A huge percentage of the recency bias crew are Floyd cock lickers. Casuals think Floyd invented some new style - not knowing that his moves have...
While not a title fight, I love Olivares' destruction of Efren Torres.
Yup, great post. I would say that Gomez and Olivares were the two most talented offensive forces in the history of the lower divisions.
Dariusz Michaelczewski would emphatically say.... "Yes."
I mean, Wilder is kinda rare, though I hate him. Its rare to see a tall heavyweight complete devoid of skill, with freak power and athleticism....
I can never say "never." I'm only a human. Yes, remote AF
There can be another Oscar, or another Spence, or another Cotto, ect. These guys are talented, but not generational. Ali, Duran, Roy, Tyson?...
Exceptional athletes are never duplicated - there are just NEW exceptions that come around. Manny Pacquiao wasn't the next Roberto Duran - he was...
These guys didn't disappear yesterday. Duran's prime ended in 1980. Ali's prime ended in 1967. They obviously aren't that easy to replicate....
I'll double-down on it - no, there will never be fighters again quite like Duran and Ali. With Ali, you need a heavyweight with not only the same...
Hard to say who was a bigger puncher. Olivares' left hook probably carried the most power of the two, but Zarate could end a fight with either...
Donaire has a decent chance. Not a good chance, I expect Inoue to stop him, but we don't know if Inoue can handle that type of punishment again.
Last point, and this about Duran. Duran was an athletic freak not just by 1970s standards - by today's standards too. Ever see what Duran could...
Fair enough, but I did say that I find both groups annoying. And TRUST ME, I've called out the nostalgia nuts before- George has seen me do it on ESB.
Wait, what? I didn't say ANY of that. Who's building a strawman now? Honestly, you're the one notorious for derailing threads with your recency...
Track and field isn't the right sport to correlate with boxing. One (T&F) is all about speed and technique, whereas in boxing, skill and...
I would add that these are the two most annoying schools in boxing - the extreme nostalgia bias crew, and the extreme recency bias group. One...
There won't be another Duran or Ali. Some athletes are so special that they can't be duplicated, even as the decades pass. There hasn't been...
Ortiz is an asshole.
Good matchup!! In 2011
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Back to the topic at hand, I've always been impressed by Olivares' offensive footwork. Like Napoles, no wasted motion, no unnecessary movements....
We're talking a bunch of ATGs here, and Doub has to bring up that football player scrub.
Porter won the title from Alexander.
Ohh, forgot about Napoles-Cokes 1, possibly the GOAT title-winning performance.
Yes, Ali-Liston 1 is easily a top 5-10 first title-winning performance. Sanchez beating the ever living shit outta Lil Red to lift the...
Rose had a very educated left hand. A piston like jab, and could very effectively double a stinging hook off that jab. I wonder how Rose fares...
May seem like blasphemy to say this because he's such a respected HOFmer, but I consider Mike McCallum among the most overrated fighters OAT,...
I'm no fan, but if we're talking biggest, Lummox Lewis is top 10 imo.
Best or the biggest? There is a difference. If its the best punchers, I would have Louis and Robinson at 1 and 2, and Arguello at 3. Tyson and...
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