Parallel universe where all Cuban greats were allowed to turn pro

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  1. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    How would the landscape of boxing have changed?

    Would Stevenson have beat Ali, Foreman, Holmes? Would he have been the dominant champ of his era?

    Where would Kindelan have gone, would he have beaten Shane Mosley, Kostya Tsyzu, De La Hoya, Mayweather?

    What would Savon have done with Lewis, Tyson, Holyfield and Bowe?
     
  2. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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  3. Bwgcolman

    Bwgcolman Active Member Full Member

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    Ariel Hernandez in the mix fighting Roy Jones, Bernard Hopkins and James Toney would have been great.
     
  4. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    We should thank Fidel, he spared us a lot of horrifically boring matches.
     
  5. Muyago

    Muyago New Member Full Member

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    they'd be boring as **** and no one would care to even watch them
     
  6. MVC!

    MVC! The Best Ever Full Member

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    More Cuban glass tbh, they are good fighters though, most of them just can't take a punch.

    If all of them were allowed to go pro, I'm quite certain the Cuba glass jaw per capita would increase dramatically, possibly to the level of England? :think
     
  7. MrFoFody

    MrFoFody Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The Cuban Heavies against the aforementioned murders rows would have been brutally battered and koed and their absurdly mythical capabilities would have never materialized on these boards...
     
  8. Txomo

    Txomo Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Where was Kid Gavilán from? :think
     
  9. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Amateurs are totally different to the pro game.

    Look at Solis, not everyone is a Rigondeaux or Lomachenko.

    Mark Breland was an amazing amatuer.
     
  10. Gannicus

    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Kindelan would beat them all. I've studied him a lot, I genuinely think Kindelan would beat them, he is on par with Pernell Whitaker honestly.

    De La Hoya would be more likely than the others including Mayweather, to beat Kindelan, but I'm picking Kindelan.
     
  11. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ

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    Stevenson might have been in the mix, but we never know for sure because it's questionable how he would do when he had to fight 8 rounds+ against guys who were as matured and trained like himself.

    The only thing I'm pretty sure of is Savon getting his behind handed to him by the ones mentioned. A early 90's World final (and the disgusting verdict after) getting dropped twice by a featherfist showed me he wouldn't been able to hang with really big heavies like LL and Bowe and huge hitters like Iron Mike. And Holy's HGH/steroid fueled physique would have surely outlasted him too.
     
  12. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    jorge luis gonzalez
    diobeleys hurtardo
     
  13. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Kindelan was a monster, wonder what weight classes he would have fought at as a pro though.