I do rate him much higher as does the quoted Ring Magazine 100 Punches list which has him at 3rd highest ranked middleweight .. the same source...
How do you rate Hagler's power ?
Arguello was a bigger hitter at 135 ? 140 ? Rosario was a much bigger hitter based on what victories ? Not debatable ? Guess you decide that ?
I see it as a very tough fight for Johnson .. to beat Frazier you had to either muscle and over power him like Foreman or box in an Ali type...
Back in 2000 or so ... I bought an old copy online via Amazon ..
He's right ups there .. Satterfield as well .. Perhaps Langford and Fitz one and two ...
The top two are for sure the top two candidates ... I don't see the rest although Vitali would be the most competitive .. we saw an old Holmes...
Come on .. Patterson would wreck him and no knock on BB ... Floyd could absolutely fight and punch ...
Picked up an old copy and it is just filled with golden nuggets ... fabulous stories about Liston, Louis, Marciano, Ali, Bugner, Cooper ......
I am going off many years reading posts here and not one thread ... I am also not underrating Floyd because liking him is besides the point ... he...
I appreciate your point but Weaver was hurt early often ... obviously Dokes, Bonecrusher Smith, ready to go vs Williams till his own big ****...
Either way and decided very early .. Weaver was slow starting as noted and could get caught early and Cooney started very fast .. however Weaver...
Armstrong has become terribly underrated by many .. with his own speed, volume of punches, strength, power, chin and stamina he'd be a very...
Agreed. A terrific guy and absurdly underrated fighter.
Imagine if Rosario actually hit him .. ;)
