For my 5,000th post : My Pound-for-Pound Top 50 Fighters of All-Time..

What did you think Of Galindez and Saad? I admire their immense courage and determination. There were real fighters that you dont see anymore like them. I think the last fighter cut from this same mold was Hagler.

 

Probably based on the fact that he was a 5'1 WW knocking out Heavyweights on the regular.

 

Ruklie tell the truth when have you ever seen Hopkins put on a performance such as the time Hagler dispatched Hearns? Hopkins isnt capable of fighting that hard. He didnt do the things that I've seen Hagler do. Hagler was simply magical when it came to the art of meting out concussions.

When has X displayed the sheer explosiveness of Hagler in the Lee fight or the savagery displayed in the Minter fight or the inhuman pace coupled with the skill level displayed in the first Hamsho fight?

Has ANYONE ever displayed the kind of courage that Saad showed in the second Lopez fight? It looked to me almost that he was going to be killed standing up. Talk about ability to soak up punishment then come back!

Saad and Victor along with Bob Foster, that monster of a lightheavyweight and even Micheal Spinks are all worthy of top 35 consideration-much more so than some lazy fat slob like Eddie Gregory.

I think Steve Farhood said it best "I favor short term greatness over long term goodness"

 

Saad was a very exciting fighter but he doesnt belong in a top 100 list he has a good resume but he never beat a great fighter.

 

then you have to also have Gatti,Danny Lopez or Bobby Chacon in there.

 

Pacfan do you go by the name Dinamita also? Why not just stick to Pacman? It's confusing me :huh

And why would you place an "a" at the end of your name? Is there something about you I don't know?

You really should check out film of the great Galindez and Saad Muhammud. They were destroyers much like Hagler was.

Look, Micheal Spinks doesnt have any great names at 175 to boast of either yet was considered great by what he showed in the ring.

At the start of 1983 Marvin Hagler still had not defeated any name fighters (recognizable to you) yet was overwhelmingly considered the best fighter in the sport over the likes of Spinks, and Pryor who had just come off a huge win over Arguello.

Names are nice to have on a resume but to me it means little in an actual fight.

To further prove my point, Look at the Norris Leonard fight. Ray Leonard is SUPPOSSED to be the better fighter (more accomplishments, all that bullcrap, etc.) based upon each man's resume and quality of competition. The odds against a Norris victory reflected this. In fact, no one has ever successfully argued against it.

Norris hadnt showed that he was capable of being anywhere near leonard's class and yet it was a mismatch in Terry's favor and this is how I view Saad, Galindez, and Hagler. yes it's true that Hagler doesnt have any names recognizable to you other than Hearns and Duran but I think what lies inside a man, namely how much fight he has in him, is mostly what determines greatness.

 

You're a complete comedian. Keep it up Rooster.

 

I have to say, that's a pretty good list. Not exactly what I'd have but still one of the more sensible ones.

 

Don't get dragged into a mund-****ing session with Redrooster, Dinamita (nice name change by the way). He's the Classic Forum's version of the poster KingChile.