Joe Brown vs Ismael Laguna

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  1. Jester

    Jester Active Member Full Member

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    Who wins this scrap between probably my two favourite lightweights?
     
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  2. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    I've been on a Laguna high as of late, but I'd pick him to win here. His speed and length would prevail in a cagey fight.
     
  3. Bujia

    Bujia Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I wasn't impressed when I watched Brown, but admittedly it's been a while. He's a fighter I could do with revisiting.
     
  4. Jester

    Jester Active Member Full Member

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    That's a fair pick, Laguna's speed might be the deciding factor. But for what it's worth both BoxRec and Wikipedia list them as having the same length reach so if Laguna is beating Brown to the punch I think it will be because of his speed and combinations as opposed to a reach advantage.

    To each their own, but I think Brown looks great on film. The way he ducks under punches sorta reminds me of Whitaker. I'd definitely recommend giving him another look.
     
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  5. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Laguna at his best was a more special fighter than Brown.

    Laguna by UD.
     
  6. Boxed Ears

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    Only one of these brave men had the mustache and the judicious style to take this fight down to the wire and snatch victory from the jaws of another kind of type of thing.