So, watched this today and thought it was a lot of fun. Pavlik made the fight and forced Miranda to trade. The Ghost definitely got the better of...
The eye injury wasn't related to his power, it was related to his declining abilities as a boxer. Fighters weren't just statues waiting to be...
Jackson's power at middleweight is very much not overrated. He was one of the most dangerous punchers at any weight in the time he was fighting,...
Yeah, it's a competitive points fight and while I would lean towards Hagler, i think Cerdan is a tough proposition for most middleweights, Hagler...
Don't worry, Michael, I think McVey is still around but just posting under another name. And I think there are some other good posters who seemed...
Sanchez.
I can't say it once.
Well, I guess it comes down to h2h v resume and achievement. It wasn't made clear how they were rating Cerdan but I think it seemed that a lot...
Still high off watching the Miranda fight?
Interesting, George. You're right - this isn't mentioned as a great fight. I'll be checking this out on your recommendation.
I think the only criticisms I can make of Hagler's reign were he didn't beat Antuofermo in '79 (on the cards) when he had his first opportunity,...
I'm generally pleasantly surprised by how they were rating Hagler back then. I expected more 'wasn't fit to be in the ring with Robinson' type...
A lock as a top 5 middleweight. One of the greatest champions in the history of that division. So... he was quite good.
I remember back in 1994 when I was just starting to buy boxing mags, they did a division-by-division top 5 and this is how Greb was rated: 1....
Yeah, Cerdan definitely seems out of place in that list. No argument with the other three names, of course. No mention of Greb either, though I'm...
