ESPN'S: Top 20 fighters of all time.

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Addie, May 10, 2010.


  1. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Marvin Hagler would kicked the crap out of Bill Brennan:yep:bbb
     
  2. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    :good
     
  3. itrymariti

    itrymariti Cañas! Full Member

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    I mean, the list is obviously awful, but the way they present the fighters is even worse. Talk about myth spreading from supposed "boxing historians". Chavez was just a tough son of a *****, apparently, as was Frazier et al. Laughable.

    EDIT: Some posters have had a degree of difficulty in understanding this post, so let me make it clear that I disagree with the characterisation of Frazier and JCC as one-dimensional sluggers with a big heart and little else, instead rating those attributes as only scratching the surface of their skills as ATG fighters.
     
  4. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Your just bitter cause thers isnt a brit on there:lol: Do you think Chavez was just a tuff guy with no sklill?
     
  5. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Chavez was never outstanding at anything? ...Yeah, his combination punching and cutting off the ring was...so-so.
     
  6. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Dude...you read everything out of context don't you. :yep
     
  7. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Your reading comprehension isn´t the best, old man. :rofl
     
  8. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    it's the fight game, we all like different things for different reasons. for instance every time i watch that fight i see someone new: usually something subtle that chavez did and taylor didn't (though i'll never give jc superstar more than 3 rounds...NEVER!)

    and for me, the greatest fight of all time happened between gatti and ward. we each have a preference and honestly, i was totally underwhelmed by castillo/corrales 1. bought a bootleg right away and never got the big deal
     
  9. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I dont think cause i totally agreed with your comeback, to ITimiyar???:D
     
  10. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Dont let me go Anglo Saxon on you:lol::lol: Cause im not 40 yet :nono:bbb:bbb
     
  11. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    One of the biggest myths is how one-sided the Chavez/Taylor fight was prior to the KO. Taylor may've been racking up the rounds with his far superior workrate and flashy combinations, but his flurries were doing about 1/3 the damage as the one or two well placed shots that Chavez was landing amidst them. Going into the last round, I'd say Chavez had won a good 3 or 4 rounds that way, and the proof was in the pudding (the pudding being Taylor's mashed up face). Chavez gave him a subtle, but devastating beating throughout the fight, which is what lead to dramatic KO at the end.
     
  12. Meast

    Meast New Member Full Member

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    Gonna watch this later, from what I've read I wont be expecting a great list.
     
  13. Pachilles

    Pachilles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    lol okay sorry
     
  14. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    no question: chavez worked him over real well. but in the process won 3 rounds at the most. in a street fight it's no contest but in boxing, taylor put on a clinic
     
  15. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    you ****ed with the wrong guy there:smoke