Yeah, Soldier Bartfield, Eddie McGoorty, Gunboat Smith, Al McKoy, Mike O'Dowd, George Chip, etc, the list goes on and on.
And just looking through his record there's plenty of other names there too that are decent. Just a ridiculous record.
Add in Mike Gibbons, Jimmy Delaney and Mike McTigue and close the thread.
Joey was a bit up and down in form but at his best he could beat Hopkins I feel. Best vs. Best it's hard to split them, perhaps I'd give Joey an edge.
Nice thread, been a good read. :good
Would have been very interesting to see if Locche's defense could have stood up to Napoles' sneaky offense. I'm guessing Napoles lands more than...
Think I might have to agree with WAR here. Oguma wasn't the most gifted fighter, but he was a warrior that was into plenty of the rough stuff and...
Bit of a stylistic nightmare for Accavallo. Chang would win too many of the early to mid rounds before Horacio can establish himself. The last...
The fight I would have liked to see is Pendleton vs. Camacho, around 87-88. That right hand would have had Hector running for his dear life, I'm...
Except Katsidis the Great :good.
I'm dead serious (but I'm referring to his left and right fists :good ).
Maybe so, but don't forget that Flaco liked to carry a couple of judges around with him :yep
Alexis would have ko'ed the likes of Norwood and an old Barrera for sure. An old Casamayor would have been an easy beat for him too. May have...
Definitely Canto. Vast gulf between them in terms of defensive abilities, which will end up being the difference.
I'd just add that this fight, whilst Whitaker clearly lost it, actually did a lot for his legacy. No other fight gives us such an indication as to...
