Better resume at Welterweight...Jose Napoles or Emile Griffith?

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  1. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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  2. teeto

    teeto Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    modern nutrition deserves a mention
     
  3. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace

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    Frank bruno destroys both if he has a decent training regime.
     
  4. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Griffith fought the better fighters but there is a lot of controversy surrounding his reign...Whereas there is almost none with Jose's dominant reign.

    Jose also probably had optimal muscle glycogen levels compared to Emile.
     
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  5. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล

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    Whoever drank more amino acid tablets.
     
  6. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Griffith. He fought everybody. Then again he didn't beat everybody either.
     
  7. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Napoles>>>>>>>>>>>>>Griffith
     
  8. Flea Man

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    Hey, don't diss Yama Bahama, PP :fire

    The real question would be; LMR or Napoles IMO :good
     
  9. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    On paper, Griffith by a huge margin.

    In reality, a much tougher question. Taking away the Rodriguez wins and perhaps the first Ortega and Fernandez wins (does the latter count as a welter bout?), it's more questionable.
     
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  10. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yama Bahama was the ****en man. He'd own the middleweight and jnr middleweight divisions today with ease.
     
  11. Flea Man

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    Yep, looked good to me. I fought that was at Welter though, my mistake :good
     
  12. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Napoles was more dominant, Griffith had a better era but was inconsistent at times and wasn't clearly the best Welterweight.
     
  13. dmoney5787

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    Based on resume at Welterweight I give a slight edge to Napoles.