Years from now they'll say Hagler V Hearns was the first Golovkin V Lemieux

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  1. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yes early losses happen but what has Lemiuex done since those losses that warrants him being compared to Hearns or Hagler?

    Golovkin/Lemieux may end up being a very exciting fight if Lemieux can get into the fight but let's not pretend this is a match up worthy of being compared to Hagler/Hearns, I'm not even sure if it's as good as Hagler/Mugabi.
     
    Brighton bomber, Oct 12, 2015
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  2. slender4

    slender4 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    More like Hagler - Roldan
     
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  3. slender4

    slender4 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    ...Which was still a danm good fight.
     
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  4. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Agree with this, I was a big GGG fan up until the whole 164 catch weight BS.
     
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  5. Manfred

    Manfred Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    GGG and Lemieux don't posses the same pedigree as Hagler and Hearns had when they fought so the comparison is flawed and contrary to popular belief the only similarity is in the power that will be on display.
     
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  6. lewis gassed

    lewis gassed The Bronze Dosser Full Member

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    Shotguns :deal
    GGG hits like a 10 gauge :bbb
     
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  7. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    You're GGG hadn't lost 2 times and had 2 draws.:hey
     
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  8. Manfred

    Manfred Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hagler and Hearns would run through GGG's resume in a week.
     
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  9. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    GGG would have never lost to Willie Monroe or Bobby Watts either.:deal
     
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  10. Manfred

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    If they beat Hagler, they dam sure could GGG.
     
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  11. slender4

    slender4 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Yeah he probably would have....if he had turned pro at 19. He lost to Andre Dirrell and Double-G.
     
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  12. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    That was the amateurs not the pros they're different remember.:deal And even then it was by a point or two, now lets drag those matches out from 3 to 12 rounds.:think
     
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  13. FilipMNE

    FilipMNE Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Except Lemiux aint good enough to carry their spit bucket.
     
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  14. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon.

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    Nah, the footage I've seen of that is just a lot of hugging and rough housing. It wasn't exciting. Besides, that was before they made it a rule that you had to wear shorts, so Papke was wearing assless chaps, a sumo thong, or something.
     
    OvidsExile, Oct 12, 2015
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  15. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon.

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    Ooh, I'd love to see him fight Dirrell at 168. Let him get his feet wet before taking on Ward, Jack, or Degale. But seriously he doesn't need super middleweight. This pay per view will make him a big enough draw that he can get Cotto, Canelo, Quillin, Lee, Jacobs, and his dance card is going to be full for the next few years.
     
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