Are Crawford and Lomachenko the best fighters ever without a defining fight in their prime?

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  1. Contro

    Contro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Loma is slipping slowly but surely and Crawford can't be far behind he's 33.

    I can't see Crawford getting a legacy fight soon.

    Loma has a decent Resumee but not sure if teofimo Lopez qualifies as a defining career fight the way that Leonard was for Duran, Chavez for whitaker, Taylor for chavez, Ali for Frazier etc...
     
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  2. Contro

    Contro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Clearly P4P #1 and #2 for the last 3+ years and they have no legacy fights in sight, very strange.

    PBC have shamefully frozen out Crawford

    Loma just doesn't have anyone around, Linares was good but not good enough, Garcia moved up to 147
     
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  3. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Garcia is nowhere near Leonard or Chavez`s level anyway.
     
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  4. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    Loma had a shoulder injury when his chance at a defining fight was available, but Crawford still has Spence, if he’s still whole.
     
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  5. Goran_

    Goran_ Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    I'd actually like a Lomachenko v Berchelt fight if Lopez punks out .. that's an excellent opponent for him
     
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  6. Eggman

    Eggman "The cream of the crop! Nobody does it better! Full Member

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    Klitschko had what nearly 70 fights an not one elite defining win

    AJ was his chance. Fury was expected to lose.
     
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  7. kriszhao

    kriszhao Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ibragimov an undefeated champ, Chagaev an undefeated champ, David haye a highly regarded champ.. Sam Peter when he looked unstoppable took a prime Povetkin's 0 Kubrat Pulev also undefeated... chris Byrd x2 to a lesser extent those are all elite wins, Also he Lost to Fury and Joshua the #1 & # 2 heavyweights in the world when he was 40 years old let that sink in most atg Heavy's were getting destroyed in their mid to late 30's if they fought at all...
     
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  8. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    Laszlo Papp?
     
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  9. Furey

    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    Loma is 'slipping' ?

    That's news to me.
     
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  10. Tramell

    Tramell Hypocrites Love to Pray & Be Seen. Mathew 6:5 Full Member

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    Beat me to it. I guess cause his KOs are now just UDs?:confundio1:
     
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  11. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    AJ is not anyones defining fight, certainly not Wlads.
     
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  12. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    If he isn't now, he will soon. He's 32 and has a very skilled, but reflexive, boxing style. Lots of fighters like him began to fall off around this age, though his skills will keep him in check. His low number of pro bout does work in his favour, however.

    He is also past his best weight (which I believe to be 130lbs).
     
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  13. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    H2H you could make a case for it. It is very unfortunate he had to stop Boxing due to government interference.
     
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  14. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm not sure he even fought a ranked opponent.
     
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  15. crixus85

    crixus85 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Papp never fought a ranked opponent. Just as well he retired, Tiger and Fullmer would have ran over him.
     
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