Are you a fan of the little guys? 105lbs-118lbs

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Are you a fan?

  1. Yes

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  2. No

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  3. I have never watched them...

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  1. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Join the Watanabe-gumi (but you'll need to grow a moustache to enter).
     
  2. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    **** yeah man
     
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  3. The Fighting Yoda

    The Fighting Yoda Active Member Full Member

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    I am more a fan of little women. ;)
     
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  4. HandsOfSt0ned

    HandsOfSt0ned New Member Full Member

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    As a fan of Alexis Arguello i agree to this terms
     
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  5. djanders

    djanders Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm a fan of any boxing. If it's on television, and I know it, I'm watching it, women included (which I view as simply another class, similar to different weight classes).
     
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  6. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hilario Zapata, Jeff Chandler, Richie Sandoval, and a growing appreciation of Lupe Pintor as the years pass, yes.
     
  7. Rollin

    Rollin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Currently I only follow Inoue and Ioka, but man, you do have to respect all-time greats like Willie Will-o'-the-wisp Pep and Sandy Saddler. Art is art, no matter the size.
     
  8. janitor

    janitor VIP Member

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    The flyweight division in the 20s and 30s was absolutely sick.

    You had a lot of small men around, and they had to take enormous risks to get anywhere!
     
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  9. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    I won't be letting that Wills disagreement go you aren't safe yet Janitor!
     
  10. ChrisJS

    ChrisJS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Absolutely. Of recent times, the flyweight/junior bantam have been the best because they don’t get on Twitter and “fight” or over marinate. They just get it on and deliver.
    Historically, of course! My all-time favorite weight class is by FAR bantamweight. Look at the lineup from late 50s into 80s - Becerra, Jofre, Harada, Rose, Olivares, Castillo, Herrera, Medel, Martinez, Zárate, Zamora, Pintor, Chandler. All great to watch.
     
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  11. janitor

    janitor VIP Member

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    My enemies will be my sword and shield on that one!
     
  12. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    Your enemies are old fools like you then!

    In all adult seriousness, It really doesn't matter it's all up in the air depending how you want interpret it.
     
  13. janitor

    janitor VIP Member

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    There is a bit of wiggle room on why events unfolded as they did, and who was responsible.

    I don't think that you could argue that Wills was treated fairly and justly though.
     
  14. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Yeah, love the little guys.
     
  15. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    Overall no, no he wasn't very few black fighters back then where. But he did have a chance all he had to do was impress- you know as well as I do how different the times where and how much they had to bank on public perception. Big part of why Dempsey was such a brutal sparring partner with reporters around was if he looked good and violent via the reports people would spend there money on his fights Wills made the fight impossible to sell with all that octopus stuff so they looked for easier more lucrative marks.