Off-the-cuff, & featuring some arbitrary names. Participants: Diego Corrales Hector Camacho Shane Mosley Oscar De La Hoya Jose Luis Castillo Esteban DeJesus Joel Casamayor Manny Pacquiao Azumah Nelson Roberto Duran Julio Cesar Chavez Carlos Ortiz Ken Buchanan Alexis Arguello Pernell Whitaker Floyd Mayweather Here are the groupings, with each man to face the others in their pool once. Two to progress, two to be eliminated. All fights scheduled for twelve rounds. Pool A: Corrales De La Hoya Casamayor Buchanan Pool B: Camacho Castillo Pacquiao Arguello Pool C: Mosley DeJesus Chavez Whitaker Pool D: Nelson Duran Ortiz Mayweather Group Stage: Pool A: Buchanan De La Hoya Casamayor Corrales Pool B: Arguello Pacquiao Camacho Castillo Pool C: Whitaker Chavez Mosley DeJesus Pool D: Duran Ortiz Mayweather Nelson Quarter-Finals: Duran TKO11 Buchanan (Duran down once in 2nd, Buchanan down twice in 10th) Ortiz UD12 De La Hoya (115-113 Ortiz, 116-113 Ortiz, 117-111 Ortiz) Whitaker UD12 Arguello (Whitaker down once in 7th) Chavez TKO10 Pacquiao (Chavez down once in 2nd. Pacquiao down once in 8th) Semi-Finals: Duran UD12 Chavez (116-112 Duran, 116-112 Duran, 115-114 Duran) Whitaker MD12 Ortiz 115-113 Whitaker, 115-113 Whitaker, 114-114 Even) 3rd Place Box-Off: Ortiz UD12 Chavez (116-112 Ortiz, 117-111 Ortiz, 115-113 Ortiz) Tournament Final: Whitaker SD12 Duran (115-114 Whitaker, 116-112 Duran, 115-113 Whitaker)
The problem with this type of thread (although very good) is the very few of us have the time to dedicate so much to one reply. I'll skip to the semi finals: Mayweather vs Whitaker Duran vs Chavez Mayweather by close decision Duran by CLose decision Mayweather vs Duran Mayweather by close decision.
The ones continuing from pools Pool A: De La Hoya Buchanan Pool B: Pacquiao Arguello Pool C: Whitaker Mosley Pool D: Mayweather Nelson quarters Arguello W12 De La Hoya Pacquiao TKO9 Buchanan Whitaker UD 12 Nelson Mosley UD 12 Mayweather semis Whitaker UD12 Arguello Mosley TKO10 Pacquiao final Whitaker UD Mosley
No surprises here in the land of loving and hating fighters :: Sly picks Mayweather to win it all and Ugo doesn't even have Duran in the final 8.
Whitaker-Duran is what WOULD happen, Sly Im taking Whitaker, I dont give a shit what anybody has to fucking say about it... Ive been arguing about it on these goddamn sites for 10 years, and for a good number of years before that on the phone and in cars and in someone's house... WHITAKER and SRR is the P4P GOAT until someone comes along and clearly establishes themselves as his superior... if that takes until a fucking asteroid hits, then so be it before there was SRR, there was Henry Armstrong and there was Benny Leonard before that and Harry Greb and Joe Gans hey Sly, who's a better heavyweight all time than Muhammad Ali??? he retired nearly 30 years ago... you see anybody coming along better than him???
Ali is stilll the best I've seen....but that's not to say that someone couldn't come along that would be better. Robinson was fast and powerful with a good chin, heart and stamina. But dude got hit way too much and could be outhustled (Lamotta, Turpin). Arguably the greatest fighter ever, I agree...but far from perfect. Lots of other guys have since come along with the tools to beat him pound for pound (Ali, Jones, Mayweather to name just 3) Whitaker-Duran is NOT what would happen cdogg. Mayweather would have beaten Whitaker by close decision no doubt. Floyd's almost as elusive as whitaker and has a far superior offensive arsenal. Mayweather-Duran. End of matter.
Whitaker's offense is the single most underrated of any fighter I can think of... he wasnt a KO puncher (at least not often) but he threw outstanding combinations and his jab is one fo the finest ever... Floyd's arsenal is no way, shape or form "far superior"
I have no problem with somebody picking Mayweather over Whitaker, but if you're absolutely convinced i find that "wrong".
Pool A: Corrales De La Hoya Casamayor Buchanan Pool B: Camacho Castillo Pacquiao Arguello Pool C: Mosley DeJesus Chavez Whitaker Pool D: Nelson Duran Ortiz Mayweather De La Hoya vs. Casamayor-DLH by TKO 9 Pacquiao vs. Arguello- Arguello by TKO 12 Mosley vs. Whitaker-Whitaker by UD Duran vs. Mayweather-Duran by UD +++++++++++++++++++++++++ De La Hoya vs. Arguello- Arguello by UD Duran vs. Whitaker- Duran by SD Finals Duran vs. Arguello- Duran by TKO 14
