Fighters who have Won your respect

[BennyST]

Jimmy Young(Fights against Ali and Dokes were close losses and he beat George Foreman).

Yaqui Lopez(Gave Saad Muhammad hell before being ko'd in the 14th)

Edwin Viruet(two very close losses to Duran).

Howard Davis(lost razor thin decisions to Rosario and Watt for the lightweight title in their hometowns).

Eijiro Murata(fought to draws with Pintor and Chandler when they were the reigning bantam champs)

Yeah, they're some very good ones. One of the first guys I thought of was Viruet. He was a really amazing fighter and I still can't figure out how he never won a title. Well, I can actually, he fought in one of the toughest lightweight eras I can remember. Another guy from that same era was Hector Thompson. A stunning lightweight who fought everyone and beat nearly everyone. His only two title fights were unfortunately against the greats Duran and Cervantes in which he lost both.

Each of these guys would be great champs if fighting today. Sadly, because of fighting in such a time they never got the recognition they deserved apart from a few of the purists who remember their fights and the skill they showed in fighting some of the best ever fighters. Thompson and Viruet's (the first one especially) fights with Duran were simply brilliant.

[Tha_Greatest]

roy jones jr,
manny pacquiao,
fernando vargas,
oscar de la hoya,
rickey hatton,
bernard hopkins
julio cesar chavez sr

[gridiron]

Ok this is a thread for those fighters that never really became a Champion, But stood in the ring with the best and gave it there all and won your respect.

Takin' the thread question a bit wider; respect to all those "bums" who are there just to build up star fighters' records.

[THE REED]

Arturro Gatti
Mickey Ward
Bernard Hopkins
Timothy Bradley
Antonio Margarito
Miguel Cotto

[nissassagame]

Duran - Warrior. Plain and simple.
Chavez - A machine.
Pazienza - His return after major injury was inspiring to say the least.