H2H kings of the traditional 8 divisions?

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  1. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    it was inconclusive as a thread, but conclusive as my opinion former.

    what tipped it was the detail about jones' weight when he was a mw.

    the big weight advantage seems to be a myth as until the late 90's he didn't go above 170 on fight night.

    I don't see 10 pounds being a big enough obstacle for robinson.

    The thread is evenly split and that's fine, but my mind is made up :good
     
  2. Nightcrawler

    Nightcrawler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    as always, an analyst at heart :good i can't say i've decided but it's a great question and i was THRILLED with the respect jones received in the thread
     
  3. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    I've gotta be honest, me too.

    Infact, the general respect for modern boxers on this forum please me.

    wlad, floyd and jones have all been getting kudos on threads recently.

    much impressed :good
     
  4. Nightcrawler

    Nightcrawler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    absolutely. there was a time (not that long ago) when having wlad in your top 15 heavies, floyd compete with napoles and jones as the best h2h middle would get you laughed off this place
     
  5. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    yeah I thought that also.

    I'm not one of these modernists who believe no champs from yesteryear would even be journeymen today but I don't really see this huge regression in skill neither.

    Boxing seemed to peak and plateau in the 20's skillwise imo and it's not really jumped nor fell imo since then. from journeymen to champion there isn't a huge gap aside from those who stand out generation by generation.

    Pitting todays champs against any years champs shouldn't be a laughable thing imo.
     
  6. Nightcrawler

    Nightcrawler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    agreed....pre-20s (aka pre benny leonard) is a different story for me
     
  7. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    It was teeto calling us out a few weeks back that allowed the corner to be turned:yep
     
  8. ironchamp

    ironchamp Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don't mind challenging conventional wisdom in boxing, but I need a damn good reason to do so and Wladimir Klitschko, Floyd Mayweather jr and Roy Jones Jr are stellar fighters and it would be unfair to not give them their due respect.
     
  9. Nightcrawler

    Nightcrawler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    i do love that beautiful *******
     
  10. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    In turning the corner has teeto actually formed a new group of modern appreciating elitists?

    Let's all ourselves "teet's elites"
     
  11. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    Floyd wouldn't compete with Napoles. **** modern boxing.
     
  12. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    Bull****. Technical regression and depth dilution! **** the World :fire
     
  13. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Teet's elites will hunt you down and push your **** in!

    Tell him lora and nightcrawler!
     
  14. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    Bring it! ;-) Lora knows da truth! Midgets and old timers all the way :deal
     
  15. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    :lol: speaking of midgets, do you think there's room in my bw lineage for khaokor?