When in boxing history has any fighter topped Oscar's run 1997-2000?

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  1. horst

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    In three years, Oscar had these four fights:



    - Apr 97 Pernell Whitaker (ATG) 40-1-1 (last "defeat" in 1988, technically undefeated)

    - Feb 99 Ike Quartey 34-0-1 (undefeated)

    - Sep 99 Felix Trinidad (HOF) 35-0 (undefeated)

    - Jun 00 Shane Mosley (HOF) 34-0 (undefeated)



    I'm sure there are examples of guys who've had better runs of top opponents in a 3-year span (mostly from the olden days), but there surely can't be many. Ray Leonard is the only one that readily comes to mind (Benitez, Duran, Hearns 1979-81).

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  2. ricardinho

    ricardinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Oscar never ran from a big fight :bbb
     
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  3. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Considering I had him losing 3 of those I don't consider it a great run, excellent comp though

    Toney's comp from '91-'94 has to take the biscuit in reason times imo - Roy Jones, Michael Nunn, McCallumx2, Reggie Johnson, King Charles Williams and Barkley

    I'd say McCallum's competition was of a very high level, between '86 and '92 he packed in Toneyx2, Kalambayx2, Herol Bomber Graham, Michael Watson, Julian Jackson, Steve Collins
     
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    :deal
     
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  5. peakbay

    peakbay Active Member Full Member

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    that's 1 one thing about Oscar he always fought the best, he might not have won them all, but i respect fighters willing to test themselves and lose a few more than fighters who with undefeated records.
     
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    Oscar barely ever won big fights.. :good
     
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  7. horst

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    Sorry, maybe I didn't make clear, I meant a run of great opponents rather than wins (thought this would've been clear by my inclusion of Trinidad).
     
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  8. Slothrop

    Slothrop Boxing Junkie banned

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    oscar got jobbed a couple times too. of course.
     
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  9. masterold

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    Great run. Also wasn't JCC like 90-1-1 when they fought in 96?

    Winky had a decent run couple years back:

    04- Mosley
    05- Tito
    06- Taylor
    07- Hopkins
     
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  10. Ahurath

    Ahurath Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Oscar has been in there with all the great ones of this era acually and for that he needs ALOT of respect.

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    PP a G. :good
     
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  12. SJS19

    SJS19 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Oscar should have Trinidad and the second Mosley fights on his record IMO.

    41 - 4

    rather than 39 - 6
     
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    I agree, but Sturm and Quartey drop him back down again to 39-6. :yep
     
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    I disagree with Quartey and would argue that with a loss to Sturm, Oscar never gets the Hopkins fight :deal
     
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    Vidic Rest in Peace Manny Full Member

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    :lol: @ IB
     
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