George Benton vs the Fab 4

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  1. JohnThomas1

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    I do like him against a 160 Duran tho. Duran never beat a good slick Middleweight or even a good slick guy above Welter.
     
  2. Mark Adam

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    I feel he could beat all of them having a lot of trouble with Hagler though, the other three weren`t as impressive at middleweight and all of them were beaten in weight classes above their prime weight. Leonard was nowhere near as quick as he was at welter, he was also easily beaten by Norris at light middle in his mid thirties, Benton in his mid thirties would have beaten a mid thirties Ray at middle, he was awful at that age, Duran`s body was too chubby at middle and it slowed his hand speed a little too much, I feel a fight vs Benton at middle would go similar to Duran`s LM fight v Benitez. Hearns was all over the place at middle, he was exciting but took far too many risks, his legs were too thin to absorb a solid middle shot and he was a lot slower, so I feel the Hagler fight would be the most competitive and exciting of the four.
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  3. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hey keep those winter thoughts to yourself. I'd go crazy being snowed in. 1st time I saw a sign that said " emergency snow road". Made me realize I don't belong in the snow belt states lol. Love it here in sunny Fl.
     
  4. escudo

    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You keep that miserable orange disk to yourself. Us New Englanders have no use for bright, hot son of a *****.
     
  5. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    To each his own , rather deal with the occasional hurricanes ( last bad one was 2004) than be snowed in yearly. I love the sunshine yearly. When your part of the country is wrapped up in a ton of clothes, digging your drive way and your car out of 4 feet of snow were walking around in shorts and a tee shirt..... Maybe going to the beach and fishing.
     
  6. JohnThomas1

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    Nice, a chef among us!! What's your favorite or signature dish?
     
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  7. escudo

    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Portuguese steak tips. Marinaded for 2 days, cooked medium rare, the sauce is onions, choricho, red peppers, miced garlic sauteed with beer after it browns. Add Sazon an oz of buffalo sauce and a few splashes of tobasco.
     
  8. JohnThomas1

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    Mate you sure didn't disappoint!!! Great stuff.
     
  9. heizenberg

    heizenberg Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He'd give all 4 a good fight but I could only see him beating Duran.