Best Warrior Ever

[Yogi]

No appreciation for Carmen Basilio in this thread?

[as214]

Just a few off the top of my head:

Arturo Gatti
Jake Lamotta
Evander Holyfield
Muhammed Ali
Erik Morales
Rocky Graziano
Tony Zale
Nigel Benn

Three Italians on that list.. Great list.. Can anyone tell me the last time they saw an Italian fighter quit.. ? I cant think of any..

[Jack H]

Ali
Marciano
Hagler
Leonard
Tyson
Frazier Foreman
Dempsey

Holyfield is a truly great fighter, but i have to apologise to his fans when i say that i just never found him truly exciting in the ring

[TheEvilSaint]

Three Italians on that list.. Great list.. Can anyone tell me the last time they saw an Italian fighter quit.. ? I cant think of any..

jake lamotta stayed on his stool in his first fight with bob murphy.

[Slipx]

lou savarese quit too i think.

[as214]

lou savarese quit too i think.

He still never quit though

[Slipx]

oh my bad then

[czars_salad]

The best warriors in the sport were the guys from the bare knuckled days up until the 20+ round limit was reduced. These were people that would continue to fight with their eyes hanging out of their socket, with a broken arm, and in an outide ring where it was 110+ degrees. And this was for 20, 30, even 40 or more rounds.

I'll have to find a description of one of John L. Sullivan's fights on a barge and post it here. Brutal hardcore stuff.

They tried to break each others necks in the clinches in those days...

you are absolutely correct