Well, there can't possibly be one person. It's a tie between:
Gordie Howe
Bobby Probert
Domi
Darren McCarty
Rob Ray
Peter Worrel
2007-02-13 14:26:45
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answered by thelegendarybino 2
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Gordie Howe.
Arguably the greatest forward in the history of the game, Mr. Hockey was also - indisputably - the best fighter.
Forget about different eras, bigger guys, improved training and conditioning. In terms of pure fighting ability, Howe was the real deal - head and shoulders above the rest.
Not suprisingly, many of the ingredients that made this six-foot, 205-lb. strongman such a superb player also elevated his fistic prowess. The balance that made him almost impossible to knock down during the ebb and flow of a game never failed him when he shed the gloves. But the two most devastating weapons in his arsenal were an unteachable ability to concentrate maximum force in every punch, and the single-minded killer instinct of a shark.
The fight that would forever cement Howe's reputation as a player never to be trifled with took place on a February night in 1959, and fittingly enough it was at Madison Square Garden, the mecca of big time boxing. Howe's Detroit Red Wings were battling the New York Rangers, and midway through the first period Howe and New York's Eddie Shack collided violently behind the Rangers net. Neither player was the worse for wear, but referee Frank Udvari moved in to make sure their sticks stayed down.
Just as the tension seemed diffused, however, Rangers tough guy Lou Fontinato - six-foot-two and 220 pounds - came roaring in from the blue line and suckered the unsuspecting Howe with three hellacious lefts to the head. Fontinato, the NHL's reigning penalty king, had forged a league-wide reputation as a formidable heavyweight by resorting to such tactics to leave opposing players crumpled in a heap.
But Howe barely budged.
Instead, he shook off the punches, then grabbed Fontinato by the throat and pulled him in. At the same time, he ****** his left fist and fired a single punch that shattered Fontinato's cheek bone. Propping up the dazed Ranger with his right arm, Howe threw another punch that broke Fontinato's nose. A third left opened a huge gash over his eye. A fourth split both lips.
One of Fontinato's teammates later said Howe's punches "sounded like an axe splitting wood."
Nobody made a move as Howe delivered the coup de grace, a short, chopping right that dropped Fontinato face-first in a bloody heap. The Detroit star then turned and skated directly to the penalty box. Fontinato went to hospital.
Howe played another 20 years of professional hockey after that night, finally retiring at the age of 52. And you could count on one hand the number of guys who challenged him over those two decades.
Also in his first game ever as a rookie against He and Maurice Richard of the Montreal Canadiens exchanged some heated words. Richard then gave him a two handed shove to the chest.
They both dropped the gloves and Bam. Howe KO'd the Rocket with one punch.
'Nuff said.
2007-02-13 20:49:31
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answered by Dig Em 3
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Dig Em has it exactly correct.
Gordie was the toughest and best fighter ever.
Probert would be the best of the past 20 years but there never has been anyone like Howe.
Bobby Hull was also a good fighter although he didn't fight very often so not many people know this fact.
2007-02-16 01:59:52
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answered by laredokid22 5
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Bob Probert was by far the best fighter ever. If there ever was someone before him it would be Gordie Howe. But today Dion Phaneuf is by far the best fighter in the league currently.
Since the lockout, the "new" NHL has changed, so the fights might not be the same since pre 2005.
2007-02-13 21:26:37
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answered by Sask Riders Pwn 2
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Tie Dummy was a bum !! and whoever included brashear is an idiot, he never faced a tough guy, always shied away from other team's goon because they used him as a punching bag. he only pounded on non-fighters.
now, O'reilly was good, so was stan johnathon, but realistically, i'd say Chris Nilan -- he never, ever lost a single fight and he fought every tough guy in the league for 12 years.
2007-02-13 21:24:46
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answered by Tiberius 4
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Andrew Peters of the Buffalo Sabres
2007-02-15 16:16:09
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answered by Cody D 2
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Stu Grimson.... The grim reaper. I have spoken with players that played against and with him in the NHL and minors and noone I talked to wanted to fight him! He just didn't know when or how to stop. There was a ref that I was talking to at one of my college games and he even said Grimson he said he only reffed 4 games when he was playing and he scared him so much he didn't break up a fight until both players were exhausted
2007-02-13 22:19:13
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answered by sk88in 2
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George Ferguson
2007-02-14 00:34:10
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answered by alireland2000 1
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Gordie Howe or Tiger Williams or Marty McSorely
I know Sidney Crosby is the best and going down on people.
2007-02-14 04:40:14
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answered by desperado59 3
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Rob Ray baby! Matt Barnaby a distant 2nd.
2007-02-13 21:14:50
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answered by manley_jeremy 2
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Bob Probert. He would tease the opponent at first because he is a late fighter and than pound the crap outta them.
2007-02-13 20:37:14
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answered by cubsjunkie 3
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