Best combination of speed and power per division.....

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  1. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    Fair enough. He's got no business over Roy imo
     
  2. Johnny_B

    Johnny_B Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    True, but he had those very long arms that created huge leverage and thus power.
     
  3. Johnny_B

    Johnny_B Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Compare him to the real Sugar and he's feather fisted
     
  4. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He's not featherfisted compared to anyone.
     
  5. Johnny_B

    Johnny_B Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    He is compared to me :loel::lol::loel:
    Anyway, here's my list:
    HW: Tyson
    CW: Haye
    LHW: Roy Jones
    SMW: Roy Jones, G-Man
    MW: Hearns, Jackson
    WW: Robinson
    LW: Duran
     
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  6. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Leonard`s power and hand speed saved him v Hearns.
     
  7. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    R.Jones KO ratio wasn`t great at 175.
     
  8. Johnny_B

    Johnny_B Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    I'd say the fact that Hearns was very tired was the main reason.
     
  9. bcr

    bcr Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Edwin Valero, Wilfredo Gomez, Shane Mosley, Roberto Durán, Corrie Sanders and Teofilo Stevenson are up there as well.
     
  10. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member Full Member

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    @mark ant i will go thru your choices tonight in a nice steady setting including Belgium beer. Thanks for having a go and at a cursory glance your list looks really good.
     
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  11. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    He only tired after taking a beating, if it had have been a 12 round fight Hearns would have won.
     
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  12. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Stevenson never proved his speed and power in the pros.
     
  13. Johnny_B

    Johnny_B Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    I believe that too.
    IMO fights should have 10 rounds max
     
  14. George Crowcroft

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    What???????
     
  15. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member Full Member

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    Solid list Mark.

    Tyson might even be a consensus pick.

    Haye, well i had Haye so hey no problems!!!

    Moorer at light heavy. I would have liked to see what effect his punches had on some half decent opposition but he's an interesting choice from left field.

    Jones at 168 probably consensus.

    I would have bracketed Jones at well at 160. His punches were insane in that last fight he had there.

    Light middle great.

    SRR simply has to be included at 147. I almost put in SRL as a HM. Blindingly fast and really really good power.

    I'm not as big on Pryor as some but he's a reasonable choice in a division where no-one screams from the rooftops.

    Duran as per above. Very good power and decent speed.

    The rest are all solid choices.

    Good work.
     
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