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

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  1. BritInvasion

    BritInvasion keepin on keepin on Full Member

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    Antonio Tarver:

    November 2003:
    Roy Jones Jnr, ATG, p4p #1 at the time, effectively unbeaten

    May 2004:
    Jones rematch

    December 2004:
    Glengoffe Johnson, very good 175lb-er, p4p top 10

    June 2005:
    Johnson rematch

    October 2005:
    Jones III

    October 2006:
    Bernard Hopkins, former p4p #1, p4p top 5 at the time.

    All within 3 years. Excellent run of opponents for a modern fighter.
     
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  2. BritInvasion

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    Ricky Hatton:

    June 2007: Jose Luis Castillo, p4p top 10, boderline HoF

    December 2007: Floyd Mayweather Jnr. p4p #1, ATG

    May 2009: Manny Pacquaio, p4p #1, ATG

    Shame the fat lad's results weren't as stellar as his opponents.
     
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    Jimmy Bivins

    1942 - 1945

    W Joey Maxim SD HOF
    W Joe Muscato KO5
    W Tami Mauriello SD
    W Bob Pastor SD
    W Lee Savold UD
    W Ezzard Chrles UD HOF ATG
    W Anton Christofiordis PTS
    W Tamo Mauriello MD
    W Watson Jones UD
    W Pat Valentino UD
    W Lloyd Marshall KO13 HOF ATG
    W Herbert Marshall KO6
    W Melio Bettina UD
    W Lee Q Murray UD
    W Lee Q Murray PTS
    W George Parks KO4
    W Buddy Walker KO2
    W Johnny Flynn PTS

    3 HOFers with 2 of them certainly ATG's packed in with 7-8 top quality opponents and a few others. Also if it wasn't for a draw in between then you can add Archie Moore KO6 to that run.

    I'm sure their are many others.

    Marciano went on a 4 year run in which he beat Charles x2, Moore, Walcott x2 and La Straza albeit not all at their peak.
     
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  4. BritInvasion

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    And if you don't mind extending the 3 year deadline *slightly*, Jimmy McLarnin takes in,
    Canzoneri
    Ambers
    Rossand Leonard.

    Stellar, stellar names.

    EDIT: and I missed Young Corbett. My bad.
     
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    As far as opponents go Carl Froch outdoes anyone in recent times;

    Pascal
    Taylor
    Dirrell
    Kessler
    Abraham
    Johnson
    Ward
    Bute
     
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  6. BritInvasion

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    Gene Tunney:

    1924 Carpentier & Greb
    1925 Gibbons & Greb
    1926 Dempsey

    Decent?!
     
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  7. SJS19

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    What a hero :deal

    I will be ringside :D
     
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  8. puga_ni_nana

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    pacquiao in just a span of 16 months (less than 1.5 years)

    November 2003 - Marco Antonio Barrera @ 126
    May 2004 -Juan Manuel Marquez @ 126
    March 2005 - Erik Morales @ 130
     
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    toneys run after winning a strap off barkley at 168 was something else :lol:

    (9-3-1) chavers,
    (11-9-1) thomas,
    (25-9) garcia,
    (10-10) prather,
    (35-5-1) thornton,
    (27-4-1) hembrick,
    (11-6-1) durham,
    (35-5-2) williams

    toney literally beat a path down to roy jones door for 168 unification match up :deal
     
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  10. SJS19

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    So this is where your hate comes from? :huh
     
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  11. BritInvasion

    BritInvasion keepin on keepin on Full Member

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    @Puga....And you helpfully explain how months convert to years for us.
     
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  12. JohnAnthony

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    oscar haterz don't give oscar credit for the fights he lost but was robbed. they just say he lost all his big fights and he also got gift in the ones he won haha.
     
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  13. Arcane

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    People on here talk about Reggie Johnson as if he were an ATG simply because James Toney fought him :patsch
     
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    A very under appreciated run.

    3 1st balet HOF;s in 18 months.
     
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    mybad! :patsch
    18 months it is. i was thinking 1 year = 10 months :lol: :oops:

    but it was quite an amazing set of opponents in such a short span of time.
     
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