Better fighter of the two between the following

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  1. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Plain and simple who was the better fighter between these guys, prime for prime.

    JC Chavez or Carlos Monzon

    Azumah Nelson or Mike McCallum

    Mike Tyson or Aaron Pryor

    Carlos Ortiz or Sal Sanchez

    Alexis Arguello or Michael Spinks

    Jeff Fenech or Dwight Qawi

    Naseem Hamed or Kostya Tszyu

    Wilfredo Gomez or Bob Foster

    Carlos Zarate or Felix Trinidad
     
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  2. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Wow! Lots of names and lots of close ones. I will have to think on it...it seems initially that Zarate over Tito is the only one that instantly jumps out at me.
     
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  3. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    For the record, my list is:

    Monzon
    McCallum
    Tyson
    Ortiz
    Spinks
    Qawi
    Hamed
    Foster
    Zarate

    Nelson or McCallun was the hardest to decide.
     
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    Monzon
    McCallum
    Tyson
    I can't decide
    I can't decide
    Qawi
    Tszyu
    Foster
    Zarate

    Very tough picks!
     
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    ChrisJS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Monzon
    McCallum
    Pryor
    Ortiz
    Arguello
    Fenech
    Tszyu
    Gomez
    Trinidad
     
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  6. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Can someone explain to me how Monzon was a better fighter than Chavez?
     
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  7. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Better jab, better power, more versatile, while equal in most other areas.

    Chavez's style was more aesthetically pleasing but not more effective.
     
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  8. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'll give you better jab ...but Monzon was no one shot hitter . And for versatility,His bread and butter was the 1,2. His inside game was not allowing his opponent to fight inside
     
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    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    ZARATE other answers inside quote
     
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  10. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    Who knew this type of thread would get popular! And they're making better ones than me too, lol

    Monzon
    McCallum
    Pryor
    Ortiz (hardest one)
    Spinks
    Qawi
    Hamed
    Foster
    Trinidad
     
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  11. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Trinidad above Zarate? Interesting
     
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  12. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    Wins against Whitaker and De La Hoya stand out in his resume, in comparison to Zarate.
     
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  13. Smokin Bert

    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wow, excellent matchups. Not a single easy question in the bunch. Will have to give those some thought.
     
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  14. Smokin Bert

    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ironically, Naseem Hamed is the only answer that comes to me quickly..... and, he is the second worst fighter on the entire list.
     
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  15. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    JCC over Monzon
    Nelson over McCallum (probably my 2 favorite non Philly fighters- real close for me)
    Tyson over Pryor
    Ortiz over Sanchez
    Arguello over Spinks
    Fenech over Qawi
    Hamed over Tszyu
    Foster over Gomez
    Zarate over Tito

    Close match ups in most of these where we will see a lot of split answers
     
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