This list is by no means my definitive version, but just an example of how you can argue him not to be in the top 5 (whether you agree or not):...
Thirty more seconds in the 12th and I think he would have stopped Wilfredo.
One of my favourite losing performances. Gomez was untouchable at 122, although by Dec ‘82, he wasn’t quite at his peak. But Pintor boxed...
I posted before seeing your post, Flo. I think we see it pretty similarly even if we picked the other fighter to win.
Cracking matchup. Pintor has the slightly better pedigree in that he met tougher opposition (Zarate, Davila). I’m leaning ever so slightly towards...
I should imagine he was most hurt from a single punch by Earnie Shavers, but he was taken to the extremes of his physical limits by Frazier in...
I’d pick Ali. Lewis has the tools but he’d also need to be mentally tough and I think Ali could get in his head and make him second guess himself....
No, he’s not a lock in my opinion. He probably deserves a top 10 place but I can see him outside it too. He got KO’ed twice and the second time by...
Michael Katsidis v Graham Earl I heard about this being a real barnburner so was surprised by how much of a beatdown it actually was. Earl had...
Worth clarifying that he apologised for that comment and admitted that as soon as it left his mouth, he regretted it. The early 1980s in Britain...
Terrific thread, this.
Yeah, H2H he’s higher up than actual resumé and achievement at the weight.
Er…no. He’s top 40, I’d say, but that’s based on how he looked more than his opposition, which was pretty much garbage.
These two posts sum things up pretty well in terms of boxing’s priorities. On the one hand the fight game needs people to follow it and to support...
I don’t think it’s immoral but as fight fans, we judge a fighter on whether they compete against the best available opposition. Ultimately, it...
