FabSwingers.com forum: Boxing legends

By *weetguy33 OP Man
over a year ago

some where near you

Mohammed ali

Mike Tyson

Prince naseem

Amir khan

Floyed mayweather

Manny pacquiao

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mohammed ali

Mike Tyson

Prince naseem

Amir khan

Floyed mayweather

Manny pacquiao"

please explain how you reach legendary status....as im rather perplexed with a few of your selections who seem rather out of place

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Amir khan????

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mohammed ali

Mike Tyson

Prince naseem

Amir khan

Floyed mayweather

Manny pacquiao"

M Tyson and M Ali yes....but the rest,,,, nah,,,, not really

Perhaps theres a place for the likes of

Marvin Hagler

Rocky Marciano..

Thomes Hearns

Roberto Duran

Joe Frazier

Sugar Ray Leonard

To name but a few real legends of the ring imho

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mohammed ali

Mike Tyson

Prince naseem

Amir khan

Floyed mayweather

Manny pacquiao

M Tyson and M Ali yes....but the rest,,,, nah,,,, not really

Perhaps theres a place for the likes of

Marvin Hagler

Rocky Marciano..

Thomes Hearns

Roberto Duran

Joe Frazier

Sugar Ray Leonard

To name but a few real legends of the ring imho

Richard Dunn

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mohammed ali

Mike Tyson

Prince naseem

Amir khan

Floyed mayweather

Manny pacquiao

M Tyson and M Ali yes....but the rest,,,, nah,,,, not really

Perhaps theres a place for the likes of

Marvin Hagler

Rocky Marciano..

Thomes Hearns

Roberto Duran

Joe Frazier

Sugar Ray Leonard

To name but a few real legends of the ring imho

Richard Dunn

hahaha..... nice one.... lol....

I once worked with a medic who claimed to have attended Richard Dunn when he had a accident falling on some scaffolding, which doesn’t surprise me, as he was pretty clumsy as a boxer too lol imho...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Amir khan never not till he can accept defeat

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Some good ones mentioned....what about:

Roy Jones jr in his younger days. Arrogant but so quick and exciting to watch.

Nigel Benn - Brutal.

Chris Eubank.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dicky eklund

Evander hollyfield

Joe calzhage

Sugar say Robinson

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By *ugartitsandhimCouple
over a year ago

North West

Frank Bruno & Gary Mason ???

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

RIP Gary Mason.

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By *eighleedsMan
over a year ago

leeds

George Foreman

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By *eighleedsMan
over a year ago

leeds

Herol 'Bomber' Graham

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rinty monaghan

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Has got to be Manny Pacquiao (pacman)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sir Henry Cooper

British boxing legend who once knocked down the great Cassius Clay (and should of won except for the old glove scenario)

Former British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight champion

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By *rumalexMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

"Sir Henry Cooper

British boxing legend who once knocked down the great Cassius Clay (and should of won except for the old glove scenario)

Former British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight champion

was henry cooper that good? genuine question i dont know much about his boxing career, how many quality fighters did he face and beat?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mohammed ali

Mike Tyson

Prince naseem

Amir khan

Floyed mayweather

Manny pacquiao"

Psml, you have forgotten Audley Harrison and David Haye... Amir khan and prince Naseem? Have you reached a legendary status with them on the PS3 because they are no where near it in the real world.

Joe Calzage, gets my vote

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Smokin Joe Frazier.

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By *evilwolfCouple
over a year ago

Leicestershire

Don't forget George Formby and his grill

Wolf

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Barry Mcguigan?

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By *ll of a QuiverCouple
over a year ago

Douglas

Lennox Lewis

Julio Cesar Chavez

Sugar Ray Leonard

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By *ess von teaseWoman
over a year ago

perth

i always liked evander

dont know if hes a legend though

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By *acreadCouple
over a year ago

central scotland

A few of the above were hardly legends.

Heny Cooper who was a gentleman but not aboxing legend sure he floored Ali but there is no way he was ever any where near as good a boxer.

Sugar Ray Leonard and Robinson

Ali

Frazier

Durran

Hagler

Hearns

All of the above were around when there were a lot of good contenders in their weight divisions.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

ali a true boxing legend

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Sir Henry Cooper

British boxing legend who once knocked down the great Cassius Clay (and should of won except for the old glove scenario)

Former British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight champion

was henry cooper that good? genuine question i dont know much about his boxing career, how many quality fighters did he face and beat?"

Hard to say, his big problem he cut easier than a cut throat.

Anyone who could deck Ali in those days must have had something.

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By *he BananamanMan
over a year ago

WORCESTERSHIRE

dick turpin

randolph turpin

two phenominal boxing brothers.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you want to know about a legend, check out Jack Dempsey in my opinion, the best white heavyweight ever to enter a boxing ring, Rocky Marciano included. If they had been around at the same time, I reckon Jack would have taken him.

