If Pryor was the size of a natural middleweight I certainly could agree with you. But he was a blown up lightweight, he was 5'6" with the reach...
Why would he need to master the "smash" when the tools he had were so much better than the half left hook/uppercut used by Ruddock ? Probably...
This is the fight that immediately came to mind Mike. I was about to add exactly what u wrote. You beat me to it....
Arcel also said Duran was in better condition than he was in Montreal and also said he thought Duran would stop Leonard in the rematch. Duran said...
Nonsense. Duran never the entirety of his career has ever been in as bad of shape as Ali was his last couple fights. Duran never displayed being...
I don't believe Pryor stood a chance in hell of beating Thomas Hearns in the pro's. Thought I was pretty clear with that.
It amazes me how some view Leonard as a prima donna , or a runner. He COULD use movement if he needed too but most of his career he was...
Don't know how true it is , but I've read in multiple different sources Jerry Quarry was basically a zombie his last fight in 1992 and shouldn't...
I remember vaguely Ray Leonard who didn't weigh much more than his fighting weight (Welterweight) dropping a armature heavyweight with a body...
lightweight/ super light / and welter (The only caveat I have at welter was the cocaine abuse started showing it's ugly head Whitaker wasn't at...
Joe Louis offensively was the greatest heavyweight in history. No exceptions... Some heavy's hit harder with one punch (Liston, Tyson, Lewis,...
Love Duran , he's one of my favorite fighters to watch. But sometimes a fighter with the right physicality can simply overwhelm another. Hearns...
I'll lean to Benitez in this one by decision. As great as he was Jose Napoles was a natural lightweight. It's a testament to his skill level...
No one that's a natural lightweight and lower beat Thomas Hearns in the pro's. Someone mentioned Aaron Pryor's success in the armatures. But ,...
The Tua that fought Ike Ibeabuchi would beat any version of Joshua. He was simply a better fighter. After that fight, it's very possible The best...
