What middleweight in history could have beaten a fighter as big and as powerful as Callum Smith?

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  1. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    I think the ATGs could, but it would take a good fighter that size, and especially the earlier ones, to beat Smith.

    Burley is one that hasn't been mentioned. I'd rather wait and see his career play out before being more specific.
     
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  2. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    I'm suprised no one has mentioned Langford and James Toney yet too.
     
  3. mark ant

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  4. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I don`t think Johnson was any good against fighters above 160 and I didn`t know Hill or Griffin ever fought at middle.
     
  5. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Toney never beat anyone with the speed, power and size of Smith, none of te fighters above 168 that Toney beat had Smit`s speed, Toney was far better at middle.
     
  6. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I still can’t make my mind up if this is a serious question.
     
  7. BlackCloud

    BlackCloud I detest the daily heavyweight threads Full Member

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    I heard Mark is banned from Casinos for card counting.

    Jesus, imagine being in daily contact with this guy. No wonder people punch him and another broke his jaw.
     
  8. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Can you expand on that?
     
  9. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Those were not nice people. The guy that broke my jaw try to stab me in the bollocks!
     
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  10. BlackCloud

    BlackCloud I detest the daily heavyweight threads Full Member

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    Put it this way......i would buy them a beer or 2.
    Just need someone to break your fingers so you can't type for a few weeks and give us a rest from all the nonsense.
     
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  11. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!
    I can just imagine RayMancini and EltonJohns baby here getting stabbed in the nuts.
     
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  12. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Why did you get yr jaw broke and sack stabbed Mark? I never heard this story. And how many times have people clobbered you?
     
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  13. emallini

    emallini Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Wait what? Callum Smith?
     
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  14. BlackCloud

    BlackCloud I detest the daily heavyweight threads Full Member

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    Lol, i can just imagine them screaming " Shut the **** up " whilst they were doing it.
     
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  15. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    You're an entertainer I'll give you that.

    Why can't people pick Ray?

    As long as they give good reasons as to why they'd pick him.

    Like I said in the other thread, your line of thinking is utterly bizarre.

    What difference does it make if Lalonde wasn't as good as Smith??

    Now are you talking about former MW's whilst they fought at MW?

    Or are you looking at if they'd have hypothetically have moved up to SMW?

    Or are you looking at the former MW's who did actually move up to SMW?

    There's lots of modern day former MW's who COULD have beaten Smith:

    Roy
    Hopkins
    Toney
    Nunn
    Gerald
    McCallum
    Reggie
    Benn
    Eubank
    Watson
    Collins
     
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