Debating my top ten SMW list

Nunn had changed at SMW.

Do you remember his shock loss to Little?

 

Many years later, yes. I was there.

He still looked fabulous against Crawford Ashley, destroying him with body shots and less movement.

 

I don’t know anything about him.

Why didn’t they want to fight him?

Was he tricky?

 

I recall Tyson commentating on Nunn's comeback vs Booker in 91 at the new weight

 

Really?

That’s brilliant.

What went wrong?

I’d never heard of Steve Little.

 

Awkward banger, nearly stopped Nunn in the 1st round. Very little fanfare, no TV other than Eurosport, but very athletic and strong and fit so a danger.

 

Cocaine

 

Victor Cordoba would've beat the **** out of, say, Byron Mitchell. He probably beats Liles and Kessler, and annihilates Park. Definitely beats Malinga, probably stops him.

 

He wouldn't have beaten Tony Thornton, though. Thornton was class, robbed against DeWitt and Collins and did better against Sosa and Tiberi than Toney did, very cute. Thornton was ranked #1 by the WBO and IBF, #2 by the WBC and #3 by the WBA at the time of facing Eubank and #5 by The Ring after the four champions.

 

Realistically though Billy Conn is in this list alongside Watson from Eubank II and Roy Jones and James Toney, and maybe Eubank.

 

I know that Toney had a lot of respect for Thornton.

 

I think everyone did. A true pro.

 

How would Chong Pal Park defeat Michael Nunn or Nigel Benn, or Gerald McClellan or Mike McCallum, in your view? What did he do that was exceptional?

And the proof is in the pudding regarding Watson v Eubank II.