How good was Alexis Arguello?

He's awesome, you are in for a treat. Not the quickest, but methodical precision and great timing. The longer a bout went the more effective he was. Great punching technique and excellent counter puncher. Didn't neglect the body either. Liked to take his time, seeing what an opponent had to offer, what patterns they may settle into and what potential weakneses there were. Big big power too.

 

Good an*lysis John,a very correct hitter with excellent power.Only real flaw slow feet.

 

Power: A
Stamina: A
Chin: A
Ring Generalship: B plus
Handspeed: B
Jab: B plus
Defense: B
Heart: A
Body punching: A
Foot speed: C

The guy was a great fighter

High level of competition: Marcel, Olivares, Escalera, Chacon, Limon, Boza, Watt, Mancini, Jose Luis Ramirez

He could be troubled by runners and very slick boxers.

Almost won titles in 4 weight divisons. If Pryor hadn't cheated in their first fight, he may have won that.

Missed a few superfights, most notably v. Duran.

That would have been a good one.

 

Depends how highly you regard the names that Saad listed. His best wins at 130&up are mostly just good, quality opponents who are pretty far from elite, imo.

 

His level of competition was excellent. With the exception of maybe Manny Pacquiao, better than ANY fighter today.

 

Great. Picture perfect technique

 

I have to disagree with the C, from most accounts he ate very quickly

But very nice summation.

 

No way Kev. Totally wrong on that!

So many tough guys on his list its crazy - Boom Boom Mancini, Ruben Olivares, Bobby Chacon, Bazooka Limon, Boza-Edwards, Andy Ganigan, cute stylist Vilomar F which he did lose, Ruben Castillo, Jim Watt, Escalera twice and then you have Pryor TWICE.

 

Plenty of tough guys for sure. But other than Pryor (against whom he lost twice) and Olivares, which of those guys would you consider to be elite/near elite? And which of their performances do you think best display their talent and skills? I've seen some very entertaining fights featuring the other men you've named but never thought of them as truly great or near-great fighters.

 

I think you're in denial. The explosive thin man fought in a deep era and he fought a lot. He lost those 2 fights against Pryor, but at least he was humble enough to give the opportunity to do so...unlike mr. leonard who turned Pryor down.

 

Maybe. But can you answer my question when you get a chance?

 

There's a difference between elite fighters and great fighters. For example Jim Watt is not a great fighter but he was an elite fighter of his time.

 

I don't think it's so much denial as no feel for the era due to not living it. Nothing beats exposure.