Greater/Better: Bob Foster vs Carlos Zarate

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  1. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  2. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I think Carlos Zarate is rather incredible and fairly underrated. Should he stand higher than Bob Foster in p4p historical ratings ? I’ll wait and see what some of the more knowledgeable posters have to say.
     
  3. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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  6. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Zarate was greater, Foster was better though.
     
  7. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Practically nothing between them on either front for me. I'd probably back less than 5 fighters to beat either.
     
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  8. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Nothing in it on either front. I have Zarate a little higher whendoing it numerically.
     
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  9. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Both are consensus top 5 guys in extremely deep historical divisions, so that's highly impressive. Therefore, greatness is arguable.

    In terms of sheer quality, I think prime Foster was better than prime Zarate. It's not a huge gap, but it's enough for me to be confident in my pick.
     
  10. Flo_Raiden

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    Too close to call. Both are arguably Top 5 best in their respective weight class, and they also didn't have much success moving up.
    I'll slightly lean towards Zarate.