Who are the 10 "throwback fighters" of last 5-8 years?

[LoadedWraps]

When I think of the ideal Throwback fighters I think of Marciano, Sugar Ray Robinson, Marvin HAgler. Those guys were not they type of guys to be ducking or dodging anyone, they showed up to fight night in and night out. They don't have to be ATG like the ones I mentioned those were just examples. but Didn't matter if they won or lost they fough whoever the fans or the #1 contenders or the sanctioning bodies wanted. Those are the kind of fighters I always loved to watch. Who in your opinion are todays "throwbacks". I'd have to go with :
Ward
Cotto
Matthyse
Winky Wright

Sorry to soil both of your troll attempt threads, but this conversation is moot, it's not the fighters, its the promotors and the business aspect of the sport, troll that if you want.

[Body_Snatcher]

James Toney and Bernard Hopkins

[BafanaBafana]

Are you serious? He's said multiple times he wants to fight Ward. And to think Froch would dodge anybody let alone Hopkins is a joke and I can only laugh at that notion.

Does he refuse to fight at 175 or does he want to defend his belts? and do the '75ers refuse to fight at 168 then?

Hopkins and Stevenson (who was his IBF mandatory) called him out multiple times and look who he's fighting next, what's worse, he wants to fight Kessler a third time... He has Ward, Hopkins, Stevenson (Rodriguez probably wants a piece of him too) calling him out and he's fighting Groves... I don't know why he fought Yusaf Mack when he had so many high vintage fighters calling him out since the Super Six.

People give him too much credit for not ducking the Super Six (where he lost to Ward, Kessler, and Dirrell) and beating a hype job in Bute.

He's also probably one of the most arrogant boxers in the sport...

[S H A R K B O Y]

how can Andre Ward be considered a throwback fighter when he refuses to fight outside of california and when he does fight he spoils, runs, hugs, and headbutts?

there is nothing throwback about andre ward. to compare him to someone like marvin hagler is a travesty.

an abomination.

If the Super Six didn't impress you, you're watching the wrong sport.

[NearHypnos]

I'll go with

Shane
Martinez
JMM
P Will
Mares seems to be one as hes moving up in classes due to the promoter cold war...
Matthysse
Kahn (He's a ballsy little **** that one)
Maidana
B Hop of course
James Toney would STILL fight anyone
Mayorga
Oscar


Shane and Oscar are at the top of the list though in terms of who they got the chance to fight.

[SlySlickSmooth]

Marquez is probably the greatest throwback fighter today.

[Kingjames6Flee]

He did avoid him. Ward said he wasnt deserving enough when butes hype was at its highest, so they chose to sacrifice Froch to Bute instead and we know what happened there.

Let these dudes know. Straight up ducked bute, said he had to establish himself in the states. Straight up *****

[slicksouthpaw16]

Forgot about Paul Williams, he fought everyone. I think Crawford will eventually be on this list. He has the type of skill that you just don't see in the majority of today's fighters.

[Accountoffline]

Matthysse is yet to be classed in that group from future fights,

I'd pick these;

JMM
Khan
Froch
Katsidis (say what you want he would fight anyone)
ODL
Holyfield (this guy had balls of steel, completely fearless)
Gatti
Buster Douglas, put the fear back into Tyson
Valero (think this guy could have been a seriously avoided fighter had he still been alive)