how good was Silvio Branco

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  1. stephen

    stephen Well-Known Member Full Member

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  4. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Branco was a very accomplished boxer who was tough and difficult to look good against. He was a fighter that had mixed performances, like R Reid and D Williams did. One day he could be impressive and the next under perform. Still he was a world class SMW & LHW and has some good names on his resume in - T Tate, R Reid, G Johnson, V Phillips, M Siaca and M Sahnoune. Even when well past his best he was considered a good enough name for LHW champ Pascal.
    World class SMW & LHW
     
  5. DaveyScan

    DaveyScan Active Member Full Member

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    He wasn't considered at all. He was mandatory of the WBC joke.
     
  6. nip102

    nip102 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    i have never the fight but johnson considers their fight his biggest robbery.^^do you agree
     
  7. Master Lewis

    Master Lewis Active Member Full Member

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    Branco never got a prime.
     
  8. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Must have been considered by someone if he was WBCs mandatory, joke or not, and the WBC is considered the most prestigious of all of the world titles
     
  9. ideafix12

    ideafix12 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    johnson was clearly robbed, i scored 117-111 glen
     
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    OBCboxer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  11. Livershot09

    Livershot09 Active Member Full Member

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    The fight is on youtube so you can judge for yourself.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKFrgCAj-1M[/ame]
     
  12. Auracle21

    Auracle21 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He was never that good.