Great fighters' bogeymen

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  1. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    Once in four fights though.
     
  2. Gazelle Punch

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  3. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Post plane crash version of pep. And saddler used very dirty tactics in fights 3-4 while way behind on points
     
  4. Mark Adam

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    Wasn`t that just a case of a great fighter meeting maybe the greatest light heavy of all-time?
     
  5. Mark Adam

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    Manny bogeyman was the counter right, he often left his rear hand low when he punched and could be caught.
     
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  6. Mark Adam

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    Couldn`t a lot of light middles beat Mosley, both of these opponents used their better reach and exploited the jab well vs Mosely. (even though Forest was a welter, he didn`t have a welter`s reach).
     
  7. Mark Adam

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    Tyson was a lot older and slower by the time he fought Lewis, Lennox was clinching like mad also.
     
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    McCallum was not the best guy for anyone to show their abilities against, I feel their second fight was the defining moment of Toney`s career. Could Randall have fought Chavez at his prime weight, lightweight?!
     
  9. Mark Adam

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    Barrera improved dramatically after those fights, that erratic guy Naseem studied the Jones fight to look for flaws in the Barrera of 2002 and got a jolt, by the way Marco would have beat Naz 10/10 times, that would have been his bogey fighter except Naz wasn`t as great as Barrera.
     
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    Castillo v Mayweather also, and anyone that fought like Barkley would always have given Hearns trouble except at welter.
     
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  11. Momus

    Momus Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Forrest beat Mosley in the amateurs as well. Classic case of one fighter having the number of another who on paper should have been superior.
     
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  12. Longhhorn71

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    Ralph Tiger Jones easily handled the "comebacking SRR". The defeat was enough that SRR didn't give Jones a shot at the MW title later to clear up the matter, which was done quite commonly back in those days.

    1955-01-19 : Sugar Ray Robinson 159 lbs lost to Ralph Jones 159 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10
    • Unofficial AP scorecard: 95-99
    Notes
    • Robinson was an 8-1 favorite.
    • There was a crowd of 7,282 at Chicago Stadium.
    • The gross gate was $27,419 and the net gate was $22,778.
    • Robinson was cut on the nose in round one and on the right eyelid in round two.
    • Jones landed 322 of 407 punches (57%) and Robinson landed 176 of 514 (34%).
    • The Associated Press reported: "The former welterweight and middleweight titleholder...who started his comeback after 30 months as a song-and-dance entertainer by kayoing Joe Rindone two weeks ago, was handed the worst beating of his career by Jones....Time and again, Tiger drove Robinson into the ropes and mauled him pitifully."
     
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  13. Gatekeeper

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    Huh ? Why are you bringing Hamed into the discussion ?
     
  14. GoldenHulk

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    It could be, I must admit I don't really follow boxing, from the 40's and 50's, my interest starts from the mid 60's onward.
     
  15. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Not sure it fits the bill. Charles was just better really.

    Is there any mutual opponents Moore did better against?