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He was just getting warmed up. Ref must've been bribed by the same people who got to Loma's judges.
Nelson's performance against Sanchez is comparable to Duran's against Buchanan and Pacquiao's 1st with Barrera IMO - none of them were as polished...
Tiger has a better resume IMO, but I think Nelson was more well-rounded in terms of ability. When it comes to ranking them, I think it depends on...
On paper, they both have comparable resumes IMO - they both beat a bunch of very good, but arguably not truly great (at the time) fighters. I...
Who wins between these HW bombers with questionable chins and stamina? Satterfield was the naturally smaller (ex-LHW) of the two, but he proved...
Qawi was always generally regarded as the division's all-time #2 as far as I was aware. I think any attempt to credit Haye with that distinction...
I think Williams is too strong and overwhelms Rossman at some point. I normally don't like to be so dismissive of a fighter's big win, but I...
I would say yes. Out of just the fights I've seen, he had thrilling battles with Gavilan, Giardello, Joe Miceli, Basilio, Bobby Jones, Johnny...
This probably wasn't dominant enough of a win to qualify as a "clinic," but I think the context should be taken into consideration. This is the...
Broner's has already fallen apart.
Just off the top of my head, Gil Turner should win the award for both WW and the '50s as a whole.
Crawford is being blacklisted by the entire PBC/Showtime stable - that's nothing new. That's why Crawford keeps having to settle for faded...
Who wins?
His battle with Thurman was one of the best (and most significant) fights in recent years IMO. I rewatch it almost any time it comes on TV.
It was Taylor's power that shook Hopkins and made him leery of coming forward, though. Taylor wasn't as skilled or polished as Kalambay, but he...
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I rewatched Morales-Maidana again and posted a round-by-round breakdown in the scorecard thread: The Official Scorecard Thread I consider this...
Someone once said Billy Graham was (roughly quoted) "as good as a fighter can be without being truly great." I think that same principle may...
Boxing news 2020: Sergey Kovalev, Illegal streaming, DAZN, Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin From the sound of it, he hosted it on a (his?)...
Morales-Maidana. One of the very best fights in recent memory IMO. In fact, I'd even go out on a limb and say it's the best fight of the 21st...
I was never all that enamored with Nunn after the Kalambay win. I think his next few defenses exposed his limitations - he had trouble generating...
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Has Smith ever fought as a LHW?
Honey might get off to an early lead and provide some rocky moments for Palomino, but Carlos' stamina and bodypunching should carry the day in the...
I think Nunn might be able to slap flurry and hug his way to an ugly, possibly controversial decision. Though I wouldn't rule out Valdez pulling...
I think Martin would be too much of a, well, Bull and win on points or possibly late stoppage.
Fully Obelmejias?
I think the workrate and intensity of Ortiz gives him an edge on points.
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