Welterweight card: 60s vs Naughties

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  1. Hut*Hut

    Hut*Hut The Mackintosh of temazepam

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    Jose Napoles vs Manny Pacquiao

    Floyd Mayweather vs Emile Griffith

    I'll catch all the predictable shit for this, but I like the 'old timers' in both fights and I'd be very solid in my picks in both cases. I genuinely think there's just a higher level of skill and understanding of angling, range & timing etc there and that big Fin isn't gonna convince me that my eyes are wrong, gosh darn it.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLYySO9x_Zo&feature=feedrec_grec_index

    Thoughts?
     
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  2. whiskey

    whiskey Czarcasm

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    I think the old timers are slight favorites here not only are both Napoles and Griffith highly skilled but more legit welters.
     
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  3. Hut*Hut

    Hut*Hut The Mackintosh of temazepam

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    Given the changes in weigh ins I don't think there's much of a difference. Griffith's the biggest guy here, but he'd hardly be huge compared to Floyd.
     
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    whiskey Czarcasm

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    Griffith was able to compete with Carlos Monzon at middle. Just no way i see Mayweather being able to do that.

    Napoles vs Pacquiao would be fascinating to watch.
     
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    Hut*Hut The Mackintosh of temazepam

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    Well yeah, he's a bit bigger, but he wouldn't dwarf or bully Floyd. He's really no bigger than Baldomir in any department.
     
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    I refuse to make a pick since there is a good chance that the old timers would do well
     
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  7. Hut*Hut

    Hut*Hut The Mackintosh of temazepam

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    The 60s win
     
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    Get a haircut, hippy
     
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    Naughties all the way. Those primitive 60s savages would have no chance against the space age athletes!
     
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    whiskey Czarcasm

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    Agreed.

    A shower wouldn't hurt either.
     
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  13. Hut*Hut

    Hut*Hut The Mackintosh of temazepam

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    Ol' Cdogg, always stinking out good threads with reefer and stale sweat
     
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    "man" this and "man" that. Give it up, cdogg
     
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    whiskey Czarcasm

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    I personally don't want to hear about any more war protests at Berkely either.
     
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