Want to know who are the favorite ‘all-time’ boxer and favorite active boxer of your favorite boxing writer? If you do, check this out:
Tom Donelson
“My top picks for fighters: Manny P, Juan Marquez (despite his loss still a great fighter), Floyd Mayweather, Bernard Hopkins (simply because he is one of the smartest fighters I have ever seen in the ring).”
“All time best: Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson, who could do it all, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas the Hitman Hearns, Marvin Hagler, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis (simply because he was one of this generation smarter heavyweights).”
Sugar Ray Robinson
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Writer Tom Donelson writes for BlackAthlete.com and BoxingInLasVegas.com.
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Don Stewart
“Current: Israel Vazquez (I just hope he's not damaged goods, post Marquez).”
“All-Time: Gene Tunney (one of the most underrated champs of all-time; also, possibly the brightest)”
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Don Stewart is a contributing writer for Reading Eagle and Ring Magazine.
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Stanley Hochman
“I don't have a current favorite boxer because the sport has been diluted by all the extra divisions and all the extra championships....”
“(My) favorite boxer of all time remains Muhammad Ali, the most charismatic athletes I’ve been around in my 50-plus years of writing sports. It is sad that more than 3 years were stolen from his career, but it is a testimonial to his greatness that he came back from the exile to become champion.”
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Stanley Hochman is a Sports Columnist for Philadelphia Daily News.
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Adam Pollack
“My favorite fighters are guys who come to fight hard and hit hard, and would do well in fights to the finish, like Pacquiao, Pavlik, Mosley, Juan Manuel Lopez.”
“I have seen so many greats that I simply cannot say I have a favorite boxer of all time. But again, I love the action fighters who could win fights to the finish - Louis, Marciano, Ali, Duran, Ray Leonard, and Chavez, amongst others.”
Rocky Marciano
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Writer Adam Pollack is a staff writer for Cyberboxingzone.com, a boxing coach, chair of USA Boxing’s Judicial and Rules and Regulations Committees, and a an attorney practicing in Iowa City, Iowa.
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Santos A. Perez
“(My) favorite active boxer might seem surprising but I have liked and appreciated Glen Johnson because of his perseverance and effort in every fight.”
“An all time boxer who was a favorite of mine is Roberto Duran. Winning world titles from the lightweight to middleweight division made Duran popular with many fans.”
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Santos A. Perez is a Sports Columnist for The Miami Herald.
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Graham Houston
“Favorite active boxer: I don¹t have one.”
“All time favorite: Sugar Ray Robinson”
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Graham Houston writes for FightWriter.com.
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Ramon Aranda
“(My) favorite active fighter has to be Shane Mosley. He's generally never in a dull fight, has a great personality with the modesty to go with it and if you ask Antonio Margarito, (he) can still take you out.”
“All-time would have to be Julio Cesar Chavez. Watching him is what got me into the sport and his fights were always party events for the family. He was a real treat to watch.”
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Ramon Aranda writes for 411mania.com.
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Zachary Levin
“Favorite active boxer? Well, James Toney is technically still active, so he would be my favorite. But he is clearly far from what he once was. The version of Toney that I love hasn't been seen in quite some time. But the two current fighters who are really on top of their games and I love to watch are Paul Williams and Manny (Pacquiao).”
“Favorite all time fighter(s)? It's hard to choose one. I loved Hagler, Duran, Hearns, Leonard and Tyson. These are the ones I grew up watching.”
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Zachary Levin is the Editorial Advisor at FightBeat.com. He has written boxing pieces for Boxing Digest, CyberBoxingZone, BoxingTalk, MaxBoxing, and The Sweet Science.
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John DiSanto
“My favorite active boxer is Manny Pacquiao.”
“My favorite boxer of all time (this is a very difficult question) is Matthew Saad Muhammad.”
Matthew Saad Muhammad
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John DiSanto is the Editor and Webmaster of PhillyBoxingHistory.com
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Greig Murray
“My favorite active boxer is probably U.S. heavyweight Cris Arreola. He probably only won a single round against Vitali Klitschko, but I admire his straight-ahead brawling style, his courage and his willingness to absorb three or four punches in order to land one of his own.”
“My all-time favorite fighter is longtime Canadian heavyweight champion George Chuvalo — widely regarded as having the greatest chin in boxing history. Chuvalo twice went the distance with Muhammad Ali and was never knocked down in 97 professional bouts, between 1956-79.”
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Greig Murray is a Sports Columnist for Edmonton Sun.
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