Johnny Nelson vs Herbie Hide, prime for prime at cruiserweight, who wins?

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  1. Rob887

    Rob887 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Johnny Nelson vs Herbie Hide, prime for prime at cruiserweight, who wins?
     
    Rob887, Jun 16, 2011
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  2. Flea Man

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    Nelson points.
     
    Flea Man, Jun 16, 2011
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  3. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    Don't know. Hide had some real speed and power but I wonder if Nelsons style would take that away from him and make him look less than stellar.
     
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  4. Claypole

    Claypole Boxing Addict banned

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    Nelson had too much ring savvy for Hide and would win quite comfortably.
     
    Claypole, Jun 16, 2011
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  5. Joe.Boxer

    Joe.Boxer Chinchecker Full Member

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    Hide would annihilate him.
     
    Joe.Boxer, Jun 17, 2011
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  6. Will

    Will Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I haven't voted and am not sure.
     
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  7. MIK1000

    MIK1000 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Nelson must be the only well known british fighter of recent years who I have never properly watched. Hardly anything of him on youtube.
     
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  8. Rob887

    Rob887 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'd go for Hide.

    I think Hide gets unfairly knocked down for his efforts against Bowe and Vitali at HW. Both would totally murder Nelson who never faced anyone even half that calibre.

    Around Nelson's time I think the CW division was probably seen as the least attractive in boxing and skipped by many decent fighters. It was sort of a no mans land and today, still sort of is.

    I have to admit that I don't rate Nelson's reign at CW that highly.
     
    Rob887, Jun 28, 2011
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  9. TFFP

    TFFP The Eskimo

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    Nelson would probably knock him out.
     
    TFFP, Jun 28, 2011
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  10. icemax

    icemax Indian Red Full Member

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    Hide at HW was a completely different animal to Hide at Cruiser where his opposition was limited and his stay brief...There is no doubting that he could bang (reference the Bowe fight) but I have absolutely no doubt that Nelson would handle him quite easily...Nelson is underrated in my opinion
     
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  11. GrowlDotMe

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    this ^^^

    i think nelson is a lot better than most people give him credit for. i bet most voters haven't really seen him fight a reasonable number of fights added to the fact he plays his own skills and career down a lot on tv

    you watched the boat that guy built?
     
    GrowlDotMe, Jun 28, 2011
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  12. Rob887

    Rob887 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I can't have it sorry.

    The meteoric rise to fame since Nelson got on Sky has been ludicrous.

    How anyone could knock Calzaghe yet support Nelson's WBO reign of terror at Cruiser... I'll never know.
     
    Rob887, Jun 28, 2011
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  13. Rob887

    Rob887 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Vitali or Bowe would have ripped Nelson's head off and took it home with them.
     
    Rob887, Jun 28, 2011
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  14. GrowlDotMe

    GrowlDotMe Member Full Member

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    yep but thats quite unrelated to the ops question
     
    GrowlDotMe, Jun 28, 2011
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  15. Rob887

    Rob887 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I am the OP.

    It's not really anyway, as I very much suspect that Hide is widely judged on his performances against those two and his antics at going down 'easily'.

    Had Nelson faced those two, you'd no doubt get a lot of more questions about his chin too.

    That's not to say Hide's chin wasn't questionable... Was he ever knocked out at CW?
     
    Rob887, Jun 28, 2011
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