He was the guy who's style Mike Tyson testafies had a massive influence on his own.

He ruled the world during the Great Depression, and this was a time when most men had to fight just to feed their families, so to be the best of the best, it really meant something.

He regularly fought in front of 100,000 people, and was invloved in the first 2 or 3 million dollar gates.

Check him out on wiki

He had an amazing life and became a successful businesman at the end of his ring career.

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

De La Hoya?

What do i know?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

De La Hoya?

What do i know?"

Definately, yes.

Great fighter

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

John L. Sullivan became a legend in his own time. He had won the Heavyweight Championship title in 1882 and had successfully defended it for 10 years. He was the last of the bare-knuckle champions

Also Tommy Farr the Welsh heavyweight should never be forgot as the man who was robbed after narrowly losing a controversial points decision after 15 rounds against Joe Louis, one of the greatest heavyweights of all time, …..….

Tommy hand was even raised in victory by the referee ,,,,, until the decision was eventually given to Louis in front of a 50000 crowd in the Yankee stadium ……

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"John L. Sullivan became a legend in his own time. He had won the Heavyweight Championship title in 1882 and had successfully defended it for 10 years. He was the last of the bare-knuckle champions

Tommy hand was even raised in victory by the referee ,,,,, until the decision was eventually given to Louis in front of a 50000 crowd in the Yankee stadium ……

Yeah, that was the top of Tommy's career really. He never got over the disappointment of "nearly" doing it.

Great fighter though, and one of the finest to come from these Isles

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By *waymanMan
over a year ago

newcastle

"Sir Henry Cooper

British boxing legend who once knocked down the great Cassius Clay (and should of won except for the old glove scenario)

Former British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight champion

was henry cooper that good? genuine question i dont know much about his boxing career, how many quality fighters did he face and beat?

Hard to say, his big problem he cut easier than a cut throat.

Anyone who could deck Ali in those days must have had something."

If cruiserweight had existed in Henry's time he would have held the title for years and been hailed as a pound for pound great....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Sir Henry Cooper

British boxing legend who once knocked down the great Cassius Clay (and should of won except for the old glove scenario)

Former British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight champion

was henry cooper that good? genuine question i dont know much about his boxing career, how many quality fighters did he face and beat?

Hard to say, his big problem he cut easier than a cut throat.

Anyone who could deck Ali in those days must have had something.

If cruiserweight had existed in Henry's time he would have held the title for years and been hailed as a pound for pound great...."

I think you're right about the cruiserweight classification, but Henry's problem was his susceptability to bad cuts. Remember too, that small blocks are generally faster and throw more punches.

He might have won a title, but don't forget that there was a bloke over in the USA called Bob Foster. He ruled the Lightheavies for years

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By *ushandkittyCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester

marco antonio barrera

erik morales

seem to be missing off everyones list.

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By *teve196301Man
over a year ago

northumberland

Lloyd Hunnigan

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Sir Henry Cooper

British boxing legend who once knocked down the great Cassius Clay (and should of won except for the old glove scenario)

Former British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight champion

was henry cooper that good? genuine question i dont know much about his boxing career, how many quality fighters did he face and beat?

Hard to say, his big problem he cut easier than a cut throat.

Anyone who could deck Ali in those days must have had something.

If cruiserweight had existed in Henry's time he would have held the title for years and been hailed as a pound for pound great....

I think you're right about the cruiserweight classification, but Henry's problem was his susceptability to bad cuts. Remember too, that small blocks are generally faster and throw more punches.

He might have won a title, but don't forget that there was a bloke over in the USA called Bob Foster. He ruled the Lightheavies for years"

me? I'm fighting again soon if you want to buy tickets

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"A few of the above were hardly legends.

Heny Cooper who was a gentleman but not aboxing legend sure he floored Ali but there is no way he was ever any where near as good a boxer.

Sugar Ray Leonard and Robinson

Ali

Frazier

Durran

Hagler

Hearns

All of the above were around when there were a lot of good contenders in their weight divisions."

Thats 6 of the top 10 you forgot Benn, Euebank, Forman. I'd agree about Henry. a nice guy but not in the all time great category.

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By *oJo pornstarMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

a list of boxing legends could go on and on including truly great boxers to just some peoples favourites with a few "ok" fighters in between.

For me you have to break down lists like that in to decades or divisions.

The only present day boxers who would be more or less guaranteed a place in such a list are manny and mayweather.

Nassem is/was only a legend in his own mind.

My favourite legend of all time is the truly Marvellous Marvin Hagler, an animal in the ring, but genuinely nice guy and gentlemen out of it

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