DLH had grown fat and lazy coming off his bum of the month tour following the Whitaker fight. He was hardly in the best shape for the Quartey...
Quantity in and of itself doesn't mean much, but when you beat a high quantity of good fighters, as Pep did, that DOES mean a lot. It speaks for...
Stitch was more of your Mayorga bar-room brawler type, and I think Bahama would do better against a more conventional hitter like Jackson. That...
Bahama could definitely be hurt. Emile Griffith had him in some trouble on a couple of occasions. He was a seriously good boxer though. I...
Good thread :good A few greats up there for mine, but why not, they weren't beyond losses to non-greats.
Yep, you're right they both held the welterweight crown for a short period of time. They have that in common. That's true. To point out the...
Only about 4 rounds on my copy. It's not on youtube as far as I can see... Hadn't heard anything about this fight being controversial actually,...
From the footage available it looked a pretty even fight to me. Probably one of those Saldivar-Famechon type fights where it was probably close...
This is one of your 'Carlos Ortiz = Jose Luis Castillo' moments. I know you're trolling, but the Mayorga comparison is pretty far off. I'd say...
Beating Griffith 4 times is a hell of an accomplishment :good
Johnson was a better boxer for mine, but it's highly unlikely he goes 15 rounds without Joe landing the equaliser. Louis by Ko probably mid to...
If I thought Mayweather beat Castillo the first time, convincingly beat him the second time and convicingly beat DLH, I'd probably rank him near...
I think with his mix of dominance and resume he'd have to be up there. Certainly not the prettiest amongst that lot, but he was pretty effective.
I think after Willie Pep, it opens up to quite a few guys: Ross, Moore, Gavilan, Williams, Hagler, Rodriguez, Chavez, Monzon, Jofre, Marciano. I...
To chance to see both Roy and Floyd get their asses handed to them in the one night is a bit too much to go past :good
