10 Favorite Inactive Fighters

[Hawkins]

Who are your 10 favorite fighters that aren't currently competing? Be it that they are retired or deceased?


Here is my list -

1. Ezzard Charles
2. Sugar Ray Robinson
3. Joe Louis
4. Floyd Patterson
5. **** Tiger
6. Henry Armstrong
7. Marvin Hagler
8. Muhammad Ali
9. Mike McCallum
10. Emile Griffith


I would love to see your lists.

[grayfist]

Off the top of my head:

Ali
Pep
SRRobinson
SRLeonard
MHagler
FElorde
Holyfield
HArmstrong
SSanchez
ANelson

also: JLouis, La Motta, Paterson, BChacon, Arguello, Gomez, Frazier, Foreman, Olivares, Little Red Lopez, Limon, LaPorte, Shavers, Jofre, Royal Kobayashi, Ray Mancini, COrtiz, Saddler, KGalaxy, BFoster, WBenitez, ECharles, JNapoles, VSaldivar,AMoore, Marciano, the young Hearns, the young Duran, Ismael Laguna...

So many....I can't make up my mind who really compose my top ten.

[Tuggers1986]

Marvin Hagler
Joe Fraziar
Marco Antonio Barrera
Roberto Duran
Muhammed Ali
Diego Corrales
Mike Tyson
Ray Leonard
Pernell Whitaker
Arturo Gatti

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Who are your 10 favorite fighters that aren't currently competing? Be it that they are retired or deceased?


Here is my list -

1. Ezzard Charles
2. Sugar Ray Robinson
3. Joe Louis
4. Floyd Patterson
5. **** Tiger
6. Henry Armstrong
7. Marvin Hagler
8. Muhammad Ali
9. Mike McCallum
10. Emile Griffith


I would love to see your lists.

In terms of most exciting or enjoyable to watch it's as follows:-

1. Michael Nunn...Lazy, could have been one of the greats. Beautiful natural boxer who made it look so easy.

2. Matthew Said Muhammed...Brilliant fighter and fought in some great fights
3. Aaron Pryor...Relentless fighting machine
4. Thomas Hearns...Great boxer and deadly power always entertaining
5. Larry Holmes...Underated by many
6. George Foreman...Exciting aggressive heavyweight
7. Azumah Nelson...One of the all time great featherweights
8. Muhammad Ali...I think it's obvious
9. J.C.Chavez...I loved watching him go to work on people
10. Joe Louis...Simply awesome
10. Jack Johnson...Fascinating to watch
10. Lennox Lewis...British Heavyweight beating all the best america had
10. Nigel Benn...Hardly ever in a dull fight
10. Marvin Hagler...No flash all business
10. Michael Watson...Quiet man just got on and done the job
10. Henry Armstrong...Busier than Pryor and Hatton put togeather
10. Sugar Ray Robinson...They should have retired the name Sugar after him
10. Colin McMillan...Only british featherweight champ, but beautiful boxer
10. Mike Tyson...Who could not enjoy watching Tyson

Sorry there are so many number 10's but couldn't leave any of them out.
I could list another 20 but while I like them not as much as all above.

[Konfusious]

Hagler, Hearns, J.C. Chavez, Joe Louis, Prince Hamed, Sugar Ray Robinson, Ali, Holmes, Salvador Sanchez, Diego Corrales, Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker, Diosbelys Hurtado (Cuban favorite), Kid Chocolate....this list could probably go on for days.

[Panamaniac]

1. Roberto Durán
2. Muhammad Ali
3. Mike Tyson
4. Joe Louis
5. Sugar Ray Robinson
6. Larry Holmes
7. Aaron Pryor
8. Julio Cesar Chavez
9. Alexis Arguello
10. Michael Spinks