if you were a boxer

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  1. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    who is the guy you'd least like to fight/most like to fight

    Everyone does it unless they are the fighter supreme like say Ray Robinson. Ali was also cut from the same fearless mold. But most fighters out there do avoid other fighters, go around and make safer picks.

    In the early 20th century, white hevyweight champions ducked the black contenders.

    Chavez ducked Camacho

    Leonard clearly ducked Hagler and Nunn

    If I had to duck a fighter regardless of weight, it would have been prime Cuevas. Getting stopped was one thing but Pipino didnt leave anything left of a fighter.

    Chavez is another type I would avoid. Dont know if I could hold him off too long with that hard head of his

    Most like to fight-Benitez
     
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  2. smitty_son408

    smitty_son408 J ust E njoy T his S hit Full Member

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    Going by my size and what weight I would of fought at, I would have ducked SRR, Duran, Pryor, and Hearns.
     
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  3. HomicideHenry

    HomicideHenry Many Talents, No Successes Full Member

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    In the shape I am in now? Eric Crumble is who I'd fight.

    Who would I avoid? A prime Foreman or Tyson. They'd have to pay me 50 million, so at least 49.7 million of the money could go to my loved ones after the funeral expenses.
     
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  4. BoppaZoo

    BoppaZoo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    PBF.

    Thats taking into account that my type of fighting mold is 5-8 140 with the Power of Tszyu and the speed and skill of Pacman.

    And i would whoop is ****ing ass and shut his mouth once and for all.
     
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  5. radab

    radab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Nigel Benn
     
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  6. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If I were a boxer I would have fought as a 140-147 boxer in the 1990's
    If I were any good i would be the avoided one. Do you think Kosta Tziu, Prenell Whitaker, Oscer De La Hoya, Ike Qurtay or Felix Trinidad would want to lose to a skinny/nerdy Jewish guy?:D:lol:
     
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  7. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Oh yeah I would Have fougth Julio Cesar Chavez. by the time we would have meet he was past his best. In his prime he is scary but I would have out boxed him by the time we meet. Great name for the resume.
     
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  8. PunchOut

    PunchOut Active Member Full Member

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    Chavez Ducked Camacho?¿???? are u serious man??????????????


    and i definitely ducked Hearns
     
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  9. liver shot

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    someone elusive,pep or whitaker
    i fought someone with realy good,unpredictable upper body movement lastnight & i felt kinda foolish at times trying to tag him.
     
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  10. TommyV

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    Erm, Charley Burley? Holman Williams?
     
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  11. warrior85

    warrior85 R.I.P THUNDER Full Member

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    the gym where i box has all shapes,sizes&styles of people to spar so based on my experience&my own style id say:

    i'd most like to box arturo gatti,my fave fighter,he'd knock the **** out of me but it'd be fun

    least like to box tommy hearns....**** THAT!
     
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  12. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1980s during the prime of Camacho. Hector is definitely one guy that was comonly avoided by the other top fighters. Most people of today dont know this. Hector with his blinding speed was so fast he could put a man on the deck before he blinked. That's how fast he was. And the punches you dont see are some of the most damaging. This is what made him feared as he was

    Hector with his speed wouldve made a fool of him judging by the Pernell and Taylor fights. Pernell wouldve never avoided him tho. The only problem is he came in pro boxing too late
     
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  13. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No way did Robinson duck him. that's just hearsay but without the proof. I read that article in the early 80s in those bullspit articles. people like Farhood and those types influence a lot of people but they never come up with anything to back thier claims. I've seen Burley for myself and concluded and he's nothing to sterr clear of if you're Ray Robinson
     
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  14. TommyV

    TommyV Loyal Member banned

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    I'm not suggesting Robinson blatantly ducked either, nor am I suggesting Williams or Burley would definately beat him. But Robinson had guys he could of fought and didn't for whatever reason, something you don't seem to acknowledge. Burley would of given Robinson a tough fight no doubt, he was an excellent fighter and arguably top 15 P4P of all-time.
     
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  15. JohnThomas1

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    I would have ducked SRL!! The guy always finds a way to win, is multi talented and can dance to the beat of any drum in there. A nightmare!!!

    I'd go after guys like Camacho and Terry Norris, on one hand we have a suspect heart and the other a suspect chin.
     
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