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  1. KuRuPT

    KuRuPT Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Please rank the following fights in order... taking into account all variables... weight disparity, level of competition, how they won.. etc etc..

    1. Duran vs. SRL
    2. Spinks vs. Holmes
    3. Jones vs. Ruiz
    4. SRL vs. Hagler
     
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  2. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Switch Jones-Ruiz and SRL-Hagler and that's the order.
     
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  3. Hands of Iron

    Hands of Iron #MSE Full Member

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    1. Duran over SRL


    2. Spinks over Holmes
    3. SRL over Hagler









    4. Jones over Ruiz
     
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  4. Young Terror

    Young Terror ★ Griselda ★ Full Member

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    1-Duran-SRL
    2-Spinks-Holmes
    3-SRL-Hagler
    4-Jones-Ruiz
     
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  5. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Leonard over Hagler was better than Spinks Holmes imo.

    Marv was a few notches better than Larry was by the time Spinks got to him and Leonard wasn't an active fighter.
     
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  6. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I was thinking the same, but Spinks won comfortably on points while Leonard-Hagler was a draw IMO.

    But as a pure W in the column, not taking into account if it was comfortable or disputable, Leonard-Hagler is nr. 1. for me. Coming out of a long retirement and beating a dominant champ in a weight class he hadn't fought in before... Famous as it is, it's still underrated here due to Leonard being so hated and Hagler so liked.
     
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  7. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Griffith over Tiger.
     
    red cobra, May 18, 2012
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