ESB Classic Forum's Pound for Pound Tournament Preliminary Round (Part 2)

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  1. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    LEONARD Vs SADDLER IS A FIRST ROUND MATCH

    I have decided to do a ESB Classic Forum Pound for Pound Tournament. I have included the 41 fighters ranked in people's top 10s when Rumsfeld did his 2011 survey.

    For the sake of not clogging up the board, and making it a bit faster, I will be using multiple fights in a thread, with multiple options for people to vote. My votes will not count other than to break a tie. The draw is seeded according to Rumsfeld's results.

    All matches are to be judged over 15 rounds at a neutral indoor venue in (for arguments sake) the mid 1970's.

    I appreciate matches are mythical and potentially could lead to making a judgement over who wins a pound for pound between a 100lber and a 230lber. So use what ever (other) criteria is needed to make your personal judgement.
     
    TBooze, Jun 5, 2013
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  2. Brownies

    Brownies Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I had troubles with McGovern vs Tunney... in the end, Tunney climbing from LHW to HW has less importance than at first sight. After all, Dempsey wasn't that much bigger and was coming off a long layoff. I may have picked him if he had beaten a few more good heavyweights.
     
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  3. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    48 hours left to vote
     
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  4. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    24 hours left to vote.
     
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  5. kingfisher3

    kingfisher3 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    hard to choose btween evander and bjw, nice thread, all close choices really
     
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  6. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    REALLY tough. i went with evander based on his top wins and i've seen him beat some of the best in his era. joe walcott may rate higher all time but i've seen the variety of holy's wins and skills
     
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  7. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    A few hours left to vote, with one match very close...
     
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