Who was the prototype "leap amateur"?

Fuck greb, a copy of the waltz-leap bout would have been the holy grail back in the VHS boxing fight trading days

 

Hut will now doubtless accuse me of "Nihilism" or some shit.

 

So does Khan deserve to make the HOF because he birthed a new era?

Guy makes a compelling case.

 

Hall of Shame

Khan was the inspiration for the term obviously but he was just a next level of daftness in an already existing problem

 

Khan was the first shitty mainstream star.

Every star in boxing before him was at least a quality fighter. He began the trend of bums who became crossover successes.

 

Is Khan in the leap amateur phylum?

I thought he was more accurately classified years ago (by huthut?) as belonging to the button mashing simian phylum

 

I don't think that's true ... Berto was already being proclaimed as a wunderkind by HBO ... I don't think Jermaine Taylor was quality at all ... maybe quality by paltry contemporary standards but that's as far as it goes ... basketball robot Michael Grant was bankrolled by HBO despite his obvious lack of fighting talent years before the emergence of Amir of Bolton

 

The latter is a class of creatures in the leap amateur phylum

 

Grant was a true media creation.

 

Berto, Grant, and Taylor were never known by the mainstream.

Khan was a superstar in the UK.

 

You can't go by THAT... Frank Bruno was a superstar in the U.K.

 

Yeah, but Frank Bruno was Ray Robinson compared to Khan.

It's far more respectable to get blasted out by Witherspoon, Tyson, and Lewis than by Prescott, and Cherry Garcia.

Khan was the first star who was truly awful.

 

Don't forget Bonecrusher Smith

 

So bonecrusher smith was better than Danny garcia?

 

So you're saying that a boxing ring is neither a true box nor a ring?

 

No. You're adding Smith to the list of fighters it is more respectable to be blasted out by than Garcia. Are you not? So the question is - do you think Smith was a better fighter than Garcia?

 

Smith was more talented for sure.

Danny Garcia was/is shit.

 

oh, I am?

Are you sure?

You need your internet privileges revoked

 

Definitely not. This is overrating the 80s big time.

Also, prime Khan was legitimate top-2 guy in his division, Bruno never was close to being that. Bruno had the more traditional technique but Khan was probably better, even if his era was worse

 

So what was your point? You don't think well.

 

You're a fucking idiot. You don't deserve the Cleveland Orchestra

My point was that X neglected to mention Bruno got knocked out by Bonecrusher Smith which is hardly a Bruno compliment, you absolute shitcan

 

You fucking imbecile!

 

You don't deserve them, you fuck!! They are too good for you!!! You owe them an apology for existing