I think Leonard-Benitez belongs. Not that Benitez looked clueless, it was a great chessmatch, but Benitez didn't have much success at all. Up...
The legend says that Locche shut out Cervantes in their first fight. If the legend is true, then that fight definitely applies here. But since...
Good one.
I disagree about Gushiken. Well, not about the Watanabe part - Jiro was better than Gushiken at every facet of boxing, but Gushiken was a superb...
Who wins?
You forgot about Yoko Gushiken. I think he deserves to be top 10. I'm a huge Whitaker fan, but I can't consider him a pressure fighter. He COULD...
Ugo is right by the way. Chavez-Taylor has a good argument as the GOAT fight. Duran-Leonard 1 I think gets undersold as a fight, but it was more...
Yeah, it might have been a bit harsh. I could have described it differently. But Leonard was a better Taylor, and Duran was a better Chavez....
I would add that in both cases, there was roughly a 5-year age difference. I believe that Taylor was around 22 coming in, and Chavez was around...
Agreed.
Once again, as I told Doub, I'm not comparing the outcomes or how the fights played out. BUT there are similarities. 1. Duran and Chavez,...
Lol. I never finished the sentence and just noticed.
I and many others often point out Chavez's excellent defense. He wasn't AS defensively good as Duran, but its not for a lack of skill. Its simply...
I never compared the way the fights played out. Simply comparing the fact that Taylor was a lesser SRL and a Chavez was a lesser Duran. The one...
Though he was past his prime, the way Monzon dismantled Griffith in their first fight was a highly impressive.
There was nada competitive about Jones-Toney. James didn't win any minute of any round.
Chandler was the better and greater fighter, and it's not close. However, McKinney was a bigger man and a bigger puncher. Who wins?
Don't lie George, did you start this thread so someone could mention Pops? Lol. If so, well played, cause Pops is up there among aggressive...
Pac, Hagler, and Saldivar are by leaps and bounds the three best aggressive southpaws. Watanabe is up there. Obviously not in the same caliber as...
This.
Spinks-Qawi fits the bill. Qawi was pretty competitive early, but it became more and more a one sided schooling in favor of Spinks.
Yes.
Is a poor man's Leonard-Duran 1? Granted, Chavez-Taylor was more dramatic, im talking purely styles. Taylor, a less talented Leonard, and Chavez,...
Chico falls a bit short of being a great imo.
Ismael Laguna made Carlos Ortiz look clueless in their first fight.
Benitez made Duran look clueless. Duran was in shape too, so it really speaks to El Radar's talent. Kalambay made McCallum look clueless in their...
No, Paez gets destroyed. Corrales is much too big and powerful. Paez prime was 126. Beyond Corrales being too big, I also think Corrales was just...
Barrera gets stopped, I say that very confidently. Chico is too big, too much accurate firepower, and too relentless. Barrera doesn't have the...
I would have to go agree. Iran goes down swinging, but goes down he does.
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