Ike Quartey vs Marlon Starling

Marlon was a one of my favorite fighters, I knew he was limited and not an elite fighter but I thought he was a true boxer in the real since of the word. I think Ike's power would be a factor early but the longer it goes I think Starling gains the edge and wins SD.

 

Thomas Mollinares. He did have to wait for the round to end though.

 

I would have called him elite if he had been the total package, lack of power cost him many close fights, but I did say that I thought he was a "true" boxer, and he boxed the best during his era.

 

True! But did these 2 boxers ever lose to their equals/peers as Marlon did to Nunn or Blocker? What powderpuff punchers beat Pep? Whitaker?

 

since when was nunn one of starling "peers"??? last i looked he was a huge middleweight....more of a supermiddleweight!!

starling was just a welter. to lose on points to a fighter so much bigger who was also considered among the top ten pound for pound at the time is a pretty good achievement.

and the blocker fight was in starlings last outing.......and after the nunn loss. who says that he didnt just lack motivation.

 

I recant the Nunn comparison it was not an accurate comparison.

 

Ike peek-a-boo's and jabs his way to a SD.

 

Magic man by UD

 

Magic Man by 11th round stoppage.

 

Starling was Winky Wright before Winky figured out how to do it. Quartey might have been more energetic at his welter peak than he is these days, but not enough to make a difference against that style.

If you were close enough to Starling's size to allow him to comfortably counterpunch from the peekabo stance without reaching, you were in for an uncomfortable evening.

Starling by UD.

 

I agree Starling is underrated. He just didn't have a crowd pleasing style but he was very effective and had was never ligitamatly knocked down.