Jose Napoles

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  1. Holmes' Jab

    Holmes' Jab Master Jabber Full Member

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    Just out of curiosity, where do you guys rate him all-time, as a fighter, at Welterweight and in an overall pound for pound sense? Look foward to hearing your replies thanks. :good
     
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  2. teeto

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    One of the elite WWs imo, i have him in the vicinity of Robinson, Leonard, Gavilan, Trinidad, and Armstrong at 147. Of the very highest ATGs in that weigt's history imo
     
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  3. Holmes' Jab

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    He's in my top 5 at WW actually. Pound for pound I haven't yet fleshed out a complete list that I'm totally satisfied with but somewhere in the 30's is pretty deserving I'd say.
     
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  4. teeto

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    Brilliant to watch aswell , the way he just walks forward throwing them amazin' uppercuts!!
     
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  5. la-califa

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    In his prime he was an amazing fighter, could do it all box smoothly punch with power. His only weakness was he was cut prone. Other than that he belongs with the elite status of the welterweight division.
     
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  6. Holmes' Jab

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    Fair sumation.
     
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  7. Manassa

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    #2 welterweight.

    #30 (ish) pound-for-pound.
     
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  8. SuzieQ49

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    # 2at 147lb despite being a cutter and looking very robotic at times?
     
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  9. dmt

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    robotic? :lol: Napoles was not robotic
     
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  10. Holmes' Jab

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    Yeah I know. A crazy observation. :nut

    Don't get me wrong Suzie's a seemingly dead on guy and mostly knows his boxing, he said last night though about Tunney being one dimensional. I really don't get either of those comments, but hey. :huh
     
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  11. dmt

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    Napoles had a beautiful style, was a joy to watch IMO and is easily a top 3 atg welterweight

    Id have Robinson, Leonard, Napoles and Griffith as my top 4 ww. The likes of Hearns, Armstrong, Duran, Walcott after that
     
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  12. Holmes' Jab

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    Yeah, agree with most of that. I've got Robinson, Leonard and Armstrong as my Top 3: most of the guys you've mentioned jostling it out for 4th. Naploes just takes it.

    I'd have Hearns ahead of Griffith, but only a few places appart probably.
     
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  13. dmt

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    i think p4p Henry was the best ever, but at welter id have him a bit lower
     
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  14. SuzieQ49

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    Napoles was very smooth calculated and slick, but at times he got too robotic, I think against the gifted speeded guys who could punch like ray robinson and ray leonard, it would spell trouble.
     
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  15. Manassa

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    Despite being a cutter, yes, despite being robotic, no, because he wasn't.
     
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