McCallum replaces Hearns against Duran and Hagler?

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  1. MAG1965

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    Mike would be stopped in that fight. Too much experience. Marvin had 64 professional fights to 20 for Mike, and Mike is moving up. We saw what happened when Mike moved up in 1988 with much more experience, he lost to Kalambay. Mike did not fight this caliber too often.
     
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  2. Bokaj

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    He showed skills, but McCallum didn't look look sluggish. I think it was a very impressive perfomance by him.
     
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  3. Bokaj

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    It's a good point that he was kind of green then. But he had a very solid amateur pedigree of some 260 fights and he hardly looked like a novice against Kalule. Still though, it could well have been too early, as you say.
     
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  4. Bokaj

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    By 1985 he hadn't, no. But over his whole career he fought some good ones.
     
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  5. PowerPuncher

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    Well he did have experience of kicking Hearns ass in sparring at least :D
     
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  6. TheGreatA

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    McCallum looked pretty damn good against Minchillo so I don't know about him not having enough experience in 1984.
     
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  7. Stevie G

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    Yes,McCallum got left out in the cold,really. He would have got a close decision against Roberto,and have dropped an equally close one to Marvin.
     
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  8. Bokaj

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    This could be the most likely outcome. But with the decision against Duran only close on the judges' cards.
     
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  9. Bokaj

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    :D:good
     
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  10. cobra1

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    Don Curry was giving him a lesson till he got a lucky punch! he loses to both
     
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  11. Bokaj

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    I dare to say that Curry was a quite clearly better JMW in 1987 than Duran was in 1984, though. He had all the skill in the world at that point, Curry. Just not quite a chin to match.
     
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  12. MAG1965

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    sparring? Well that doesn't mean much. a 16 year old Ayala gave Cuevas a good sparring match. And the word I got it was equal. Mike fighting that caliber is hard to say. He never fought that caliber, and he lost to Kalambay when he moved up.
     
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  13. MAG1965

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    Different style. Duran had a better right hand and fought more straight forward than Curry and was tougher. Mike having 20 fights in 1984 would not have been too many pro fights for Duran.. But who knows.
     
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  14. MAG1965

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    Mike would have never had the knockout over Duran that Hearns had. Hearns in 1984 had 40 fights and 34 knockouts. Mike had some good wins, but he never fought the elite,, which hurts his legacy... And that is his fault. He should have beaten Kalambay which would have given him the Hearns fight in 1988
     
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  15. MAG1965

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    Mike would have knocked out Mannion had he fought him in 1987. But by that time, Hearns and Duran were diminished a little.
     
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