I would say Escalera and Legra were at least on par with those fighters.
I wouldn't argue that Nelson could've made more big fights than he did, but I would still say the record corroborates that he did a better job of...
You could argue he had mixed results, but I think it's notable that McCallum never beat a single reigning champ until he beat Harding late in his...
He was undefeated in over 60 fights (and had only one loss in about 70 fights), with the overwhelming majority of wins coming by KO, before any...
I'd argue Nelson for both as well, based mainly on two points: -Nelson's destructions of ATGs Gomez and Fenech outweigh any wins on McCallum's...
I think there's a few fighters you could argue rank at least on par, if not perhaps a bit higher than Monzon. I think Gavilan has an overall...
The flipside to this argument is that Curry never went the extra mile and proved he was good enough to beat a fighter the level of Holy. While I...
He had already accumulated a fair amount of punishment prior to the Hearns fight, though. I think it's pretty clear from the Stafford fight that...
I wouldn't be confident in Spada's ability to produce that many punches if it were O'Grady attacking him instead of Dorin. I think Spada would...
This is an actual trailer for an actual movie with an actual theme song. [MEDIA] The '70s. :Jest:
"Dr. BLACK and Mr. Hyde"?? They really dove into a well of creativity for that one. And I didn't even know there was a "Blackenstein." :Jest:
I actually think the reverse outcome occurs and O'Grady is underrated. :Jest:
I think Nelson might've beaten the less dimensional Pac of 126, but from the 3rd Morales fight onward, I think Pac had too much all-around speed...
Basilio wasn't in his prime yet for that fight. He was still very wild and sloppy and showed very poor balance in his fights around that time...
How about Monzon? Not sure if his handspeed qualifies as "very fast" like the title says, but I think they were deceptively fast.
I like Ortega's awkward attack and workrate to get him a decision.
That fight was never going to happen no matter what - too many competing interests from rival networks and promoters, and there isn't enough money...
Who wins this battle of LW right-hand bombers?
The sh!t would've really hit the fan if that happened. :Jest:
Continuing the recent Gavilan trend, how would he fare against another of history's ATG Cuban welters? Napoles was more dominant and consistent...
It comes down to how well Kalambay can handle himself on the inside. Fullmer excelled at spoiling polished boxers.
In fairness to Prince, he was still green-ish and a few years ahead of his prime. But overall I agree, he was basically a poor man's Saad.
Gavilan vs Benitez
My attempt: 1. Robi 2. Greb (could be #1) 3. Monzon 4. Hagler (could be #3) 5. Hopkins 6. Fitzsimmons 7. Walker 8. Burley 9. Tiger 10. Ketchel...
Hard to argue with Robi, Greb, Hagler, Monzon, and Hopkins comprising the top 5 - it's just a question of how you order them. After that, things...
Good list, but I'd say Mickey Walker needs to be worked into there somewhere.
My all-time favorites are probably, 1. Kid Gavilan 2. Dick Tiger 3. Barney Ross 4. Henry Armstrong 5. Azumah Nelson 6. Carmen Basilio 7. Fighting...
He was a deceiving puncher - not a KO artist, but a sharp and sneaky hitter who could shake opponents and make them respect him. I think it's an...
Rocky Graziano surely takes the cake. He had at least THREE fights (vs. Cochrane, Janiro, and Fusari) where he pulled the fight out in the final...
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