Could Devin Haney (165lb) outbox prime Michael Nunn (160lb)

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Who wins ?

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  1. Haney

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  2. Nunn

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  1. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It may not seem so but Haney is actually the heavier guy here so it should be fair who wins

    Can Haney use them clever fleet feet and slickness to outbox Nunn
     
    MarkusFlorez99, Dec 17, 2023
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  2. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    Nunn came in at 160 on fight night?
     
    Babality, Dec 17, 2023
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    Fighters used to fight at their actual weight lmao. Absolutely mental stuff.
     
    lufcrazy, Dec 17, 2023
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  4. No_name_tard

    No_name_tard Active Member Full Member

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    Zero % chance. Nunn has the advantage in all categories. Plus he is an awkward southpaw.
     
    No_name_tard, Dec 17, 2023
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    Same day weigh ins had ended by the time Nunn showed up. I am not sure of his fight night weight though, he was lanky but at 6'2 even 170 would look lanky.
     
    No_name_tard, Dec 17, 2023
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    Hell no.
     
    Totentanz., Jul 22, 2024
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  7. Dubblechin

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    Same day weigh-ins were still going on in the late 80s/early 90s when Nunn was 160.

    Nunn and Starling weighed in on the day of their fight in 1990.
     
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  8. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    Couldn't even outbox Garcia.
     
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    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    I thought SDWI ended in 83 after the Spinks/ Muhammad fight didn't go through due to Muhammad not making weight.
     
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  10. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Nope.
     
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  11. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Milton McRory, for example, drained a lot. I would guess that Nunn drained a fair amount too. He weighed in just 2 lbs heavier than Starling, but looked s lot bigger in the ring.
     
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    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    I love to bring up the fact that even Hopkins came in at under 170. He was usually 168 or even slightly lower; it´s why only weighed in at 156 against De La Hoya(something he does not get credit for) and 157 for Trinidad.

    This 15lb+ **** is a more of a 2010 and onwards phenomenon.
     
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  13. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Don't know really. Toney drained about 15 lbs at SMW, and could have been even more at MW, and still Barkley made him look tiny. Williams and Sosa were other SMWs that looked positively massive. Watson... And McCrory was absolutely huge for WW already in the 80's, and he didn't look bigger than Curry and McCallum. So there were certainly big drainers back then already.
     
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  14. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    From my recollections, it was pretty rare to see guys put on 10lbs or more when looking at the tale of the tape on HBO and SHO.
    :lol: I just remembered that Haney weighs almost as much as Middleweight Hopkins did. FFS.
     
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    Could Haney make 135 for a same day weigh in fight?

    I doubt it.

    He gets smoked by Nunn.
     
    lufcrazy, Jul 23, 2024
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