5 dream fights at Welterweight - without using the same fighters twice

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Here is a couple of mine....

Sugar Ray Leonard Vs. Sugar Shane Mosley
Thomas Hearns Vs. Pernell Whitaker
Felix Trinidad Vs. Wilfred Benitez
Roberto Duran Vs. Oscar De La Hoya
Simon Brown Vs. Miguel Cotto

 

Barbados Demon Joe Walcott vs Henry Armstrong
Carmen Basilio vs Mickey Walker
Jose Napoles vs Charley Burley
Sugar Ray Robinson vs Thomas Hearns
Sugar Ray Leonard vs Holman Williams

 

Felix Trinidad vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Tommy Hearns vs. Jose Napoles
Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Pernell Whitaker
Emile Griffith vs. Jimmy McLarnin
Mickey Walker vs. Barbados Joe Walcott

 

Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Sugar Ray Leonard
Felix Trinidad vs. Pipino Cuevas
Roberto Duran vs. Jose Napoles
Kid Gavilan vs. Charley Burley
Donald Curry vs. Oscar De La Hoya

 

Luis Rodriguez vs. Mickey Walker

Jose Napoles vs Kid Gavilan

Emile Griffith vs. Ray Leonard

Henry Armstrong vs. Carmen Basilio

Thomas Hearns vs. Ray Robinson

 

Nice picks, mate. The bold ones in particular are gonna be intriuging contests for sure. I included Griffith-SRL in my list. Slight edge to Leonard on their respective best nights but he'd have to dig deep to prevail. I'd say his handspeed, movement and ring savvy will sway the championship rounds his way. Leonard: tight decision.

As for Robinson-Hearns, well barely any fighter in the history of the welterweight division would have the ability to outbox Hearns, as Leonard found out in the first fight Hearns was one helluva tricky assignment to figure out, by the time of the very later rounds Ray needed a stoppage. Enough said. Luckily he got it: closing the show well. Robinson would probably be installed as slight fave here but Hearns' ranginess, adaptibility and power make him a 'live' one for sure. Robbo's chin will pass the test though, close UD.

How do you see 'em going yourself?

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Cheers.

I agree with you on those results.

My favourite fight of those would be Napoles-Gavilan, I think. Very heated, and I'd pick Napoles on account of superior balance and accurate return shots which would catch the wilder Gavilan in between flurries.

 

Leonard-Basilio * Shades of hellish Duran... only bigger and stronger.

Hearns-Walcott * It would look like a circus act -but I'd love to see if Walcott would make the doubters among us believe the hype...

Whitaker-Starling * For the purists. A duel of defensive capabilities

Burley-Walker * Burley put Elmer Ray to sleep and could handle large men. Walker could too, and was more orthodox than Burley. An interesting clash of similarities and dissimiliarities...

Ted Kid Lewis-Jimmy McLarnin * McLarnin was known as the "Hebrew Scourge" and unfortunately the "Jew Killer" for knocking out several name Jewish fighters of the day --Sid Terris, Joe Glick, Sergeant Sammy Baker, Al Singer-- before he retired Benny Leonard himself. Lewis was himself a Jew who could counter, throw long shots, and swarm like hell... I believe that he fought in every division from Bantam to Heavyweight, and was on his way to challenge Dempsey himself if he overcame Carpentier (but got KOd when he turned to the ref and got caught in round 1)... get this: Kid Lewis was also born in England. McLarnin was born in Ireland... we got a couple of grudges here!

 

Henry Armstrong-Shane Mosely Two smallish welters who willingly fought the best of their eras. Hank's rough pressure against Mosely's speed.

Jose Napoles- Mickey Walker. How would this one play out? In the Cokes fights, Napoles' skill and sharp reflexes are incredible...Napoles is however, very aggressive...it might not be wise to share personal space with the 'Toy Bulldog'. I'd be interested in reading opinions on this one.

Charley Burley-Kid Gavilan. A fight I go back and forth on...this week it's Gavilan!

Billy Graham- Ike Williams. The boxer against the lightweight with dynamite in his gloves.

Barney Ross- Pernell Whitaker. Ross' skill against the perplexing style of the southpaw 'Sweet Pea'.

Emile Griffith-Roberto Duran. Emile Griffith fought everyone in a brutal erea, logging more championship rounds than anyone in history. What happens when Duran calls him a 'maricon'? Can Duran back up the tough talk against one of the strongest and most skilled welterweights?

addendum: Stonehands, props on the Lewis/McLarnin match-up...damn, that's a good one.

 

Agreed on that one. I rate Napoles extremely highly ability-wise.

 

The ones I'd love to see from this thread:

Ray Robinson vs Kid Gavilan
Jose Napoles vs Tommy Hearns
Kid Gavilan vs Emile Griffith
Barbados Joe Walcott vs Henry Armstrong
Mickey Walker vs Barbados Joe Walcott
Roberto Duran vs Jose Napoles
Kid Gavilan vs Charley Burley
Jose Napoles vs Kid Gavilan

 

Yeah I'd pick Napoles myself in that one. I rate him extremely highly: great fundamentals, silky smooth boxer and crisp accurate puncher who possessed great power. Highly watchable fighting style. Beautiful fighter in the purest sense.

 

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Good stuff, conteh. Napoles-Walker would be a classic. I like your 2nd choice too.