Everytime I read what boxing fans online think I hear Roy Jones never faught nobody, Bernard Hopkins never faught nobody, James Toney never faught nobody, Floyd Mayweather never faught nobody and the list goes on. Who from today can that not be said for? Or do most fighters get that from fans? It seems that way at times.
Everytime I read what boxing fans online think I hear Roy Jones never faught nobody, Bernard Hopkins never faught nobody, James Toney never faught nobody, Floyd Mayweather never faught nobody and the list goes on. Who from today can that not be said for? Or do most fighters get that from fans? It seems that way at times.
Pretty sure it's "fought"
Whats better though? Fighting big fights and losing most of them, or fighting smaller fights and never losing?
fighting the bigger fights and losing most of them, because you were a man and fought guys you knew you mite not beat, if you fight nothing but club fighters then you cant never say you were great or the best, and thats what its all about
Marion Wilson fought somebodies...
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=004537
Oliver McCall
Chazz Witherspoon
Oliver McCall
Samuel Peter
Hasim Rahman
Larry Donald
Oleg Maskaev
David Izon
Greg Page
Corey Sanders
Carl Williams
Ike Ibeabuchi
Orlin Norris
David Izon
Andrew Golota
Shannon Briggs
Kirk Johnson
Ray Mercer
Vaughn Bean
Andrew Golota
Tyrell Biggs
Francois Botha
Poor bastard is going to end up with some sort of super enhanced parkinsons diease from all the beatings he's taken.
Yeah, all the beatings from nobodies :boxing:
Marion Wilson fought somebodies...
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=004537
Oliver McCall
Chazz Witherspoon
Oliver McCall
Samuel Peter
Hasim Rahman
Larry Donald
Oleg Maskaev
David Izon
Greg Page
Corey Sanders
Carl Williams
Ike Ibeabuchi
Orlin Norris
David Izon
Andrew Golota
Shannon Briggs
Kirk Johnson
Ray Mercer
Vaughn Bean
Andrew Golota
Tyrell Biggs
Francois Botha
Poor bastard is going to end up with some sort of super enhanced parkinsons diease from all the beatings he's taken.
Well I'm just trying to get an idea of who most boxing fans respect for their resumes. That was basically my goal of this thread. I notice that there are many fighters who get labeled as guys who didn't fight anyone, so I was like hmm in this modern day, who do people respect as far as quality of opposition?
ill tell you who fought someone, Ross Puritty
he fought
brain nielsen
kirk johnson
tommy morrison
hasim rahman
michael grant
wladamir klitschko
vitali klitschko
corrie sanders
alexander dimitrenko
timo hoffman
larry donald
chris byrd
Well I'm just trying to get an idea of who most boxing fans respect for their resumes. That was basically my goal of this thread. I notice that there are many fighters who get labeled as guys who didn't fight anyone, so I was like hmm in this modern day, who do people respect as far as quality of opposition?
who decides who is a "somebody" or a "nobody"?.
Every fighter fights nobodys early on, but when fighters like Mayweather, Jones Jr, Toney etc who are/were so dominating people always say "well, that guy (opponent)wasnt that good anyway"
I think Mayweathers resume is up there - Corrales, Gatti, Castillo x 2, Judah, also Jones' - Hopkins, Toney, Tarver, Hill, Ruiz, Paz. Lennox defeated everyone he fought - take rematches into account, you cant ask for much more
Dela Hoya has some great names on his as well, but as much as i like him, he did lose to the best names on that list, as did Gatti and Corrales
Its all opinion
You just have to separate the guys who fought somebodies from the guys who fought nobodies then it's all clear.
Find them on boxingrec and just look at their opponents.
Well I'm just trying to get an idea of who most boxing fans respect for their resumes. That was basically my goal of this thread. I notice that there are many fighters who get labeled as guys who didn't fight anyone, so I was like hmm in this modern day, who do people respect as far as quality of opposition?
You just have to separate the guys who fought somebodies from the guys who fought nobodies then it's all clear.
Find them on boxingrec and just look at their opponents.
oscar de la hoya fought somebodies
gatti fought somebodies
corrales fought somebodies
there are fighters who fought somebodies
holyfield, lennox, the list goes on
mosley....
Thats a good list. All those guys did fight the best...
oscar de la hoya fought somebodies
gatti fought somebodies
corrales fought somebodies
there are fighters who fought somebodies
holyfield, lennox, the list goes on
mosley....