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  1. Jeff M

    Jeff M Future ESB HOF Full Member

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    You only have weak paper champions like Hatton and Froch.
     
  2. Laikaka

    Laikaka Active Member Full Member

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    You sure about that bit about two best middles in the world?
     
  3. joekirkbycobra

    joekirkbycobra King Of The Ring Full Member

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    hatton beat #2 best pound for pound in the world and beat all comers at 140 then moved up to a weight he had previously performed **** in to fight the best in the world
    froch is yet to be proven
    and both of them would easily blow you away in seconds if you faught them. im not sayin there the best, but they shouldnt be slated especially hatton (he is overrated but hes definitely the best at 140 at least until pac fights ther)
     
  4. GeoffMD

    GeoffMD New Member Full Member

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    JEFF LACEY, hahahahahahahaha

    A boxer completely over hyped by self-dillusional Yanks remember him?????

    got absolutely spanked by who was it again???????, oh yeah an over hyped brit named calzaghe.
     
  5. JonOli

    JonOli Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The standard set by many British boxers of the past was to go and fight a young prime fighter in their own back yard - it's the litmus test, win or lose - don't give the few who didn't do this excuses for their yellow belly ways.
     
  6. USboxer1981

    USboxer1981 The Real Def. MVP Full Member

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    Duddy and Lee :good:good
    :rofl

    My family actually mostly originates from Ireland, so I can't hate. I love Irish Boxers
     
  7. jim22uk

    jim22uk Active Member Full Member

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    they were in the early 90's name one better
     
  8. Jason997

    Jason997 Active Member Full Member

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    "Dela Hoya - Mexican"

    De la Hoya is an American fighter. Why do people always clasify him as a Mexican?
     
  9. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yes Hatton has been Ring/Linear champion at 140 for the last 4 years but he is a paper champion. Froch beats an unbeaten young fighter for a vacant title and only because Jermain Taylor turned the fight down but he is also not a real world champ.

    At least you could have mentioned someone like Nicky Cook(no offence to him, he's a very good fighter) and said he was a paper champ and then you might have had a stronger argument.
     
  10. Laikaka

    Laikaka Active Member Full Member

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    Michael Nunn, Mike McCallum, James Toney...
     
  11. jim22uk

    jim22uk Active Member Full Member

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    i forgot toney used to be a middleweight but the others no
     
  12. USboxer1981

    USboxer1981 The Real Def. MVP Full Member

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    You aware that RJJ fought at Middleweight during the early Nineties as well? and yes, McCallum is considered by most objective fans to be rated much higher than Eubank and Benn...
     
  13. Blue145

    Blue145 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Much higher? lol, now who's being objective..
     
  14. jim22uk

    jim22uk Active Member Full Member

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    to be honest your right but much higher i dont think so rjj and toney bore the pants off me at least benn and eubank came to fight
     
  15. USboxer1981

    USboxer1981 The Real Def. MVP Full Member

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    RJJ and Toney Bore you???? thats the first time I have heard that