10: Important ****** boxers

[FLYBOY]

10: Important ****** boxers
Posted May. 10, 2010 at 05:33pm
By Michael Rosenthal
Buzz up!



A weekly boxing list compiled by Michael Rosenthal. This week: In honor of Amir Khan, who faces Paulie Malignaggi on Saturday in New York on HBO, ****** boxers who made a significant mark on boxing (alphabetical order):

1. Muhammad Ali* (56-5, 37 KOs) – Some argue that he’s the greatest heavyweight ever
2. Naseem Hamed (36-1, 31 KOs) – Three-time titleholder from England was known for flamboyance
3. Mustafa Hamsho (44-5-2, 28 KOs) – Syrian-born middleweight contender in the 1980s
4. Bernard Hopkins (51-5-1, 32 KOs) – Had a record 20 middleweight title defenses
5. Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KOs) – Olympic silver medalist and rising 140-pounder from England
6. Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (50-8-1, 39 KOs) – Held light heavyweight title in deep era
7. Matthew Saad Muhammad* (39-16-3, 29 KOs) – Held light heavyweight title in deep era
8. Dwight Muhammad Qawi* (41-11-1, 25 KOs) – Held titles at light heavyweight and cruiserweight
9. Hasim Rahman (46-7-2, 37 KOs) – Won fame by knocking out Lennox Lewis
10. Mike Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) – Youngest ever to win heavyweight title

*--Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame

http://www.ringtv.com/blog/1916/10_important_******_boxers/

[illmatickid]

bernard hopkins is a ******?
whaaaat i did not know that... hmm

[FLYBOY]

bernard hopkins is a ******?
whaaaat i did not know that... hmm

yeah. he converted a long time ago. So is his trainer Naazim Richardson.

[jrosales13]

Why is Khan ahead of Mustafa Muhammad, Saad Muhamma, Qawi, and Tyson?

[FLYBOY]

Why is Khan ahead of Mustafa Muhammad, Saad Muhamma, Qawi, and Tyson?

i dunno i didnt make the list.

[The Hammer]

Some other ****** boxers:

Sultan Ibragimov (former WBO HW titleholder)
Ruslan Chagaev (former WBA HW titleholder)
Magomed Abdusalamov
Marco Huck (current WBO 200 titleholder)
Rakhim Chakhkiev (Olympic Gold HW 2008)
Mahir Oral
Felix Sturm (current WBA middleweight titleholder)
Selcuk Aydin

[Scott9945]

Why is Khan ahead of Mustafa Muhammad, Saad Muhamma, Qawi, and Tyson?

Blame it on the alphabet

[FLYBOY]

Some other ****** boxers:

Sultan Ibragimov (former WBO HW titleholder)
Ruslan Chagaev (former WBA HW titleholder)
Magomed Abdusalamov
Marco Huck (current WBO 200 titleholder)
Rakhim Chakhkiev (Olympic Gold HW 2008)
Karo Murat (in the next WBO 175 eliminator)
Mahir Oral
Felix Sturm
Selcuk Aydin

thanks. totally forgot abt chagev, ibragimov and sturm!

[jrosales13]

Blame it on the alphabet

Ahhh then that makes sense..

[starjammer]

Am I wrong in thinking that Tyson was not ****** when he won the HW Title at age 20. Just curious. Not that it matters anyway, don't really get the purpose for this article.