He never fought anyone worthy of note--in spite of the fact that his was the strongest era for the weight.
I'd give Moon about 50-50 shot of beating him. Same with Watanabe.
Not sure.
The most "over-rated" fighters are frequently people with good record on "paper," but who did not fight top competition and/or had a lot of...
P4P there's no debate. And yes, I think the 154-pound version of Leonard can beat Hopkins at 160.
Exactly my point. The plodder extraordinare.
I hate Floyd with a passion, and I don't think he could've beaten the prime Mosley or even de la Hoya. But Arguello, I am not sure. He was too...
This must be some kind of a joke.
I don't think he could have decisively beaten Hagler when he fought him. Maybe the Duran of Montreal has a better chance, but Hagler in his prime...
I'd put Harada as the best Asian fighter ever (better than Pacquiao), possibly unbeateable at flyweight (the Kingpetch fight was a horrible...
At least two-dimensional, not one-dimensional ;) Nobody ever out-boxed Hearns--not Leonard, not Benitez.
I'd take the 147-154 Leonard that beat Kalule/Hearns over any version of Hopkins.
I think Hopkins could have actually beaten Jones if he fought a busier, more aggressive fight (think Mayweather v. Castillo I). But it seems like...
I'd slightly favor Hearns. Hopkins does not have the two tools that troubled Hearns most--a big punch to capitalize on Hearns' weak chin and an...
Exactly. Douglas was nowhere remotely close to being out.
