Crazy how Roy is a candidate despite barely ever utilizing the one punch that signifies the prototypical strong left hand.
John Conteh
He was pretty much the same size as Lupe Pintor. Probably just as big a puncher, too, though their respective KO ratios will suggest otherwise. I...
There just is not anywhere near enough film of Ortiz to say how he’d match up with Zarate. The one fight where we have extended footage of him in...
I strongly disagree with all of the above, but we’ll just keep it at that.
They did have him winning just 4, but that’s a little misleading as they also scored 1-3 other rounds even. I saw it as fairly straightforward,...
I don’t recall the fight being anywhere near as one sided as you. Marcel did come back in impressive fashion over the last couple of rounds when...
Personally I think Joe Brown was more like a combination of Roberto Duran, Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Tommy Hearns, and Wilfred Benitez. And Mike...
Even if you think Laguna edged their 10 rounder, do you really think he would’ve beaten Saldivar over 15? Winstone would’ve edged their first two...
Great win for Duran. I thought the stoppage was BS, but he was on his way to a clear decision win. It was a very close fight for about 7 rounds,...
Then I’d take Willie Davies at Flyweight and Carl Tremaine at Bantam.
Herrera for both, but close.
He stopped one elite fighter in his 143 fight career. That stoppage was due to exhaustion on the part of 21 year old Turner and an accumulation of...
How about Moore and Brown?
D’oh!
The only thing he’s missing is the punch. That’s a pretty big part of the equation when it comes to beating Hearns.
I don’t think I’d favor Yuh over any elite fighter. He was taken to the brink far too often against too many different lower quality guys.
Fly: Depends on who you consider a titlist, I guess. Midget Wolgast? Newsboy Brown? Tancy Lee? All had a claim to the title at one point or...
I’d probably favor him over all but Chang. He could very well lose to Chiquita, Bujia, and Yoko, though.
Hard to tell. He looked great against the dirt farmers he primarily faced, but not so great against the only semi-elite fighter he was ever in...
Good call. One of the most polarizing fighters I’ve ever studied. And by polarizing, I don’t mean the differences in opinion between different...
So what is your standard for technique? More importantly, why should there even be one? Techniques have evolved out of necessity to suit the...
Interesting matchups. Neither had the power to expose his weak chin/mental fortitude. I think Legra might’ve had enough physical tools to beat him...
I don’t see how that’s any more of a pipe dream than Ike Williams beating him, to be honest. You’re too rigid with your time frame on who’s...
If he did that he’d be in contention for #1. He already has a superior wins resume to any of the others. His record is just marred by a lot of...
1. Manny Pacquiao 2. Fighting Harada 3. Pancho Villa 4. Jung-Koo Chang 5. Speedy Dado 6. Ceferino Garcia 7. Hiroyuki Ebihara 8. Flash Elorde 9....
Wow, that’s probably the highest rating I’ve ever seen for him. I thought George had him a little too high myself.
He wasn’t much smaller, though. He just turned pro a lot younger. Therefore, he started off lighter and naturally spanned a wider weight range...
Against a former champion who began his career in the 19th century. Nothing about the effort or demeanor from either man in that clip showed any...
There’s no fight footage of Greb, dude. Not sure how you can have such a strong opinion of his abilities without any. I’ve a history of using...
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