Desert Island Boxers

Okay your stuck on an island with only a Telly and a DVD players. Which five boxers careers on DVD would you watch and why. Take into account you will have to watch these dvds for the rest of you life!

Id go

Ali

Duran

Barrera

Hagler

Probably Gatti

My list:

Louis
Tyson
Hagler
Hearns
Patterson

Ali - for his absolute skill

Hearns - Skill, power, speed and vulnerability. You didn't know what was going to happen next.

Duran - An absolute beast at LW with wonderful and sublime skills which is often overlooked

Robinson - He had it all

Marchiano - I'll need a laugh sometimes.

Same as Azania except Jofre for Marciano. Its like watching a choreographed scene in real life.

I'd want exciting fighters to cheer me up.....as the other castaway Meg Ryan might start losing appeal after the umpteenth hump!!!!!

1. Thomas Hearns.............The most exciting Boxer I know..
2. Julian Jackson
3. Matthew saad muhammad...
4. Mike Tyson...

Oh and number 5...that youtube video of that Pakistani lad boogeying to the ring and then getting flattened in the first...

Duran
Chavez
Mayweather
Charles
Arguello

I wouldnt actually mind the Zab Judah Kosta Tszyu knockdown saying that.It never fails to amaze me that double knockdown with a single punch.

The fact that i read in boxing news a while back that Judah feels still that he was okay to carry on cracks me up even more

Chacon
Sweet Pea
Jofre
Morales
Arguello

Am going to assume there is footage for their whole career even when that isn't the case

Robinson - the best ever enough said

Moore - Greatest number of ko's ever and look at the oppo, most of the BMR, Charles, Marciano, Ali something for everyone

Langford - a guy of 5ft 7 knocking folk from lightweight to heavy silly ,whats not to enjoy

Burley - Did anyone really expect me not to say him

Naz - They always say you never get over your first love.

If we had all the footage of a guys career I'd say

Ali
Charles
Hearns
John L Sullivan
Langford

But seen as there isn't much of most of those guys I'd have

Ali
Hearns
Barrera
Chacon
Arguello

Sullivan is a good shout JBW, particularly if it includes some or all of those go four rounds and earn a grand exhibitions he used to do, seeing the heavyweight champion of the world smacking around have a go hardmen would be fun.

Jack Johnson
Sugar Ray Robinson
Harry Greb
Archie Moore
Alexis Arguello

More realistic ones with fights that are actually available

Roberto Duran
Marco Antonio Barrera
Julio Cesar Chavez
Erik Morales
Evander Holyfield

Matt Skelton
Audley Harrison
Matthew Hatton
Ian Napa
David Starie

That oughta do it.

Gatti
Robinson
Chavez
Chacon
Morales

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:Matt Skelton
Audley Harrison
Matthew Hatton
Ian Napa
David Starie

That oughta do it.

If that doesn't motivate you to build a raft then nothing will. Although, would imagine that Meg Ryan would beat you to it if Truss's imaginings came to fruition.

superflyweight wrote:
Although, would imagine that Meg Ryan would beat you to it if Truss's imaginings came to fruition.

I'm not so sure about that. Anyone over the age of 13 that still uses the word 'hump' is clearly a special kinda guy.

In an ideal world, with pristine quality film available for all :

Ali - as jeff says, who can forget his first love?

Greb - of course.

Jofre

Basilio - never a dull moment

Toss up between Driscoll and Burley for each of whom, as far as I know, there exists footage of only one fight.

In the real world :

Ali

Jofre

Basilio

Hearns

Difficult to narrow it down from so many, but probably Robinson.

For pure entertainment purposes, I think a quintet of Bobby Chacon, Matthew Saad Muhammad, Victor Galindez (rarely mentioned as one of the best value for money fighters, but featured in some fabulous scraps), Cornelius Boza-Edwards and Thomas Hearns would keep me more than happy. I suppose if I was doing it by a mixture of pure excitement and also my personal favourites who I'd class as my boxing heroes, I'd keep Chacon and Saad, but replace the other three with Ali, Benny Leonard and either Duran or Whitaker.

I forgot Basilio! What a style to keep watching. Not only for entertainment, but also as solid proof that constant perseverance can breed great success.

I would choose

Bobby Chacon
Rafeal Limon
Bazooka Edwards
Ike Williams
Nazeem Hamed

Thats actually a quite decent list onetwo