Top ten Toughest Sons of Bitches in Boxing History

[Dynamite Kid]

thats what i thought, you could could actually put them in the idiot catergory.

my list is
j. frazier
b. briscoe
m. hagler
a. pryor
r. duran
chico
bhop
holyfield
tyson
t.norris
morales
manny
i think of they names right now but the guys thats fight this weekend marquez and the other guy

Tyson tough LOL ,as soon as the heat got hot in the ring he would get discouraged or look for a way out of the fight ,not my defnition of toughness

[Karlos81]

Duran was a tough SOB but he quit mid fight.

LaMotta needs a mention as he took some beatings and never gave up.

Nigel Benn was a nasty tough warrior just watch the McClellon bout.

[Dynamite Kid]

Duran was a tough SOB but he quit mid fight.

LaMotta needs a mention as he took some beatings and never gave up.

Nigel Benn was a nasty tough warrior just watch the McClellon bout.

Benn was a real warrior ,no quit in the dark destroyer

[215Chaingang]

Tyson tough LOL ,as soon as the heat got hot in the ring he would get discouraged or look for a way out of the fight ,not my defnition of toughness

i can respect that

[TheGreatA]

Benn did 'quit' in a few fights but not against McClellan, he fought like a true warrior that night.

Duran quit against Leonard but redeemed himself as a fighter in that performance against Barkley where he took huge punches without quitting from the man that knocked Hearns out.

Tyson was tough IMO, he took vicious beatings in all of his losses but he was not a guy who came back to win fights. So he doesn't make the top 10, not even near it.

Even LaMotta gave up in a few fights and also threw one fight.

[Karlos81]

Benn did 'quit' in a few fights but not against McClellan, he fought like a true warrior that night.

Duran quit against Leonard but redeemed himself as a fighter in that performance against Barkley where he took huge punches from the man that knocked Hearns out.

Tyson was tough IMO, he took vicious beatings in all of his losses but he was not a guy who came back to win fights.

Even LaMotta gave up in a few fights and also threw one fight.

You mean he broke his ankle in the first Collins bout?

[Dynamite Kid]

Benn did 'quit' in a few fights but not against McClellan, he fought like a true warrior that night.

Duran quit against Leonard but redeemed himself as a fighter in that performance against Barkley where he took huge punches from the man that knocked Hearns out.

Tyson was tough IMO, he took vicious beatings in all of his losses but he was not a guy who came back to win fights.

Even LaMotta gave up in a few fights and also threw one fight.

no Benn was retired against Collins the corner pulled him out

[Dynamite Kid]

For me taking punishment does not equal being tough

being tough IMO is absorbing the best your oponents has to offer & coming back with better ,or when you are being discouraged but then u show that never say die attitude & suck it up and ralley back

my definition of a lack of toughness is a fighter that stands there & takes punshment rather than have the courage to fire back & stay competitve cause they are hoping to be rescued on there shield IE Tyson v Lewis ,Judah v Cotto

[TheGreatA]

I think Benn could've gotten up against Watson but didn't really want to.
He did get up at 10, too little, too late.

Benn also 'quit' (not that I consider him a quitter) after breaking his ankle and retired in his corner in the rematch. It was certain that he didn't want to fight anymore after the Collins fights.

I agree with what you are saying about toughness.
It's not just the ability to take punches but the ability to take those punches, come back and win the fight... or atleast make a good show out of it.

That's why Tyson doesn't belong in the top 10 toughest list.


Hell of a chin though.

[Dynamite Kid]

I think Benn could've gotten up against Watson but didn't really want to.
He did get up at 10, too little, too late.

Benn also 'quit' (not that I consider him a quitter) after breaking his ankle and retired in his corner in the rematch. It was certain that he didn't want to fight anymore after the Collins fights.

I agree with what you are saying about toughness.
It's not just the ability to take punches but the ability to take those punches, come back and win the fight... or atleast make a good show out of it.

That's why Tyson doesn't belong in the top 10 toughest list.


Hell of a chin though.

Benn tried to be clever & stay down untill the 8 count but by the time he rose the fight was waved off , i dont see how i can be conceived as quiting

id like to see u fight with a Broken Ankle ,also if your corner stops a fight there is not much u can do stop them ,IE Corrales v PBF