Guys like Duran and Chavez had great defence and were very difficult to hit clean no matter how close they were to their opponent....
The very best offensive boxers also have great defence. It's a necessity. At the top level a boxer cannot move forward and constantly stay within...
Thomas Hearns. Welter to Cruiser. Hearns was the first ever four weight and five weight champ in boxing history.
Martinez came up from welter, through junior middle, but I don't remember him asking for 155 when he came up against full blown middleweights.
So what? It means nothing. If being lineal middleweight champ has any value then take on all comers within the middleweight limit.
How is Golovkin the challenger? Everyone knows that Golovkin is the legitimate champion at middleweight. It's a unification. If Canelo...
Can you imagine Duran or Hearns tellng Hagler that he has to come in at 155? Of course not.
Boxing was far better before he came along and will be better off without him in the future. Most of his fights were terrible to watch. Fans...
Probably; maybe. Who's to say for sure? I sometimes think that Duran gets slightly over rated and that Chavez gets slightly under rated overall...
Ok, their fight together might have some relevance, but we're talking about their overall careers and legacies and in terms of overall legacy and...
I'm no "bitter and twisted Pacquiao fan" :lol: Pacquiao isn't even my favourite of the era - those would be Morales and Cotto. I gave the...
In terms of legacy it doesn't matter that Pacquiao lost to Mayweather. Duran got knocked out by Hearns in two rounds, yet everyone would agree...
I know that's true, full credit to those guys, but I seriously doubt it applies to most posters. I've been into boxing most of my life, but I...
Who can honestly say that they know enough about the 100 greatest boxers in history to know where he should rank? For me personally I would...
Chavez vs Taylor I. :yep
