Most Respected Fighter of ALL time?

[Round 1]

Evander Holyfield, Sal Sanchez.

[jabsRstiff]

As I have said numerous times on here :

Marvin Hagler.... seems to be the most respected fighter amongst boxing fans.

No, nobody says he's the best fighter ever.....but everyone has tremendous respect for his skills, for his attitude, & especially for two things- 1)the way he came up, 2)the way he went out.
He's a boxing folk hero.

My own opinion is he represented the game as perfectly as you could ever want a fighter to do so.

[stinglikeabee]

I think Marco Antonio Barrerra. He's a gentleman and a fighter par excellence.

[I-WISH-A-MF-WOULD]

I 2nd that Hagler

[stinglikeabee]

I didn't read the thread properly. I would say the most respectecd fighter fo ALL time has just got to be Muhammad Ali.

[Martin (Top Knowledge)]

Robinson...I never heard a negative thing or argument against him

Agreed......

[Calabrese]

Yeah I was going to say Hagler but I wasn't sure about if he was arrogant or a loudmouth or anything like that. For his boxing ability, one of the best fighters ever bar none.

[RAESAAD]

As I have said numerous times on here :

Marvin Hagler.... seems to be the most respected fighter amongst boxing fans.

No, nobody says he's the best fighter ever.....but everyone has tremendous respect for his skills, for his attitude, & especially for two things- 1)the way he came up, 2)the way he went out.
He's a boxing folk hero.

My own opinion is he represented the game as perfectly as you could ever want a fighter to do so.

This is true......

[blockhead]

i really like oscar bonavena, he wasnt the best boxer but he was very classy and i hope that someday his murder is solved.

[cple]

Muhammad Ali and Joe Louis have transcended the sport and have become cultural icons. No one else is close, in my opinion.