johnny saxton today.....

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  1. shommel

    shommel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    how would he fare in todays era?
     
    shommel, Jan 20, 2012
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  2. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Well enough....as any good fighter like he was.......Would be a great opponent for Mayweather IMO....
     
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  3. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Agree. Johnny Saxton would be hell for Mayweather.
     
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  4. darling dame

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    when his career started out wasnt he unbeatable. I know he beat middle Giardello , what happened?Wonder where is HE today?
     
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  5. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Johnny Saxton was a heck of a fighter. He went unbeaten in his first 40 bouts.Managed by a mobster, he was fed and beat these tough guys, Joe Miceli, Tony Pellone, Luther Rawlings, Virgil Akins, Tiger Jones,Joe Giardello, Johnny Bratton, Freddie Dawson, and Kid Gavilan. These ftough bouts took it's toll and he was then kod by Tony DeMarco and Carmen Basillio, ending his career. he suffered from boxing dementia, insanity and was placed in a home...Under proper guidance he would have been even better. I have him over Mayweather, both at their bests 140 lbs. Tougher opponents he fought repeatedly...
     
    burt bienstock, Jan 20, 2012
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  6. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Comin' outta the N.Y. GG's, Saxton was the one most likely to carry-on SRR's legacy. He was a helluva sweet boxer/puncher.
     
    john garfield, Jan 20, 2012
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  7. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    If he had his judges on side in today's era he'd become undisputed champ by beating pac and floyd.
     
    lufcrazy, Jan 20, 2012
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  8. Flea Man

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    The fix might well not need to be in for Saxton in today's era.
     
    Flea Man, Jan 20, 2012
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  9. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    You're fukin kidding me.

    Just know in an alternate universe I put a detailed explanation about how you can't judge mob boxers.

    Pissed me right off it has.

    Kid would have been champ for years to come.
     
    lufcrazy, Jan 20, 2012
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  10. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm probably one of the few, l, who believed Johnny legitimately deserved the nod against Basilio the first time.
     
    john garfield, Jan 20, 2012
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  11. lufcrazy

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    His legacy hinges on the validity of his key victories and if you believe he earnt them then you'll rate him significantly higher.
     
    lufcrazy, Jan 21, 2012
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  12. Liechhardt

    Liechhardt Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Agree he'd be hell for Floyd.
     
    Liechhardt, Jan 23, 2012
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