When you consider the historical significance of Armstrong-Ross, there's a strong case for it being the GOAT swarming performance, if not the GOAT...
Agreed, he was renown as a phenom in his day, akin to the type of acclaim Roy Jones or Mayweather received in the modern era.
Gomez was a bit quicker and smoother operator. I think that's the deciding factor.
The massive fluctuations in weight are the most compelling piece of evidence IMO. Here's a few highlights (according to boxrec): 1990-06-22 -151...
More discussion in this thread. One post claims that he trained out of a gym that was notorious for providing losing fighters to up-and-coming...
Is it against the rules to link to another boxing forum? There's a 5-page discussion of the Crumble question on this site, but I haven't had a...
Did you make this video? :Jest: [MEDIA] I admit, I initially scoffed at your theory, until I looked up his box(w)rec(k) page and saw the vast...
Estrada has been one of my favorite current fighters for some time (since he upset the Hawaiian Punch), but it wouldn't surprise me if this is one...
When he lost his title to Johnny Kilbane, the fight was temporarily interrupted because Kilbane accused Attell of using an illegal substance on...
Whoops, I was wondering why no one else was mentioning it. :Jest:
Bratton and Joe Miceli were also in a great action fight. [MEDIA]
Gavilan-DeMarco looks to have been a pretty good WW scrap as well: [MEDIA] [MEDIA]
The most I've ever seen or heard about existing is that 18 minute HL.
Also, Bratton-Fusari is an ATG fight... definite must-see. [MEDIA]
Anything you can get with Gil Turner is worth a watch, though some of his fights would technically be considered MW contests. vs. Giardello,...
From memory, I'd probably go with: 1. Corrales-Castillo I 2. Barrera-Morales I 3. Gatti-Ward I 4. Ayala-Tapia I 5. Tito-Vargas Honorable...
Calzaghe didn't move up to 175 until he was past his prime and didn't do enough at the weight to be favored over the division's greats IMO.
I'd lean toward Winky under 154, but possibly favor Canelo above the weight.
I think Garcia has been one of the most consistently underappreciated fighters in the sport. He never got nearly the same acclaim as Loma despite...
It's absurd how people somehow try to twist that fight into being a "legacy killer" for G, when outfighting an ATG/HoFer roughly 8-4 would...
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I think they match up similarly to Nunn and Barkley, and the fight plays out along the same lines.
I'd favor G to break Pavlik down.
He wants to be the Tom Brady of the modern boxing era.
Mayorga was naturally larger than Mosley or Margo by that time, and even past his prime was a much more dynamic and unpredictable style of fighter...
Hernandez didn't exactly have a "great, prolonged career" at 140 either, though. The vast majority of his career was spent competing (and ranked)...
Kessler was a solid all-around fighter, but I don't think he was spectacular enough in any one area to beat Canelo. Plus, he had something of a...
Sounds like he qualifies for this list, then.
I've always said the same, except I would extend Pac's peak for one more fight (Clottey). I think the body shots he took from Margarito up at 154...
Hatton was something like 44-0 at jr. welter heading into the Pacquiao fight. Bombing him out in 2 rounds for his only loss at the weight should...
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