Emile Griffith vs Simon Brown

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  1. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Brown was not on the level of McCallum. But he was a HELLUVA lot better than Johnson.

    He's easily #2 from Jamaica.
     
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  2. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I would rank them--

    1. McCallum
    2.Brown
    3. Johnson/O'neal Bell/Berbick
     
    AwardedSteak863, Apr 24, 2020
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  3. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    On face value I agree. And I haven't even watched much Brown yet.

    I do love Johnson though, he always came to have a fight.
     
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  4. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Unless we're counting Lennox Lewis, who IS Jamaican even though he was born in Canada.
     
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    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I forgot about Lennox!
     
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  6. George Crowcroft

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    I thought he was born in England?
     
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  7. Eye of Timaeus

    Eye of Timaeus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Name and shame. I might be way off but I got those vibes off of Vinny Paz and Paul Spadafora.
     
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  8. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You are correct. I got it reversed. Born in London, then moved to Canada.
     
    Xplosive, Apr 24, 2020
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  10. George Crowcroft

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    Right, watched the first fight with Tyrone Trice this morning. Awesome fight, awesome fighters but when Trice was hurt after the 10th he'd box and hold, which Brown didn't really have an answer for except keep trying.

    Griffith spent entire fights with the jab, grab and move ideology. It's what he mastered. Hell, I've seen him described as a 'Deluxe Spoiler' before. He also has some ten tonne chin, tried and tested by vicious punchers. I can't see Brown winning this.
     
    George Crowcroft, Apr 27, 2020
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  11. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Griffith outsmarts and outboxes Brown,...maybe even stops him late.
     
    red cobra, Apr 27, 2020
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  12. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    He wouldn't, I assure you.
     
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  13. Clinton

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    This. Even if that many
     
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