BEST I FACED: HEROL GRAHAM

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    BEST JAB
    Nobody bothered me with the jab. I expected a great jab from Mike McCallum, but his didn’t trouble me at all.
    BEST DEFENSE
    Sumbu Kalambay: Maybe Kalambay, but there wasn’t anyone who really excelled defensively.
    FASTEST HANDS
    Vinny Pazienza: For the most part my hand speed was superior, so it’s difficult to think of someone who troubled me. You could say Vinny Pazienza had the quickest hands.
    BEST FOOTWORK
    Nobody, come on now, don’t mess about (laughs)!
    SMARTEST
    Sumbu Kalambay or Mike McCallum.
    STRONGEST
    Sanderline Williams: Williams in 1985.
    BEST CHIN
    Charles Brewer.
    BEST PUNCHER
    Julian Jackson: The best puncher was Julian Jackson, come on, please.
    BEST SKILLS
    Sumbu Kalambay: Kalambay for the European middleweight title.
    BEST OVERALL:
    Mike McCallum.
     
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  2. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    Truthful and arrogant. A fine vintage.
     
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  3. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Ish.
     
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  4. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran

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    When did Herol do this? The last i heard he was not very well
     
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  5. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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  6. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Herol: The best I faced was when I looked in the mirror.
     
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  7. Clinton

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    Pompous, overrated ******* lol. Dickhead
     
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  8. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    Correct.
     
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  9. BELLERS

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    He always seemed arrogant.
    I was a huge Sibson fan.
    It's a shame they didn't ever fight.
     
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  10. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I would have loved to have seen Sibbo knock his ass out.
     
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  11. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran

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    Love Sibbo but Herol would have boxed his ears off
     
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  12. FastHands(beeb)

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    I think The Bomber is being mis-understood somewhat here - I bet his comments about his handspeed and footwork were said with a twinkle in his eye and don't come across as intended when read on a page as opposed to listened to. I think Graham is being very honest with his assessments here.

    I've met Graham a few times and he is actually quite a shy person - extremely polite. He has suffered significant mental health issues - depression and psychosis I believe; I think it's perhaps a little harsh to judge him.

    As for a fight between him & Sibbo - post (or even pre-Hagler) Sibson would have had real trouble with Graham. I am (sadly) of the age to remember clearly what was going on in the UK scene at the time - I'm pushing 60 & lived through this era and went to most of the major shows in London at the time.
     
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    Debatable
     
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  14. Noel857

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    Excellent post
     
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  15. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This and Lennox Lewis' Best I Faced were the two most wildly self-posturing set of answers I've seen. The first 4 answers of Graham's was all about him. And best chin was Charles Brewer? Really? One of the most chinny fighters to attain a title in some time and he has the best chin. Couldn't be because Graham dropped him twice, could it?
     
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