I give the edge to Duran b/c he appeared to be on his last legs heading into the Barkley fight, whereas Crawford was still a candidate for p4p #1....
When Sor Rungvisai starched Roman Gonzalez in their rematch, the latter's girlfriend went running screaming out of the arena (see the 21:30 mark...
What made it especially impressive was that Cowdell had gone the distance w/ Sal Sanchez & given him quite a battle a few years earlier, & had...
@130, I'd favor Arguello, who was @ his physical peak @ this weight, whereas I don't think Chavez was as physically strong as he would be @ 135 &...
Roy was still green-ish for most of his mw run. His performances vs. Castro & a similarly green-ish Hopkins were solid but not scintillating IMO....
Maskaev-Rahman 2 Sanders-Wlad
I've always wanted to see footage of Gordon's fight w/ Yaqui Lopez, but have never come across it anywhere.
Roy of the Ruiz fight was actually 1 of the least elusive performances of his vintage years - he stood much more flatfooted compared to lower...
Zivic has always reminded me of Hopkins - similar fighting stance, can box from the outside or mix it up @ close quarters, has a sneaky right...
Maybe not necessarily better, but had more proven durability.
Joey DeJohn (not currently on YT it would seem)
Louis by KO, possibly as early as 2 IMO.
I was never all that enamored w/ Dokes. He won his title on 1 of the most controversial stoppages of all time, then just pecked & poked his way...
agreed, Jones only started coming into his prime in his final fight @ the weight vs. Tate IMO. maybe Jones on the night he beat Tate might've...
A big punch & an iron chin can compensate for a lot of flaws. admittedly, he also got away w/ an effload of fouling.
