2007-08-17 01:02:00 · 21 answers · asked by Marco F 1 in Sports ➔ Hockey
was - probie
any more discussion on the subject only discredits it.
now? - doesn't matter as much. pales in comparison to how good Probie was.
2007-08-17 02:22:22 · answer #1 · answered by you 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Best of all-time: Bob Probert is an easy pick, but it's true. Of my time, I would have to go with P.J. Stock; being a Bruins fan (ya I know the Bs suck) I remember watching Cam Neely and Chris Nilan ruin other players lives by roughing them up. Then from when Neely retired in '96 (because of that faggottt Ulf Samuelsson) to '01, all we had were the occasional fights by Thornton and McLaren. So When PJ Stock was here for 3 years, though it seemed like more, the intensity at the garden grew and there was yet again someone to stick up for his teammates. Now I know Probert is the all-time best, and I'm not taking that away from him, but for me living in Boston, I enjoyed watching PJ Stock fight.
Best current NHL fighter: Georges Laraque. He is a beast on skates. He is a guy that people have so much respect for that they won't even fight him. Great move by Pittsburgh to pick up an enforcer like Laraque to protect a star player like Sidney Crosby. A great idea by Ray Shero to make sure that these young players-- Crosby, Malkin, Staal, Esposito-- will have a guy that will keep Bertuzzi's and Simon's from throwing cheapshots at them while they are progressing and becoming star players.
2007-08-17 01:42:48 · answer #2 · answered by BOSTONboy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have always thought it was between Probert and Peter Worrell for all time but after watching some recent clips and hearing some opponents comments, I think John Ferguson might have been the best.
Bobby Clarke recently said that Ferguson was the only player he was truly scared of. Ferguson's motto was hit first and keep hitting. After one game he came home with a broken hand and little John Jr. asked him if he ever lost a fight- Ferguson's reply was, only to your mother son.
As for the toughest now, Georges Laroque has trouble even finding a dance partner nowadays. He is the best right now.
As for Probert-amazing and Worrell was just such a huge beast, a super heavyweight among heavyweights, had the reach advantage on everyone.
2007-08-17 02:47:48 · answer #3 · answered by Bob Loblaw 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Stan Jonathan was an amazing fighter, and only like 5'6.
the best now is not worth asking, because the NHL condones fighting.
2007-08-17 02:55:14 · answer #4 · answered by rockstar44 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stan Johnathan (sp) best I ever saw commonly beat guys nearly a foot taller ie Moose Dupont, Pierre Bouchard, probably on all of the best all time hockey fights tapes and DVDs. Rob Ray could punch a hole in a sand bag and like Stan was also a valued asset AS AN ACTUAL HOCKEY PLAYER. Derek Sanderson had alot to say about Ferguson aka L'Ogre in his book; I Gotta be me.
2007-08-17 03:12:07 · answer #5 · answered by Tim O 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dave Shultz was awesome in those days but with new nhl and the rules the best fighter now is Chris Neil.
2007-08-17 02:41:34 · answer #6 · answered by twoballs662002 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
probert.someone said chris neil of the sens,he's not the best fighter in the nhl,maybe best cheap shot.to change the subject a little bit,one of the best fights i ever saw happened in the echl.two players got in a fight sent to penalty box,they weren't finished and went over the glass at each other,total mayhem broke out,both benches cleared and everybody was fighting.it took a long time to sort out all of the penalties.i love the game of hockey and can't wait for it to start back!!!!!
2007-08-17 07:24:20 · answer #7 · answered by maureen b 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Probert and Kocur back in the day were a big 1-2 knockout for the wings. Probert was better fighter though. But now it would have to be probably shanny or phaneuf. maybe bertuzzi, but with his bad back im gonna say no.
2007-08-17 10:00:38 · answer #8 · answered by McMoose--RIPYAHS 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All-time= The Twister Tony Twist
Now Booggard
2007-08-17 10:04:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Best Fighter Ever goes to Lou Fontinato............only decisively lost one fight in his career.............to Gordie Howe in the late 50s (you can google the date, it's a well known fight)
Bob...John Ferguson Sr. got into a fight 12 seconds into his very first shift...and laid a 2 punch beating on Ted Green, another tough guy..........and also scored 2 goals that game.
Tim O
I never saw Pierre Bouchard win a fight, then again, he only had a handful of fighting majors in his career including a loss to Bobby Orr in 1972
2007-08-17 05:55:26 · answer #10 · answered by Like I'm Telling You Who I A 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
George Laraques
2007-08-17 04:38:51 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