Basilio vs DelaHoya @ 147

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  1. frankwornank

    frankwornank Active Member Full Member

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    :yikes BASILIO BEATS HIM EVERYTIME. LOOK, RAY ROBINSON WAS THE BEST EVER AND BASILIO HOLDS A WIN OVER HIM. I COULD NOT IMAGINE DELAHOYA WINNING AGAINST ROBINSON. BASILIO WAS A GREAT PUNCHER, HAD GREAT HEART AND WAS TIRELESS.
     
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  2. Mantequilla

    Mantequilla Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Basilio was immensely strong, even to the point where a bull like Gene Fullmer was backing away from him and being overly respectful at 160.

    Oscar's tendency to fade would cost him here imo.
     
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  3. Bummy Davis

    Bummy Davis Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Basilio UD or SD
     
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  4. bolo specialist

    bolo specialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I disagree w/ that assessment - in fact, I think he was 1 of the best technical brawlers after Duran.

    A past-prime SRR was still a heckuva fighter, as Fullmer & Olson can attest to, & he was arguably hitting harder w/ 1 punch than @ any other stage of his career. Even after losing to Basilio, he was arguably robbed of decisions vs. Pender & Fullmer.
     
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