Wow. Could Burley handle that heat? If Charley didn't go hard at the first bell he might get too far behind before he warmed up. That was sometimes a pattern of his. Leto got on top of him early and fended off Burley's late run. Zivic outbusied him. I think Armstrong could do something of both.
Hi Antonio. Could I take a punt on 3 of your top four, with your permission, in any order : Greb / SRR / Langford / so that leaves one more, maybe Charles ? put me straight please. stay safe buddy, always have time for your posts and thoughts, they form a large part of the forum. Mike.
Burley's natural size would see him home here. Armstrong's great and beat all sorts of bigger guys while weighing in quite light, but Charlie is a different kettle of fish. Armstrong's aggression would push Burley up a couple of gears and I'd hate to be facing that. Armstrong was super durable tho and only stopped in his first ever fight, and one against Zivic. He beat Zivic 2-1. Burley was still on the up and beat him easily in the second and third bouts. Zivic was negotiating to fight the champ Armstrong bought out Burley's contract which kept him out of the title picture, in reality. Common sense tells us Burley was easily Zivic's match by the end of their trilogy. Zivic later beat Armstrong twice in title bouts a year or so later. If Burley can handle the heat and dirtiness Zivic brought he'll be too much for Hank. Hank's undersized in this particular battle, as great as he was.
Henry Armstrong was pound for pound the far better fighter. But Burley would have an obvious advantage here. That’s not to say Henry would have no chance. It might be a very close fight and one he might just win. But on the surface it’s hard to make him a favorite
I'd pick Burley but with Jack as the third man ,and assuming it goes the distance, Henry might get it on aggression.