FW Tournament Decade's Best: ARGUELLO 1974, SANCHEZ 1981, HAMED 1997, MARQUEZ 2004

WhataRock · Jan 8, 2009

Ive heard great arguements for either winning...I dont know I just go with my gut and say Sanchez, just because I reckon Arguello didnt really bloom till the higher weights and Im basing a lot on their respective forms at just 126.

Bill Butcher · Jan 8, 2009

DINAMITA said: ↑

I hear what you're saying mate, but I've been making these threads called 'Best of each Decade' or 'Decade's Best' for a while now, so I limit myself to choosing the best fighter h2h at the weight from each decade, ie one from the 70s, one from the 80s, one from the 90s, one from the 00s, so Barrera and Morales can't be considered for the 90s, thus leaving Hamed as the only real choice.

I obviously can't have Morales as the best feather h2h of the 00s because Barrera proved to be better h2h by beating him, he beat him the same year as Erik's win over Ayala, so for me that rules Erik out.

Would the JMM of the 1st Pac fight beat the MAB of the Naz fight? I genuinely can't decide. I went with JMM as my choice because he was a natural feather and had a longer career there, and IMO Pac has always been a better fighter than Naz, but I accept Barrera '01 would have been every bit as valid a choice (however, Barrera already beat Naz at fw, so it wouldn't have made for as good a hypothetical h2h contest, would it?)

Cheers for your analysis of the thread-subject though, v good post as yours always are on this subject-matter :good
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OK, that sounds fair enough, just a few things.....

The decade thing slipped my mind while typing & therefore Naz is the correct choice for the 90s.

I think it would be fine to include Morales of 2002 as most (including myself) thought he beat Barrera at 126 & of course his only other fight that year was one of his best ever vs a very good Ayala.

After seeing how close Barrera ran Marquez in their actual fight & considering Marquez is pretty much the same fighter now because he hasnt had a ton of wars then I believe the MAB of the Naz fight beats the JMM of the 1st Pac fight... in other words, Barrera was more past prime than JMM when they fought.

With all that said... Marquez is certainly too good to be considered the WRONG choice, its just a different choice than I would have made.

:good

Oh... & Sanchez still wins the tournament, albeit going life & death with Alexis in the final.

:thumbsup

EL-MATADOR · Jan 8, 2009

brownshell said: ↑

Must be a Hamed Nuthugger who posted this. MAB and Morrales were both better FW's tha Hamed. Hamed should not be in this post. Alexis would beat thenm all.
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Yup. The bigest one on this forum. :nut

DINAMITA · Jan 8, 2009

tito4eva said: ↑

Yup. The bigest one on this forum. :nut
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No matter what I do on this forum, I am labelled a "hugger" or a "hater" of someone or other. Strong opinions are not permitted here.

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