Why is Sweet Pea so highly regarded?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by TimeConsumer, Apr 18, 2013.


  1. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Ah kurupt a thread we can agree on :good
     
  2. KuRuPT

    KuRuPT Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    LOL so true luf so true... We actually usually agree.. just not on that one topic ;)
     
  3. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Such acclaim, I think this comparison is reason enough to answer why he's so highly regarded
     
  4. Brownies

    Brownies Well-Known Member Full Member

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    ATG post right there.


    My view on this subject is that while I don't know if Whitaker is underrated or overrated, I'm a hundred percent sure that he's not rated accuretely. :twisted:
     
  5. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    I know buddy :good
     
  6. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    :lol:
     
  7. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Whitaker is very much an acquired taste. Boring to watch for many, and a personality many may not like either.

    But that does not take away from the fact he was an exceptional fighter. A great, and as some here know, I do not use that word for many in the sport.
     
  8. NWS

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    Oh yeah, the last time we had one of these there were around 600 something replies. :yep

    So accurate.
     
  9. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Because of the southpaws. It's a sinister, wrong handed conclusion made by leftist.
     
  10. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    nicca was like pbf maywether butt wit out da power
     
  11. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    A weight jumping Jimmy Young, a weight jumping Jimmy Young, I mean just contemplate it for a month or 2, it's a utopia
     
  12. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    When I finally comprehended the enormity of that statement I shat myself.
     
  13. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    I think it's a stretch to say he dominated Welterweight, or at least phrase it in such a manner as to imply his ability and achievements were similar in two traditional weightclasses.

    He had that year and a half against Chavez and McGirt where he was a good choice as best Welter, then went rather quickly downhill because of his lifestyle outside of the ring and was by no means a standout Welter champion anymore post-JCV, albeit capable of rolling back some of the years for a last top effort against DLH.

    His window of being a great fighter at Welter was about as big as Duran's.
     
  14. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    That was more a reply to Mcgrain's excellent quoted writeup btw.
     
  15. TimeConsumer

    TimeConsumer New Member Full Member

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    Thanks for taking the time to write that, McGrain