Four Kings

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  1. gustavo

    gustavo New Member Full Member

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    Question was; why isn't Benitez in instead of Hagler? Like MMH, he fought Leonard, Hearns & Duran. AND he fought them closer to their natural weights. I think he has the greater justification.
    But Hagler's more famous and his fights against SRL & Hearns were two of the biggest fights of the '80s, so he got the slot.
     
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  2. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Champion s forever, the big five.
    Ali
    Foreman
    Frazier
    Norton
    Holmes.

    They didn't all fight each other either..
     
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  3. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Agreed regarding Benitez's chances against Hagler. He definitely had the skillset to outbox him over 12. Another king from the 80's that didn't get the opportunity to fight any of these guys but stood a great chance of beating them was McCallum. I could absolutely see him being more than competitive with all of these guys.
     
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  4. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Benitez was more or less shot at 25 years old. A unique talent, on his best nights could beat alot of people.
     
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