Jose Napoles was rated 15th in a list of the greatest fighters in the last 50 years (1996)

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  1. Mark Adam

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    This was in the ring magazine and this info was also provided:
    World Titles: Welterweight
    Quality of opposition: 7
    Bouts vs Top 50 Fighters: 2
    Why he`s here: Intoxicating blend of speed and power
    What he could have done to better his ranking: Toughened his skin.
    How great was Napoles?
     
  2. red cobra

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    Should be higher than 15. Napoles was MUCHO great.
     
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  3. PernellSweetPea

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  4. BlackCloud

    BlackCloud I detest the daily heavyweight threads Full Member

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    I am just hoping it's not a top 100.
     
  5. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    that would be like the top 2 fighters each year.... or top 3
     
  6. Mark Adam

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    It`s from an old Ring magazine edition, I bought it back in 1996.
     
  7. Mark Adam

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    It`s a Top 50, lol!
     
  8. Mark Adam

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    No it was a list of the best P4P fighters instead, what would your Top 15-14 welters look like?!
     
  9. Mark Adam

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    I feel Napoles was far better than Trinidad and Honeyghan, Lloyd should have tried foot movement like Jose`s vs Starling because he couldn`t counter punch vs Starling`s peek a boo guard and it`s all very well people saying Honeyghan was shot but he fought like an idiot punching arms constantly then his stupid corner asked 'are you tired Lloyd' with his speed if he had training like Napoles had he could have been a somebody as Brando said at the seaside instead of stammering on youtube with brain damage, sad.
     
  10. mcvey

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    No, no ,no ,don't ask.


    Too late!
     
  11. mcvey

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    Napoles is easily top10 at147 Honeyghan shouldn't be anywhere near it! Quartey isnt a top 20 welter let alone top ten!
     
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  12. Mark Adam

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    Yes, Basilo was great, I feel he would have beaten Trinidad easily at all three weights where Trinidad won his world titles.
     
  13. Mark Adam

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    Yes, I meant because Basilio was great at welter and middle he would have been good at light middle (as would Robinson also) and Trinidad was very good at middle vs Hopkins, his KO rate doesn`t come into it when thinking about him at middle, like a lesser fighter Nigel Benn who was deadly at middle but didn`t to punch as hard at super middle.