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:
Yero Moody
“My favorite active boxer is Floyd Mayweather.”
“My favorite of all time (is) Mike Tyson.”
Mike Tyson
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Yero Moody is a contributing writer for EastSideBoxing.com.
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Leon Cowan
“Right now my favorite fighter is Paul Williams. (You’ve) got to love a guy how can battle in three different weight classes and just keep getting strong as he moves up.”
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Leon Cowan writes for BoxingTalk.com
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Ken Hissner
“(My favorite is) still Kelly Pavlik even after defeat by Hopkins. Hopkins could learn something from Pavlik called ‘humility’.”
“All-time was Carlos Ortiz, 135 and 140 world champ who I had the pleasure of interviewing within the last year. “
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Ken Hissner is a contributing writer for DoghouseBoxing.com
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Vikram Birring
“My favorite active boxer is Manny Pacquiao because of the way he fights. He brings spirit out of the crowd. He fights with such intensity and ferocity that you really get into the fight.”
“(My) favorite boxer of all time (is) Manny Pacquiao for the reasons listed above. He is the reason I got into boxing.”
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Vikram Birring is a contributing writer for DoghouseBoxing.com
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Daniel Poland
“My favorite active boxer is none other than Floyd Mayweather. Mayweather always brings drama to his fights because so many people want to see him lose and even though people see him as a boring defensive fighter, I see a master at work, laying traps for his opponents, taking his opponent out of their game plan, completely outsmarting them. He really is a joy to watch. His destruction of Marquez was special viewing. Who in their right mind honestly believed they would ever see Marquez dominated in such fashion? I didn’t. My only knock on Mayweather is he needs to let his hands go more. When he puts his punches together it is scary (just watch the Mayweather-Gatti fight). That is Mayweather at his best and if he would put combinations together like that every time he stepped in the ring, he would have a bigger fan base. Anyway, Mayweather is the best out there and my favorite.”
“I would like to say Mayweather is my favorite fighter of all time. But I won’t to try to bring some of my boxing knowledge to the table. So am going to go back to the early 1900's and tell you about one fighter who I’ve read so much about and have managed to watch clips on him. A fighter who's story completely amazes me. That is 'The Boston Tar Baby' Sam Langford. Lanford had a record of 181 wins (128 KO's) 34 losses and 38 draws. A man who was never allowed to fight for a world title because of the color of his skin and for the fact that nobody wanted to fight him because he was so dangerous. You only have to look at his record to see how dangerous a puncher he was. He fought the very best from Lightweight to Heavyweight, the likes of fellow greats Joe Gans, Barbados Joe Walcott, Joe Jeanette, Sam McVea, Stanley Ketchel and even challenged 'The Great Jack Johnson'. If he was ever allowed to fight for a world title, he would won one in every division he embarked in. If you looked up in the dictionary the meaning of pound for pound you would see a picture of Sam Langford. I remember watching an interview with great historian Bert Sugar when he was talking about Langford saying that he was better at picking the rounds he would finish his opponents than Muhammad Ali. He could basically finish an opponent when he wanted to. He even challenged Jack Dempsey for the Heavyweight title when he was blind in one eye. But Dempsey refused the challenge knowing the kind of threat Langford presented. A true great (boxer) and it’s a shame nobody has really ever heard of him.”
Sam Langford
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Daniel Poland is a contributing writer for DoghouseBoxing.com.
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Michel Joseph
“(My) favorite active boxers (are) Manny (Pacquiao) and Wladimir Klitschko. Manny is all action, all the time, and he's so much fun to watch, never in a bad fight. Klitschko is much different; he's hardly ever in a good fight because there isn't anybody around who can match him or his brother. But I appreciate his craftsmanship for a big man. He's extremely agile and light on his feet, quicker than people realize. (He’s) one of the hardest punchers in the division's history along with his brother, and watching him effortlessly dispatch fighter after fighter with minimal effort - even if those fighters are nowhere near the skill level of heavyweights of past era - is very impressive. And like Manny, he's a good guy.”
“Favorite boxer of all time? Not sure if I have a single favorite (because I have) so many. It’s hard to narrow things down to one particular fighter.”
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Michel Joseph is a contributing writer for BoxingTalk.com
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Michael Amakor
“These questions are very tough and it would be a disservice to so many fighters but one of my favorite boxers (of all time) is Oscar De La Hoya. His skills are the stuff of legend, followed by Mike Tyson backed up by Evander Holyfield.”
“If I had to pick my favorite current fighter it would be Shane Mosley because win or lose he comes to fight. Other honorable mentions are the dominating Klitchko brothers, Vitali first.”
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Michael Amakor writes for FightKings.com
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Patrick Joseph Cassidy
“ (My) favorite active boxer would have to be Paul Williams.”
“ George Foreman would be my favorite of all time.”
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Patrick Joseph Cassidy writes for 411mania.com.
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Alden Codash
“Personally, my favorite fighter to watch today is Manny Pacquiao. He's a truly amazing fighter, showing improved skills in nearly every outing under the tutelage of Freddy Roach as well as an extremely fan-friendly approach which gives you your money's worth nearly every time he steps into the ring.”
“Probably one of my favorite fighters I love to watch was a prime James Toney, say around 160-168 pounds, when he used to be able to outbox you from a distance, stand in front of you and use his clever shoulder roll to make you miss and counter, and end your night hence the nickname "Lights Out" with one punch as he proved against very worth opponents such as "Prince" Charles Williams and Michael Nunn. It’s unfortunate that a continuing series of poor performances might end up defining part of his legacy as he simply refuses to retire as he fights at a weight exceeding 40 pounds over the middleweight Toney who used to make quality fighters look silly.”
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Alden Codash is a contributing writer for FightFan.com and EastSideBoxing.com.
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Rich Bergeron
“My favorite active boxer is Paul "The Punisher" Williams, who has been at welterweight but looks to be moving up to face Kelly Pavlik. Williams is incredibly disciplined, and his reach is absolutely stunning.”
“My favorite boxer of all time has to be Rocky Marciano. I designed the website www.rocky49wins.com and know his life story back and forth. He is the only heavyweight champion to ever retire undefeated.”
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Rich Bergeron writes for FightBeat.com.
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