Holmes would beat Louis. How many times he could beat him is another matter. I'd expect Louis to win a rematch, and then maybe another one.
Seriously?
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I'm not sure I'd describe Tiger as a counter puncher. Not in the same way Jose Napoles was, for example, who would bait his own face or throw a...
Seems like I'm in the right minority here. Any Valdez fans?
Yeah but Hagler wasn't trying to oppose him. That was his plan, to stick n' move. And as it turns out, he won the fight by about eight out of ten...
I'm off but seeing as it's my thread I'll be back later :good
Just to expand for a second, what I meant by combination punching was more to do with the fact Tiger fought in bursts. Valdez fought in bursts...
I saw attempted skill, but not actual boxing skill that was noteworthy enough to credit him as having 'underrated boxing ability.' I saw Tiger...
I'm not sure about the skill levels being much different. Holmes' opponents were stronger, I'd say, and perhaps a tiny bit more durable, in...
Combination punching is on Valdez' side. I just see him outgunning Tiger; all else is not far off equal.
Valdez likes to stick n' move to conserve energy for the later rounds and save himself from picking up wounds - but see how, when he goes in to...
In another thread talking about how Holmes would beat Louis, you said: Jab, okay, but size? Holmes was only slightly bigger. In his prime he...
I was going to post this too :lol: I did do it a while back, I mean a couple of years back... Not sure what the consensus was. But believe it...
Yep :good Don't mean to rub it in, but... ... Valdez really was strong. His fights with Briscoe proved that; second fight's on film, and it's...
