B level fighters of the PAST the would have dominated ...

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  1. FORMIDABLE

    FORMIDABLE Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Sweet Pea gave a good performance and was still rated the best welter along with Trinidad and was P4P top 3. Trinidad is rated by many as the best welter of the past 15 years. Both Whitaker and Quartey looked better than Tito against Oscar. Ike was on their level is all I'm saying.
     
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    TBomb 25 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The Klitschko's would be good in any era,and they would beat some people that you would'nt think they could beat,their physical fitness and size is off the charts.
     
  3. elchivito

    elchivito master betty Full Member

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    I'm not so sure about dominated, but they would of had some wins. That's for sure. There were some Blevel fighters from yesterday that in their primes might of been Alevel fighters today. No joke. Bennie Briscoe gave Hagler hell and would of been a champ had he not fought in possibly the greatest era of middleweight history. I think he could of beaten fighters like Kelly Pavlik, Jermaine Taylor, Arthur Abraham, and Carl Froch.

    I also think who a fighter wins against is what makes him great, not whether he has a belt or not. Juan LaPorte in his prime had a rock solid chin and decent skills, but his determination is what made him most dangerous. Even when he lost he gave greats like Salvador Sanchez, Eusebio Pedroza, and Julio Cesar Chavez fits and got many great fighters respect. I think 126lbs LaPorte probably didn't have the punching power of a Yuriorkis Gamboa, but LaPorte was also a stocky, very strong fighter that could also punch and he would probably give Gamboa the toughest fight of his life or even a draw. LaPorte went on to fight and beat fighters in higher weight divisions. Those are just 2 examples of Blevel fighters from yesterday that could of been Alevel.
     
  4. miggzthatnucca

    miggzthatnucca Active Member Full Member

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    I don't know but I think trinidad (level A) .. would have problem with martinez/berto/mayweather maybe pac .. but I think he would've knocked out williams and mayb pac
     
  5. NeckBreaknAiken

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