Henry Armstrong

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  1. cotto20

    cotto20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Henry was champion at featherweight, lightweight, welter and got robbed of a middleweight title, how would of he done ig these fighters were the champions he was going against

    Featherweight Naseem Hamed?

    Lighweight Roberto duran ?

    Welterweight Ray Learnard

    Middleweight Gerald Mccellan?
     
  2. Sweet Pea

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    I think he'd have beaten Hamed bloody, lost a close 15 rounder to Duran, lost a UD to Leonard, and been KO'd by G-Man.
     
  3. My2Sense

    My2Sense Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Armstrong by brutal one-sided KO.

    Armstrong comes on strong down the stretch and beats him on points IMO.

    Leonard can possibly outflurry and outmaneuver him to a decision win.

    This might be biting off more than he could chew, but you never can tell with Armstrong. I don't believe McClellan was necessarily better than Garcia, but he was much taller and naturally bigger.