Meaning?
I think the gulf between the greats of the division and Marquez/Hasegawa is pretty clear. Marquez, in my opinion, got out-boxed by a smaller "Too...
Canzi wasn't fully developed at Bantamweight though, no more than Robinson at LW, Duran at Bantamweight, or Pacquiao at Flyweight. He was a...
:huhCall me slow but I don't know how to piece this one together.
Of course, same with McGovern. Yeah, he can be a doozy.
Does that really come as a shock? I rate him among my top 20 fighters of all time, of course he's my #1 Bantam. Let's see yours.
The rationalisation is pretty simple: Jimmy Barry was a Paperweight, and Jimmy Carruthers didn't have nearly a long enough reign against...
Not much. Canzoneri was always a short, stocky fighter. He held that disadvantage in most of his bouts, but his skill-set allowed him to make up...
Barney Ross beat Tony Canzoneri in both of their fights. He also fared just as well or better against similar opposition, in a much more...
1. George Dixon 2. Eder Jofre 3. Terry McGovern 4. Ruben Olivares 5. Manuel Ortiz 6. Panama Al Brown 7. Carlos Zarate 8. Bud Taylor 9. Memphis Pal...
Yeah, I know. I said that. His resume still wasn't as stacked.
I'd say in terms of depth his list of top flight opponents beaten is easily the shortest of the three. Compare them if you want.
Well, yeah. He did beat him in both of their fights. He'd rank the highest for me based on his consistency, triple crown, and series against the...
You can't really justify ranking Canzi above Ross unless your system is based purely on depth of resume.