting and surreal. I'd watched the match with a load of mates, and we watched that round almost in silence. Eubank came out as if possessed by a demon and maniacally and brutally beat Watson into a coma. It was horrific, it really was - and someone... the ref, Watson's corner... someone should have stopped it. Where Eubank found those reserves of strength and anger from, I'll never know.

A f***ing terrifying end to what had been a totally compelling boxing match up to that point.

Matt

 

[Pubey]

Watson was ahead on my completely unscientific scorecard, and I seem to recall that he had Eubank down on the canvas in the 10th or 11th.

The 12th round of that match is both haunting and surreal. I'd watched the match with a load of mates, and we watched that round almost in silence. Eubank came out as if possessed by a demon and maniacally and brutally beat Watson into a coma. It was horrific, it really was - and someone... the ref, Watson's corner... someone should have stopped it. Where Eubank found those reserves of strength and anger from, I'll never know.

A f***ing terrifying end to what had been a totally compelling boxing match up to that point.

Matt

Watson put Eubank down in the 11th but Eubank didn't get a standing 8. Eubank finished the 11th with a huge uppercut and then had Watson hanging over the ropes at the end. IMO (and hindsight is a wonderful thing) the corner should have thrown the towel in at the end of the 11th, but I suppose they reckoned if he could last 3 more minutes then he would have a decent shout on points. Eubanks attack at the beginning of the 12th is shocking after watching the game all the way from the beginning, like you say, i don't know where he managed to find the energy

 

[canveyshrimper]

I recently saw coverage of Frazier's defeat to Foreman in (I think) Jamaica. The battering that Foreman handed out was simply unbelievable. He was on hell of a brute.

Yes it was Jamaica, Foreman hit Frazier so hard his gum shield was embedded in his lower lip. I remember Foreman winning the Olympic Gold at Heavyweight in Mexico 1968 and he scared the hell out of me.

 

[duncan bulgaria]

Watson put Eubank down in the 11th but Eubank didn't get a standing 8. Eubank finished the 11th with a huge uppercut and then had Watson hanging over the ropes at the end. IMO (and hindsight is a wonderful thing) the corner should have thrown the towel in at the end of the 11th, but I suppose they reckoned if he could last 3 more minutes then he would have a decent shout on points. Eubanks attack at the beginning of the 12th is shocking after watching the game all the way from the beginning, like you say, i don't know where he managed to find the energy

The same can be said about Benn , how he managed to just get through that first round against Mclenan i'll never know , for him then to do what he doen took almost superhuman powers .

I love my boxing and there no better sport IMO for the total unpredictablity of the outcome , i have seen every single scenario happen , from say Benn/ mclenan , Eubank/Watson , Ali/ Forman , Tyson/Berbick and even Danny Williams knocking Mark Potter clean out after dislocting his shoulder .

Also watched Molesley knock someone out last year with half a second remaining , he was so far behind on every judges scorecard and pulled a stunning punch out of the bag to save his career .

As for BB who doesn't agree with the sport , you are entitled to your opinion but until you have stepped in the ring and felt the butterflies rushing through your stomach like a steam train , you will never truely grasp the respect these guys deserve for choosing to do this as a career .