My favorite boxer of all time was...
 

...not the best boxer of all time. Not even close.

But a boxer who put on a show every time. His record was a more than respectable 45-7-1. But every fight was a war.

Cornelius Boza Edwards.

He retired in 1987.

His fight with Bobby Chacon was Ring Magazine's fight of the year in 1983. Chacon and Edwards were two real warriors. Edwards had beaten him before. But what happened here.

If you love boxing:


The only fight he was in that was not a war was his WBC Lightweight Championship fight with Hector Camacho towards the end of Edwards' career. Camacho thought had a push over with this old man, and learned early in the fight that if he mixed it up with Edwards, he was going to get really hurt.

So Camacho ran from him the rest of this boring fight -- and they gave the fight to Camacho. I thought Camacho embarrassed himself.

Anyway, if you are out there Boza. Still love ya, man. You da man.

Marvelous Marvin Hagler

I saw that fight and pretty much every fight that came on cbs, nbc or abc during the late 70s to mid 80s. I had so many favorite fighters that i couldn't name just one.

Marvin Hagler without a doubt was my favorite fighter. The fight with Hearns is the best fight ever.

The best fighter I ever saw was Cassius Clay; the 2nd best was Muhammad Ali.

Pray tell, how would you differentiate between the two?
I'm all ears........:rolleyes:

When Clay hit you he sliced your faced. When you fought Ali he got by on talent, moxie, and will.

Sugar Ray Leonard. Went to his first pro fight at the Baltimore Civic Center with my Dad and brother. Was a fan already after the great Olympic showing by Team USA, stayed that way.

Was in Birmingham for the Alabama Derby when he beat Hagler, saw it on closed circuit...remember those days for watching fights?

Pound for pound, with an unmatched streak of 26 straight KO's, best ever was Aaron Pryor.....Threw more punches in a fight than anyone ever.

The Brockton Brawler
 

Rocky Marciano, in case some have forgotten, or never heard of him.

Mike Tyson in his prime. A Killer !

Z

I have never had a favourite fighter, but have favourite fights. Of course everybody remembers Hagler v. Hearns, but if have never seen Arturo Gatti v Micky Ward I fight. WATCH IT! Especially the 9th and 10th rounds, all they do is beat the hell out of each other and keep coming back for more.

Ken Norton, mostly because I met him, sat at a bar and had drinks with him, and were one of the few let in to watch him train at the time. My connection was that I saw him enter an apartment of a woman I knew while I was using a BBQ grille in the pool area. His very next fight, that was 1979 he was knocked out in the first round by Earnie Shavers.


He was out in Hemet, California mostly known for it's high amount of retirees at the time when I met him as his handlers wanted him away from the city night life. He was still able to find bars with women and booze out there. I burned the candle at both end those days myself but I wasn't training to fight Earnie Shavers. I would see Norton out till 1 am having cocktails and chasing women, but I would still drive past him the next day doing road work at 7:30 am on the way to school.

Wasn't that typical of a Camacho fight? I hated that guy with a passion.

Sonny Liston.
No nonsense...get the job done...go home.
Loved the way he stared at opponent before opening bell. Head tilted and looking up, no emotion.