Best I Faced: Juan Laporte

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  1. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'll always recall Juan's fight with Barry McGuigan. Consensually The Clones Cyclone's best performance. La Porte was a very tough and competent fighter.
     
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  3. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He’s the only guy that Azumah Nelson didn’t want to slug it out with
     
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    Worth reading again, that one.
     
  5. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Has Hagler ever done a "best I`ve ever faced"?
     
  6. Bokaj

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    Great read. Seems very honest assesements.
     
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  7. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    He has.
     
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    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    That question would be better answered by the experts at quora
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    LaPorte has always been frustrating to watch; love the chin, best I've ever seen I guess; he also had real power and good skills, can't fault him for any of that. He was just far too economical with his punches and didn't have a very good set of finishing skills. Maddening.

    But this is a good read, and he seems honest enough in his assessments.
     
  11. Young Terror

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    Laporte sounds credible although that pick of Mario Miranda as the biggest puncher is a weird one but with that said i wasnt the guy taking the punches so who knows.
     
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    Good one. I missed it earlier, so thanks for posting again.
     
  13. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ya didn't he say Finnegan was the toughest guy he faced?
     
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    LaPorte is the second fighter I know of who faced Sanchez and said he wasn't anything special in the power department. Castillo told me Sanchez "couldn't bust a grape."

    LaPorte fought just about everyone, though. Tough fella with good skill. I recall someone telling me that he was never quite the same after a limo trip with Don King.
     
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    Bujia Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Chavez
    Sanchez
    Gomez
    Nelson
    Pedroza
    Tszyu
    Lockridge
    McGuigan
    Castillo
    Molina

    You knew this one was gonna be a good read with competition like that. I think he may well have fought the best quality of any fighter in his era.
     
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