Move a boxer to another weight and how would he do?

John Mugabi Hagler fight in todays light middle/middle landscape would be a good one in the sense he didn't achieve as much on paper as that fight would suggest he could have done.

 

Forgot about that, after saying the idea is simple

I think he's certainly a guy that is a classic dark horse with a tendency to get underrated anyway.

Also Harold Johnson who I've mentioned before could have dominated another division.

 

He was quality against Hagler but an eye injury in his next fight, as well as a below average chin, shows he wasn't really all that IMO, despite being clearly capable with Olympic pedigree and dynamite in his fists. It happens.

 

Move Flyweight to Jimmy Wilde.

 

He was alright, beating Lynch and all.

 

I'm not sure about Mugabi's chin being below average.

Might have to watch the Hagler fight again.... always seemed to me like they just beat the **** out of each other and Mugabi was the one that went over.

 

Yeah, and after that? Man was a mess.

 

Nowt wrong with Mugabis chin IMHO. Hagler wasn't a huge puncher, not as much as he sometimes gets credit for, but he was heavy handed and landed on Mugabi.

 

Yes, but afterwards Mugabi was ****ed. I'm referring to him as a whole, not just in that fight!

 

I'm not sure you can assess a man in that way just because he was ****ed after a hard fight.

There can be allsorts of reasons why he was done afterwards..... one that I think is more common than is reported is because a fighter realises he can't be #1 in the division - he gave it his lot, came up short and couldn't get up again.

Might be worth keeping an eye on Froch next time out.

 

After he loses to Bute?

 

Nah, how he does against Bute after the loss to Ward.

I think Froch is mentally stronger than Hatton, and his career hasn't been affected by prolonged stints on the beer/kebabs..... but now he knows that he won't be the top dog it'll be interesting to see how he goes.

He didn't just lose to the better man on the night, he lost to the better man. I'd imagine that's hard to take.

 

I was being a bit mischievious mate. I think Bute will take a clear decision against Froch.