Britains best feather/superfeather weight/past and present.?

Past - Naz
Present - Mitchell

 

Arthur is a light weight now.

I'd say Mitchell is the best super-feather at present, his power and chin have led him to a world title I think he'll take against Martinez, thought I really like Ricky Burns. He's improving, especially his power.

At feather, I just we will see when Appleby v Lindsay fight. The best 2 feathers going head to head will decide who wins. I'm thinking Appleby, but I'd like Lindsay to take it.

All time Naz is probably the best.

 

Its funny that both Naz & Scotty retired "before their time" as they say, or unfunny based on your viewpoint of each fighter.
There is no doubt though that a prime Naz v Scotty would have been a helluva matchup though, & one I would predict Scotty winning.

Why?

Based on both fighters in their prime versus Wayne McCullough. Against Wayne, Naz struggled badly & ran away from the mad irishman the whole night, whereas Scotty stood toe-to-toe and dominated Wayne in a fight that many thought should have been stopped, due to the relentless punishment Wayne took from Scotty.
Thats my thoughts anyway. Based on both of their fights against a prime Wayne McCullough on both occasions? Scotty would have bossed his smaller opponent. Too big, too strong, too MEAN.

& its primes we are talking about here remember. I know Naz has the superior record, I wouldnt deny it. In boxing history, he stands higher than Scotty.
Remember though, this thread isnt askin best RECORDS, its asking who you thought was the best. Big difference. Prime Scotty would have beaten Naz IMO.
Naz was a fine fighter, with a better record. The Scotty that beat Wayne though would have beaten the Naz that beat Wayne...

& as for the guy who said Arthur is a lightweight now like hes telling us something we dont know, get a grip & realise Arthur has been a lightweight for how long exactly? You tell me & let me enjoy a free laugh at you.

 

Wayne was 33 when he fought Harrsion and nearly 5 years older than when he fought Naz. He was close to his prime for the Naz fight but nowhere near it for the Harrison fight.

Comparing 2 fighters results against a common opponent can be a very dodgy way of arriving at who would win if the two met in the ring.....Foreman beats Ali because of the Norton and Frazier results....."Styles makes fights" and all that...;O)

Harrision was a big, strong, aggressive featherweight and you can make a case for him beating Naz (I don't agree though) but I don't think taking their performances against McCullough is a fair comparision.

 

So Wayne was classed as 'past it' when he fought Scotty? It wasnt regarded like that at the time, thats for sure.

Much like a certain Hatton vs Kostya Tszyu fight, am I right?

 

He obviously wasn't past it but to say he was as good as when he fought naz 6 years later is abit of a stretch.

 

Correct, I didn't say "past it" but both Zoo and McCullough were past their primes for those fights.

We can argue all day which one of those two was more past his prime but (back on topic) I think its undeniable that Naz fought a version of McCullough that was closer to his prime than Harrison did.

 

As much of a stretch as that word in your avatar?

 

Why, cos Wayne was younger when he fought Naz?

btw, I just noticed that they made Pacman the 'bigger' fighter againt Wicky in your avatar Gaz, thats why his haters hate him so much, cos of all the constnt bull****!

We all know Hatton is the bigger man, but by goodness when the Hatton hype machine kicks in, they go to extremes.
& that aint a dig at you, it aint your fault you are a Hatton fan.

 

Generally I'd say a featherweight is closer to his prime at ~27 than he is at ~33.

Do you have a theory as to why McCullough might be an exception....;O)

 

TBH Dunky I don't think thats a cunning Hatton plot. If you look at the tale of the tape theres not much in it either way, Pacs bigger on some things, Hatton on others.

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Sorry for the threadjack guys!!

 

No need to get petty naz or should I say Gaz, dry your eyes mate(as you englanders would say)
& go search Boxrec, see how many featherweight champs you can find in their 20's than 30's.

I knew that this thread was going in this direction anyway, which comes back to my original point, that prime for prime shouldnt be judged on ****in boxrec!!!
Which proves me right.

Lets just talk about prime Harrison v Prime Naz. As I said, Harrison would hunt him down & destroy him.

Prime Naz best win v prime Scottys best win? Lets throw that on the table. Lets get the ****in cards out there. I dont care if Im right or wrong. I just want to hve a proper debate instead of all the pathetic Naz hugging that occurs on this forum nowadays.

Cos at the end of the day, Scotty had alchoholism to blame for his demise. Naz? He just got pummeled by Barrera, & decided to **** off from boxing, & both ended up in jail guarding their asses.
A pair of ****s who let their fans down, but it makes for an interesting debate.