Really? I've always thought the notion was that Valdez was one of the hardest middleweight punchers alongside Eugene Hart, Florentino Fernandez,...
I would suggest that while Robinson was obviously a more skilled hitter, he lacked the penetrative power of Valdez. He may have that extra clout,...
Not that I would favour this to actually happen, but I can imagine it all coming together on one night for Rodrigo Valdez, dropping and then...
A definitive 'no' would be my answer. Hagler was a good infighter in his own right, owing to his comprehensive grasp of all boxing skills...
Tiger was, I thought, slow on his feet, sometimes robotic and lacking in finishing ability. In front of a smart boxer he often looked befuddled....
For me this is the best lightweight against the best light welterweight. That said, Duran was pretty much the same beast at 140lbs. This is...
When you're talking about Dick Tiger on top of his game, you've got an ultra strong fighter with quick hands and power from both sides. Even as a...
Don't be afraid to mix a regular guard with a cross-arm/turtle defence. Learn to transition between them. Both have their advantages and...
How come?
It's amazing to watch. I'm not saying Duran was necessarily the best fighter of all time... Just that to me, he definitely took the skill level...
You want to throw in that debacle, I'll raise you Cuevas & Moore equivalents for Hagler. Duran ****ed up, but he did rebound from it. But before...
Not knockout, for once, just knockdowns where the fighter rose to continue fighting. I know what my choice is:...
I voted for Buchanan. Then I thought about it :patsch
Imagine Marvin Hagler stepping up in 1985 to beat Michael Spinks who, for the sake of argument, remained at 175lbs for another year than he really...
Duran lost to the best fighters he fought because they were bigger than him, he wasn't at his best, and they weren't far off his own skill set....
