10 fighters you wish were Boxing today

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  1. BoppaZoo

    BoppaZoo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You can be biased guys but i want some good ones.

    1. Marvin Hagler 160 Prime (1984 Version)
    Possible Matchups Martinez, Golovkin, Pirog, Pavlik, Williams

    2. Kostya Tszyu 140 Prime (1999 Version)
    Possible Matchups Pacquiao, Mayweather, Marquez, Khan, Bradley

    3. Mike Tyson HVY Prime (1988 Version)
    Possible Matchups Wlad, Vatali , Haye, Povetkin, Fury

    4. George Foreman HVY Prime (1973 Version)
    Possible Matchups Wlad, Vatali , Haye, Povetkin, Fury

    5. Thomas Hearns 147 Prime (1981 Version)
    Possible Matchups Mayweather, Pacquiao, Cotto, Mosley, Berto

    6. Julio C Chavez 140 Prime (1990 Version)
    Possible Matchups Mayweather, Pacquaio, Marquez, Khan, Bradley

    7. Lionel Rose 118 Prime (1968 Version)
    Possible Matchups Donaire , Mares, Darchinyan, Agbeko, Montiel

    8. Michael Spinks 175 Prime (1983 Version)
    Possible Matchups Hopkins, Dawson, Pascal, Cloud, Cleverly

    9. Nigel Benn 168 Prime (1993 Version)
    Possible Matchups Bute , Ward, Kessler, Froch, Pavlik

    10. Jeff Fenech 126 Prime (1988 Version)
    Possible Matchups Gamboa, Lopez, Salido, John, Garcia

    Now alot are my favorite and most exciting fighters so my list is biased but feel free to say who you would love now.

    Honorable Mentions, Corrales, Gatti, Monzon, Calzaghe, Frazier
     
  2. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ

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    That's a fine list full of fighters I love...

    I would like to add early 40's Joe Louis (would now reak havok over the CW division) and late 40's Willie Pep (Nice matchups with Gamboa, John, Lopez etc...)
     
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    02bash Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wonder how much people will pay for mike tyson to fight haye, it would be a massacre.
     
  4. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ

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    That I would pay for to see, no matter how short the fight will be :yep
    I paid good money to see Haye getting KO'd last time and it didn't happen :twisted:, but against Tyson it's almost a certainty.
     
  5. VX.Nefarious

    VX.Nefarious Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    All in their prime


    Napoles
    Sanchez - Imagine him at feather stopping Gamboa and all others up to 135
    Gomez - Stopping Arce, Donaire, Rigo, Lopez, Rafa Marquez
    Duran - 147
    Benitez
    Olivares
    Saldivar
    Lopez
    Morales
    Barrera
    Tyson
    Holmes
    De Jesus
    Trinidad
    Monzon
    Hearns
    Julian Jackson
    Charles
    Greb - To see what he was about
    Villa
    Canto
    Zarate
    Ortiz
    B. Leonard
    LaMotta
    Vasquez
    Marquez
    Castillo
    Mayorga
    Camacho
    Rosario
    Hamed
    LaPorte
    R. Mayweather
    Vargas
    Lochee
    Chacon
    Nelson
    Jofre
    Rafa Marquez
    Toney
     
  6. MarioBrothers

    MarioBrothers Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Calzaghe and prime RJJ at 168 - would probably **** all over the super 6 fighters today

    Hamed at featherweight - will add what is lacking at a potentially hot division, against gamboa, donaire, loperz

    SRL and duran at 147 - SRL probably hugs all the belt right now:deal
     
  7. skittles

    skittles New Member Full Member

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    if i could bring back 5 fighters today into their prime state, i would choose:

    - Tyson
    - Lewis
    - Sugar Ray Leonard
    - Foreman
    - Mohammed Ali
     
  8. Muhammad Ali

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    The magnificent Flea muhammad ali
     
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    JunitoJab Antagonist Full Member

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    El Finito
     
  10. Steffan

    Steffan Fe Godwn Ni Eto Full Member

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    The problem is with people like Ali and Tyson is there would be no one to fight at Heavyweight apart from Wlad and Vitali who would both get destroyed

    Would love to see Henry Armstrong taking on Manny and Floyd
     
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    Post Box I'm back too, bitches Full Member

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    Harry Greb.
     
  12. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ

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    You seriously believe Ali would destroy Wlad and Vitali?! :?
    You probably never saw Ali fight... he almost never "destroyed" his opponents, and certainly not when they were big (and big back then was 220+ lbs).
    I believe Tyson would be a stylistic nightmare for Wlad, but Tyson vs Vitali will be a very good fight in wich I slightly favour Tyson 3/2.
     
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    FIN Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Sweet Pea,he would take on the Pacman,wouldnt give a **** if Pacman was on the juice or not, would take him on anyway,interesting match up..
    Mike Tyson of Course..
    wouldnt mind seeing Naz around either..
     
  14. Steffan

    Steffan Fe Godwn Ni Eto Full Member

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    Iv seen just about every Ali pro fight at least once even if it is just hightlights. The main ones like your Fraziers and Foremans even the shambolic fight that was Larry Holmes iv watched more times than I care to remember. Silly comment really to say iv never seen him fight.

    The 1964-67 Ali did destroy people. Not in a Tyson demolition way but 12-15 rounds of punishment. He would do the same to the Klits bros in my opinion
     
  15. MarioBrothers

    MarioBrothers Well-Known Member Full Member

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    good call, I'd like to see Sam Langford too. How they deal with fighters of today, and see if both of them would still end up in top 5 of every classic poster's ATG list:deal