Kid Pambele was far from the fighter he was 5-6 years before, but yes, it was impressive how The Hawk went through him.
Benny Leonard was great. Even on film he looks very talented. I have no doubt he could excel in any era. It was the "shut out" part was that was...
Exactly. "Floyd by decision in a great fight" would be a BOXING FAN answer. "Floyd destroys Pryor" is casual 101.
Tunney schools Tyson - I've heard MANY guys say that. Mannnnnnnn Mike would wipe Gene Tunney off the fuckin face of the Earth.
The latest recency bias comedic statement I heard... "Floyd would destroy Aaron Pryor in a few rounds." Yeeeaaaa, ok MF.
Jack Dempsey would KO Bowe in 2 rounds, thats another one I once heard on Eastside. Pretty sure Jack Dempsey would piss himself at the thought of...
One guy on Eastside said that Benny Leonard would pitch a shutout on Floyd. It was one of the few times I had to defend Floyd. Both extremes are...
Trust me, I've argued with them before. "You a hater, bro! Watchu know about Floyd?" My response: "MF I was a Floyd fan before you even knew who...
Foster-Tiger
Rose-Harada Zarate-Martinez Canizales-Seabrooks 1 Happy Lora-Zaragoza
Qawi-Saad 1
Forgot to add Hagler-Minter
Remember, first title winning performances, so fights like Jones-Toney and Pac-Barrera don't count. The notables that come to mind: Ali-Liston 1...
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...
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