Alexis Arguello vs Barry McGuigan, at 126lbs, Both Prime 15 Rounds.

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  1. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    So now your contradiction yourself along with just repeating the second half of your again even though everyone has already come to that conclusion. So f###### annoying you are most of the time.
     
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  2. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    The main gist of what I was trying to get across was that coming forwards against a fighter with a bigger punch than yours tends not to work unless you are like Loma, I mentioned Frazier v Foreman for this reason, I know McGuigan was a busy, fast fighter, throwing loads of two`s and threes and yes he used a lot of head movement but he still didn`t come forward using angles like Loma does and got hit too often to fight an accurate puncher like AA.
     
  3. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    When I say no slugger I mean McGuigan wasn`t really a big puncher, he threw light two`s and three`s like Loma does.
     
  4. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    You know nothing about him. Admit it. And he was a hard puncher. Your clueless Mark but you always want to get the last WRONG word in. Drop it already or go watch the mans fights for a couple days. Your literally making #### up at this point
     
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  5. LoadedGlove

    LoadedGlove Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It's ridiculous to simply dismiss McGuigan's chances here. With his work rate, movement and withering body attack, he's going to make any Featherweight fight for his life.
     
  6. LoadedGlove

    LoadedGlove Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not a big puncher ? Ridiculous statement.
     
  7. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Whoa!

    Now you're wrong again.

    McGuigian threw 90% of his punches with bad intentions. Even his jab had bad intentions.

    "Big puncher" is relative. McGuigian sure as Hell didn't have power like Arguello, Danny Lopez, Hamed, Sandy Saddler.

    He definitely had pop though, especially in his left hook.
     
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  8. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    He was a sharp volume puncher, a lot of his combo`s were like Meldrick Taylor`s. He did have a stiff jab.
     
  9. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    In my profession, law enforcement, we get drug tested randomly but regularly.
    I think you need one.
     
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  10. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The Morlocks aside , McGuigan

    certainly was busy enough and skilled enough with Arguello's lack of great foot speed to give him hell the 1st 6-7 tds of the fight. He possibly/ probably would be leading in points because of that activity.
    But the better skills, adaptability, power of Arguello would rule the day.
    McGuigan may win the 1st half of the fight, but he'd be taking a hellacious pounding, especially to the body.
    It would eventually be a very serious problem for him.
    If they fought a 10-12 rd fight McGuigan could win a dec, though unlikely.
    In a 15 rd fight, he wouldn't hear the final bell. Arguello by Ko in 9 - 14 rds.
     
  11. Cobra33

    Cobra33 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Barry gets underrated. Love the way he hooked to the body wirh such leverage.
    While not as hard as a hitter as say a Lopez Barry could punch. Kinda like comparing the power of Liston and Tyson.
    Arguello. What a special fighter. GREAT righthand-thrown straight and right down the middle.
    Also a fantastic body puncher which would be Barry's problem-Arguello could fight Barry on the inside as well as the outside.
    I really think this bout would have gone like Mancini vs Arguello with Barry of course a little more skilled the Ray.
    Arguello TKO11 Barry.
     
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  12. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    You really have no idea WTF your talking about do you.
     
  13. Xplosive

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    A lot of his combos were like Meldrick Taylor's???????

    *Logs off*
     
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  14. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Barry didn`t punch like Tyson, Mike put everything into his shots while Barry`s were very light like Loma`s punches, Barry never scored many one punch KO`s.
     
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  15. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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