warriors in the ring

Nigel Benn.

one two or 3 fights does not make a fighter a warrior..it in my mind should be defined over his entire career..many names mentioned here for sure are warriors a few are not...basilio indeed was one great warrior..if i had to pick one fight as an example of deminstrating that it would indeed be the basilio -robinson fight..gatti indeed for sure..this is a guy who is popular with tons of heart..hes mediocre as a fighter but indeed a crowd pleaser...marciano for sure.ketchel graziano harry greb mickey walker chuvalo all belong in the elite status in this category...ez charles is vastly underated in this category and unfairly by newspaper folks..ad wolgast from the pioneers...there are hundreds of elites threwout the years..the true warrior career wise is a fighter that boxing fans should love..a great one in this category reaches gladiator status...

jim jeffries fighting with his style of getting hit over and over and he could finally hit his opponent and KO them.
henry armstrong had the style to where you get hit so that you can hit your opponent. he went through some wars.
marvin haglar took huge shots from hearns and just kept coming forward. he never backed down to anyone.
erik morales was a true warrior. one of my favorites of all time. always fought his hardest and would fight until the end of every fight.

those are a few of mine

Ali_1748 wrote:

Nigel Benn.

Abso freaking lutely!

For all the crap I give him? Lennox was a ring warrior.

Of course then gotta mention Evander.

powerpuncher wrote:

jim jeffries fighting with his style of getting hit over and over and he could finally hit his opponent and KO them.
henry armstrong had the style to where you get hit so that you can hit your opponent. he went through some wars.
marvin haglar took huge shots from hearns and just kept coming forward. he never backed down to anyone.
erik morales was a true warrior. one of my favorites of all time. always fought his hardest and would fight until the end of every fight.

those are a few of mine

Nicely done! My avatar thanks you!

marbleheadmaui wrote:

powerpuncher wrote:

jim jeffries fighting with his style of getting hit over and over and he could finally hit his opponent and KO them.
henry armstrong had the style to where you get hit so that you can hit your opponent. he went through some wars.
marvin haglar took huge shots from hearns and just kept coming forward. he never backed down to anyone.
erik morales was a true warrior. one of my favorites of all time. always fought his hardest and would fight until the end of every fight.

those are a few of mine

Nicely done! My avatar thanks you!

well i like your avatar so it's welcome

Sugar Ray Seales - the guy was basically blind and still wanted to fight, can you imagine if he had 2 good eyes how good he could have been

Dempsey and Gatti as well if they havent been added

dempsey no gatti yes

Deezy0814 wrote:

dempsey no gatti yes

How the heck could you quarrel with Dempsey? In his own day his determination and fighting spirit were those against whom all others were measured.

marbleheadmaui wrote:

Deezy0814 wrote:

dempsey no gatti yes

How the heck could you quarrel with Dempsey? In his own day his determination and fighting spirit were those against whom all others were measured.

ill have to agree with marble here...dempsey def gets consideration here

i just thought of 2 more. carlos ortiz and james braddock

marbleheadmaui wrote:

Deezy0814 wrote:

dempsey no gatti yes

How the heck could you quarrel with Dempsey? In his own day his determination and fighting spirit were those against whom all others were measured.

no no no bird added dempsey and gatti and he said sry if they had been added and i told him dempsey hadn't been added but gatti had been

I take it Marciano and Frazier have already been mentioned.

yep

What about Ray Mancini?

ray mancini is perfect as an example..heart guts effort and more.

Deezy0814 wrote:

marbleheadmaui wrote:

Deezy0814 wrote:

dempsey no gatti yes

How the heck could you quarrel with Dempsey? In his own day his determination and fighting spirit were those against whom all others were measured.

no no no bird added dempsey and gatti and he said sry if they had been added and i told him dempsey hadn't been added but gatti had been

Aha! My misread!

marbleheadmaui wrote:

Deezy0814 wrote:

marbleheadmaui wrote:

Deezy0814 wrote:

dempsey no gatti yes

How the heck could you quarrel with Dempsey? In his own day his determination and fighting spirit were those against whom all others were measured.

no no no bird added dempsey and gatti and he said sry if they had been added and i told him dempsey hadn't been added but gatti had been

Aha! My misread!

it's cool i could understand the confusion i re-read it after i posted it and i saw why you would think i was disputing dempsey