Duran would, I feel, land more, & get hit less --- if he won the decision, that would be telling.
That is a fair point (& I do consider Lopez their most gifted fighter, bar none). I used a blend of achievements & ability to single out...
Gotcha.
I like it! Duran's resume at 147lbs, to me, is over-blown. Beyond besting Leonard, it's not especially expansive, & certainly matches poorly...
No, Craig Watt. I'm not sure why you keep saying that about everyone.
A case could be made that Chavez isn't even top-three. I can't see him being a landslide winner, though he is a popular choice for number-one....
What do we all think about this one? Sans the US, there is perhaps no greater contributor to Boxing's distinguished history than glorious Mexico....
Craig Watt said 2006, not you.
I wouldn't think Basilio to be any less tough or durable than Hagler though, in his defense...even allowing for the weight. It is an awful big...
Thanks. Admittedly, a lot would depend on Basilio's response to Hearns' power, which could be the defining issue. Can Basilio get past it? I...
An awful lot rests on how Basilio's chin responds to Hearns' power (because there is no doubt Hearns will land at some point, & probably sooner,...
Robinson probably would be well-suited to 154. Some have even made the speculative claim that, had the weightclass existed, it would've proven his...
I could think about this all day long --- I really could. I'll make with a trilogy. One fight is just too tight, & not decisive enough. Fight...
Tommy Hearns & Carmen Basilio. Who else is licking their lips? What do you think, gents? They're scheduling this one for fifteen rounds, with a...
In this instance, my knee-jerk reaction is the same to my thought-out one. Hearns, savagely. However, I don't think anyone will disagree with...
The stoppage was in 2005, not '06.
Agreed completely. Good Lord, Duran more hittable than Pacquiao!? Not in this lifetime.
I've got Liston in this one. I'll elaborate a little later.
You're right. Unfortunately, you're not speaking of the same person. Mayweather was one person when he was fighting Corrales, but quite another...
This is open to debate, but I also think contributing factors toward Margarito's decimation were the psychological blow of being found out on such...
I will occasionally defend him against some of his more extreme critics, but, as a former follower of Mayweather, I know I ran out of reasons to...
^^^LOL.
Probably for the best, all things considered.
I'm sure I saw that exact number against someone :lol:
I have it somewhere on DVD. Maybe I'll do likewise. I still vividly remember the crowd element --- fiercely pro-Nelson. "Zoom, Zoom!"...
A bit of hyperbole on my part...I haven't watched it in some time, either. Whitaker must've taken around ten of the twelve, though.
I know there were somewhat extenuating circumstances (though there are in a lot of these fights being mentioned), but, man alive, what an...
That looks like some of the moves Whitaker used to pull off.
I wonder where the '91 Foreman would rank amongst Frazier's best opposition during his actual career, from '65-76? Perhaps a notch below Quarry &...
It's been many years since I've felt inclined to defend Mayweather, but you know this won't be taken seriously, & rightly so.
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