That's a toughie. And a real tough fight for both guys because the opponent is certainly going to dig deep. At the end of the day, I'd probably lean towards Sibbo. And a lot of that is because I think his oddball southpaw way of doing things would confuse Iran more than a conventional fighter would. What's the over/under on cuts and swelling? Winner--or loser for that matter--gets Roldan. And that would be another toughie to pick.
Sibson and Colin Jones are the two what if's of British Boxing for me 5 years earlier or later they would both of been world champs.
Roldan vs. Barkley? What a first round. Barkley was better taking punches than Roldan, although I think Roldan hit harder. Both guys sort of had similar in your face styles. I go with Barkley KO6 Roldan. And I picked Barkley to knock out Sibson in the late rounds.
You could make an argument that he could have won it had he come along 5 years earlier (but not six as that's the end of Monzon's time) against the Corro/Valdez transitional era -- probably depends in part on whether he was able to lure them to England. Five years later we're talking about Sumbu Kalumbay, Hearns and Leonard ... and I just don't see it. All three are far superior. Sibbo's loss to a fairly pedestrian Don Lee was fairly defining. His wins over a shopworn Alan Minter and Dwight Davidson, who wasn't really championship-level guy, are the only distinguishing marks on his record. As for Colin Jones, who did he ever beat (unless you rate Kirkland Laing, and what did he ever do except dance around a fat, unmotivated Roberto Duran)? It looks like you're trying to slot him in just before Wilfred Benetiz, Leonard and Duran in their welterweight primes, but there is nothing on his record to suggest he could handle a Carlos Palomio or Pipino Cuevas - and we also have to assume he has to be able to handle some of the upper-lever contenders of that day to earn a shot. Five years later we're talking Starling and Breland, still superior talents to Jones, unless you're just looking at hitting the lottery at the right time to fight Lloyd Honeyghan. Bottom line, he came along at exactly the right time ... if he could have gotten over a highly overrated Milton McCrory rather than falling just shot of a win (twice), he could have been a champ. But along came Donald Curry shortly after to give us a true read on Colin's level. I like Sibbo and Jones, but, no, they aren't victims of poor historic timing. On topic, i have to go with Barkley in a highly entertaining war, although if it comes down to cuts it's a coin flip as these two could have probably busted each other up.
I could go along with Sibbo, one of the best white fighters in decades, as being champ in another era, but not Colin Jones He already had his shot against the weaker champ McCrory, and couldnt get past him Then, a rematch was given to him and was turned back again then to Curry that's three times he was given a chance against two different fighters in an era where the title was split and he couldnt pull it off could he fare better against Cuevas? No. Palomino? Possibly Had he come along five yrs later, I see him getting past Starling who couldnt do much of anything, and possibly Breland if he tries really hard, but never Brown
Sibson for me. Barkley is there to be hit and Tone could bang. Losing to a prime Hagler doesn't mean he can't handle Barkley.
yes il take sibson , i really did rate him , he gave hagler a good go for a little while , i watched the fight on youtube again the other night believe it or not .
