Who's the GOAT at SMW?

Dawson had no LHW pedigree and had lost to Pascal, Calzaghes wins over SMW champs Eubank, Reid, Woodhall, Veit, Mitchell, Brewer, Lacy, Kessler and even wins like Bika, Mkertchyan, Starie, Sheika were better

 

Slapsie, due to the fact its a newer division and no too many to choose.

 

Loudons further humiliation

 

Bailey,

Around the time 1998-2002 would you call LHW tougher than SMW?

 

Calzaghe hands down, he mocked America's so called elite in Jones Jr and Hopkins.

 

Let's see:

1998 @ SMW
Saman Sorjaturong
Phichitnoi C. Siriwat
Jacob Matlala
Will Grigsby
Juan Domingo Cordoba
Melchor Cob Castro
Joma Gamboa
Osvaldo Guerrero
Yeosam Choi
Masibulele Makepula

1998 @ LHW
Roy Jones Jr.
Dariusz Michalczewski
Reggie Johnson
Graciano Rocchigiani
Lou Del Valle
Eric Harding
Montell Griffin
Michael Nunn
Antonio Tarver
David Telesco

1999 @ SMW
Ricardo Lopez
Yeosam Choi
Rosendo Alvarez
Pichitnoi C. Siriwat
Saman Sorjaturong
Jacob Matlala
Melchor Cob Castro
Will Grigsby
Joma Gamboa
Michael Carbajal

1999 @ LHW
Roy Jones Jr.
Dariusz Michalczewski
Lou Del Valle
Reggie Johnson
Graciano Rocchigiani
Michael Nunn
Eric Harding
Antonio Tarver
David Telesco
Montell Griffin

2000 @ SMW
Ricardo Lopez
Yo-Sam Choi
Pichitnoi C. Siriwat
Beibis Mendoza
Rosendo Alvarez
Saman Sorjaturong
Melchor Cob Castro
Will Grigsby
Jorge Arce
Hidenobu Honda

2000 @ LHW
Roy Jones Jr.
Dariusz Michalczewski
Eric Harding
Reggie Johnson
David Telesco
Montell Griffin
Chris Johnson
Antonio Tarver
Greg Wright
Derrick Harmon

2001 @ SMW
Ricardo Lopez
Yo-Sam Choi
Pichitnoi C. Siriwat
Rosendo Alvarez
Beibis Mendoza
Nelson Dieppa
Jorge Arce
Hidenobu Honda
Zolani Petelo
Jacob Matlala

2001 @ LHW
(Roy Jones Jr. - Champion)
Dariusz Michalczewski
Eric Harding
Reggie Johnson
Montell Griffin
Antonio Tarver
Julio Cesar Gonzalez
Bruno Girard
Lou Del Valle
Clinton Woods
Derrick Harmon

2002 @ SMW
Rosendo Alvarez
Jorge Arce
Beibis Mendoza
Pichit Siriwat
Nelson Dieppa
Yo-Sam Choi
Hidenobu Honda
Melchor Cob Castro
Zolani Petelo
Wyndel Janiola

2002 @ LHW
(Roy Jones Jr. - Champion)
Antonio Tarver
Dariusz Michalczewski
Eric Harding
Montell Griffin
Reggie Johnson
Bruno Girard
Julio Cesar Gonzalez
David Telesco
Lou Del Valle
George Khalid Jones



:think It's close.

 

It doesn't matter, I was just using an example of styles.

I was saying that, if Benn struggled with Malinga, (who wasn't a huge southpaw) then he'd have no doubt struggled with Roy.

If Malinga had've been a huge southpaw, you could have said that's why Benn struggled with him and got a gift. But he obviously wasn't, and Roy was better than Malinga, even though he didn't have Malinga's jab like you've mentioned.

So, if he got a gift against a guy who you say wasn't very good, then he'd have had a nightmare with Roy.

 

:rofl:good

 

I agree, I think it would have been a late TKO for Roy.

 

Good post, I agree with that.

 

Is it not pretty much well known that DM turned down a double header on a card with Roy Jones here in America to help build up the fight?

 

Yep, and why the **** would he have done that?

Apparently he didn't want to play second fiddle to Roy, even though every belt at 175 was up for grabs and $5M.

Strange how DM was offended, but was happy to fight guys like Joey De Grandis instead.

 

Hopkins' elite boxing skills were put on display against Roy Jones in 93.. Roy was a very popular fighter at that time due to the Olympics.

 

Yep..

DM could claim the belts all he wanted, but the fact of the matter is, Roy unified all of them, and they were around his waiste, and DM was not going to get them unless he beat Roy.

Lineal doesn't always mean you are the man..

Especially when the world recognized P4P best fighter collected all the major belts in your weight class.

This hurts DM's legacy more than it does Roy's.