He fought a succession of some of the most notoriously difficult fighters to stop in that time frame, though. -Hopkins x2 (never stopped until he...
How well would Benn's mediocre chin handle Taylor's power, though? I think Taylor-Benn is a "whoever catches who first" kind of fight.
I don't agree with that at all - Hopkins went up in weight in his next fight and savaged Tarver with right hands, enough to reduce him to just...
I give the edge to Marquez in both categories. In fact, I think it could be argued that he's in the discussion for greatest Mexican fighter ever...
Fenech was a pretty versatile and adaptable fighter in his own right though, even if his style was rougher around the edges. I'd probably rate...
The consensus is that Floyd won a close but clear decision. The fight was roughly even after 8, and then Floyd put a string of strong rounds...
Fat Foreman went 12 hellacious rounds with Holy and actually finished the fresher of the two. Fat Lennox couldn't even get past 5 rounds vs....
I like Taylor on points. I don't think Eubank brings anything that he didn't already see from Hopkins (even an aging version).
I can understand the rationale for thinking prime Oscar beats Floyd. However, I think if they were to fight at 135-147, Floyd wouldn't have been...
I actually think Rodriguez was better as an aggressor/infighter than an outside boxer. However, I'd still make him the favorite here based on his...
I think Rosario might be fast enough to reach Locche. I think it could end up a close decision either way, with Locche outboxing Rosario for some...
I don't agree with the notion that Benitez is simply "a better version of Whitaker" - Whitaker had the extra advantage of having an awkward...
Boxing thrived for years on network TV, like ABC's Wide World of Sports. As PPVs became more prevalent, the sport became more exclusive - those...
I think so. Rodriguez should be too versatile and unpredictable for him.
I only watched it once years ago, but I had Cani winning as well. I remember being surprised at the verdict.
At 147, I'd pick him over Palomino and make him about 50-50 vs. Benitez.
Nice of him to name his monkey after one of the superior fighters from his era.
Hagler-Duran Sanchez-Cowdell Anything with Brian Mitchell
This is one of the finest examples ever of an exciting chess match IMO. Gavilan-Graham III is another that I often bring up.
I don't see anything about Lopez that jumps out as making me think he's better.
Which Bob will have the luck of the Irish on his side?
I'd be leery of trusting his chin against any of the big punchers listed here - at best it was untested/unproven, at worst it looked pretty shaky...
This thread begins with "Olivares in 3" and ends with "Castillo versus Charles Barkley." :Jest:
Was this forum on coke in the late 2000s? :Jest:
Greater - Depends on what you place greater stock in. Arguello had more fights and depth to his resume, but Spinks had the greater individual...
Was that during the Barrera-Hamed fight when Lampley said something along the lines of, "Score one for Jesus over Muhammad!" ? Speaking of...
Aged or not, he had dominated the top LHW in the world 2 fights earlier, dominated the top MW in the world in his next fight, and went on to have...
Greater? - I think Calzaghe's wins up in a second weight class put him over the top. Better? - I think that's tougher to call, but I'd still give...
I've seen plenty of criticism on this forum of G either being "protected" or "lacking ambition." This thread has several posts making that claim,...
If we're talking about P4P, I think Moore has a great case for being #1. Over the past 2 years, he'd beaten: -Maxim and Harold Johnson (the two...
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