Well, he was defending his title against the worthy Kenny Lane in 64 and then losing and defending his title against the worthy Ismael Laguna in...
I'd probably favour him over all those guys in one-off matches as well, but I highly doubt he runs that gauntlet undefeated if he had to face them...
There were guys like Kenny Lane, Ismael Laguna and Nicolino Locche amongst other contenders (like Elorde, Ramos, Bizarro) that Napoles could have...
Forrest and Quartey are as good welterweights, and Wright is a better 154 fighter, but don't forget that DLH probably is probably a more natural...
Your mixture of nut huggers, haters and level heads. This thread is a microcosm of Oscar's current standing.
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Like Ali, Robinson was one of those indomitable pricks.
Fernandez isn't that sexy an opponent to lay "peak" claims against, so it's perhaps not so surprising he isn't considering amongst Duran's best...
Mike was clearly more able on the night. I think Toney underperformed to what was expected of him. Sumbu simply rose to the occasion more than...
Even then though, I think his disinterest was largely attitudinal/motivational based, together with how good a shape he was in at the time....
His performances against Marcel, Buchanan and Fernandez, heck even the Viruet rematch, show that he could handle boxer types and then some. He...
Bar his few slip ups (which were generally cut related e.g. Backus & Morgan) I'd say yeah he was as dominant for sure. During his prime the...
Chavez padded his record a little more than the average HBO product, but he still compiled a very good resume at the end of the day: Taylor...
I don't see many guys getting to 87-0 in this HBO era either....
