Fighters that should have moved up earlier?

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  1. apollack

    apollack Boxing Addict Full Member

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    As great as Ricardo Lopez was, I think his legacy would have been greater if he had moved up and fought guys like Carbajal, Gonzalez, and Marc Johnson.
     
    apollack, Feb 17, 2015
    apollack, Feb 17, 2015
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  2. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Possibly Milton McCrory, and even Thomas Hearns, though that may have cost him the superfight with Sugar Ray Leonard.
     
    Titan1, Feb 22, 2015
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  3. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Right. Bazooka should have stayed at 122 indefinitely...I think he would have been able to retire undefeated.
     
    red cobra, Feb 24, 2015
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  4. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Gerald McClellan was a natural CW and almost always drained down to MW, which really didn't help his body. Him taking shots from Julian Jackson only made it worse for him and we all know what happened once he finally went up to SMW. Even if he did KO Nigel Benn he would have suffered the same fate eventually.
    Had Gerald moved up earlier I think he could have avoided a career ending injury.
     
    Flo_Raiden, Feb 24, 2015
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