Kid Gavilan v Jose Napoles

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  1. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Two of the greatest welterweights ever. Who wins this one ?
     
  2. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'd take Napoles to pull off a close decision in a thriller of a bout.
     
  3. Kid Bacon

    Kid Bacon All-Time-Fat Full Member

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    Mantequilla Napoles outboxes Kid and gets an UD
     
  4. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Napoles by a close majority decision, being a bit smoother than the Kid, but it will come down to the final two rounds of the fight.
     
  5. My2Sense

    My2Sense Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I've always liked Gavilan in this one, based on his height and reach advantages and better all-around speed. Plus Napoles was a bad bleeder (which certainly doesn't bode well against as sharp a puncher as Gavvy), and Gavvy proved himself against a better and deeper level of opposition that Napoles did.
     
  6. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Agree with My2Sense, I've got Gavilan in this one.
     
  7. laxpdx

    laxpdx Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Napoles superior firepower would be the tiebreaker in this one. He takes a UD.
     
  8. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I like Gavilan for the reasons M2S gives, but I don't see this being anything but razor close, even if they fought 100 times.