Fight for your fortune time again!!!!

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by JohnThomas1, Dec 19, 2008.


  1. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Good picks JT...I disagree with SRR at middle but not by much....I do however strongly disagree with Zarate as a pick for bantam..he was a weapon of mass destruction there but Id pick a few over him...at the very least the guys you mentioned.

    Fenech is massive dark horse at 122...I would pick Gomez to beat him, but not by much..pretty much my top 2 guys H2H at the weight...Nice call.
     
  2. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Heavyweight-Joe Louis

    Lightheavyweight-Ezzard Charles

    Middleweight-Harry Greb

    Welterweight-Sugar Ray

    Lightweight-Honestly wouldnt care to pick anybody but if I must I want Joe Gans over 45 rounds

    Featherweight-Homicidal Henry

    Bantemweight-Again I dont really like anybody but Eder Joffre would be a fair pick.

    Flyweight-Jimmy Wilde

    London prize ring-John L Sullivan

    Broughton rules-Tom Cribb
     
  3. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Cheers mate

    :good
     
  4. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Cheers mate.

    Frig me dead your comments just made me realise i missed one of the biggest divisions and one of my more controversial selections :lol:


    Robinson on his best night has me pretty contented at 160. Monzon, Hopkins and Hagler IMO will all hit more snags. Greb is good but too much a leap of faith for me.

    Serious question, very serious - how much footage have you seen of Zarate, Olivares and Jofre?

    Gomez would be fave over Fenech but i have a feeling ;)
     
  5. natonic

    natonic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hmmm, interesting matchup. Fenech, at his distance closing, swarming best, if he didn't get busted up might have something for Gomez in the later rounds.
     
  6. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    Great picks mate. I take it my choice of Marciano was so good it caught you off guard and made you forget about one of the greatest divisions, but then i had a knack you were going for Spinks. ;) And who could argue against him, with his height, ackward style and power. His LHW resume is second only to Charles and perhaps Moore.
     
  7. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    :yep
     
  8. JohnThomas1

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    Thanks mate.

    Yeah you clean blew me out of the water and it took a full division for me to regain composure hahaha


    Spinks is a jolly chance of being the greatest H2H 175 ever. It's all debatable, but anyone thinking he's not heavily in the mix can safely be shoved aside.
     
  9. WhataRock

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    Ive got a career set dvd of Olivares...well they say its a career set...Its got I think 13 of his more meaningful fights..And probably a few others on top of that.

    Ive seen Zarate against Ferrari, Fenech of course, Gomez, Kplango, Zamora, Pintor, Zaragoza, and some others, but I dont think in full, like a few highlight packages.

    Admittedly I have seen the least of Jofre...Both Harada fights, I have the second one, the first Ive only seen once, I notice that youtube has a few rounds from it so Ive watched those quite a few times..highlights against Medel...A fight against some Mexican who was about as short as him, he knocks him out...I swear I saw some highlights from a fight of his at feather but Im thinking Im just getting confused.
     
  10. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    You've seen loads then, cheers.
     
  11. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This thread doesnt even make sense! :huh
     
  12. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    It'd be far too complicated for a dumbo like yourself, that's for sure :nut

    I don't want the likes of dimwits who name the totally unproven Tony Ayala as an "all time great jr middleweight" anyways

    :lol:
     
  13. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    "Fight for your life" I thought it had something to do with defending your life in a bar type situation
     
  14. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    :-(

    Doesnt even say that.
     
  15. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    :yep

    It's a dikkhead isn't it

    :lol: