Fighter's Who Had A Superior Fighter's Number

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  1. sas6789

    sas6789 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Examples of when a fighter had their opponents number despite the opponent being a better fight. Better examples would be if they fought more than once.
     
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  2. Mod-Mania

    Mod-Mania Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ken Norton - Muhamad Ali
    Junior Jones - MAB
    Vernon Forrest - Shane Mosley
    Sugar Boy Malinga - Nigel Benn
    Frankie Randall - Julio Cesar Chavez
    Jorge Castro - John David Jackson
     
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  3. Journeyman92

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    Can't be called a superior fighter if you lose.
     
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  4. Mod-Mania

    Mod-Mania Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Do you have Norton above Ali in your ATG rankings then? Or Barkley above Hearns.
     
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  5. Journeyman92

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    Hm. How to phrase this properly. Let's use Iran and Hearns. Iran is the superior fighter between them two he is however not a more accomplished fighter. If you beat a guy fair and square you're plain as day his superior. That shouldn't sound too whacky.
     
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  6. Smokin Bert

    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ricardo Mayorga - Vernon Forrest

    Mark Wills - Greg Page.
     
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  7. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Shig Kaneko - Flash Elorde
    Arnold Taylor - Romeo Anaya
    Lew Jenkins - Lou Ambers (end of career)
    Ishimatsu Suzuki - Rodolfo Gonzalez (end of career)
     
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  8. swagdelfadeel

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    Never believed this Norton had Ali’s number crap. When they were both closest to their best Ali won by a clear margin and outclassed Norton in the first half of the fight.

    I’m also not among those who think Norton was robbed in the third bout with Ali.

    I’d sooner believe Frazier has Ali’s number than Norton does.
     
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  9. quintonjacksonfan

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    Jones-Barrera
     
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  10. Saintpat

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    Willie Pep had Sandy Saddler’s number that one time but the other three fights show Saddler was the vastly superior guy.
     
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  11. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Chavez maybe had the excuse of age/career mileage and I am with swagdelfadeel over Ali/Norton but the other four are thread ending examples, they are so good.
     
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  12. swagdelfadeel

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    Great minds think alike. ;)
     
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  13. NoNeck

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    Barkley—Hearns
     
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  14. Mod-Mania

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    I was stupid to forget that one.
     
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  15. northpaw

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    Iran over Hearns has to be the best example.
     
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