Let's get a consensus list of all of fighters...

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Amsterdam, Jan 31, 2008.


  1. slicksouthpaw16

    slicksouthpaw16 Well-Known Member Full Member

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  2. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    I said he was shot in the third fight, it was the second fight I was referring to when talking about how bloated he was. Try to keep up.

    Point me to where I said this. I will not take ANYTHING you have to say seriously any longer unless you find the post where I said this and show it to me. I will wait. Otherwise it just shows that you haven't learned anything from coming over here, and are still resorting to bullshitting.

    When pressured relentlessly, as I've stressed repeatedly, Floyd fights in a shell, against the ropes. Doing that against Duran would be his doom. If he didn't do that, he would be on his bicycle all night, getting the ring cut off eventually and being forced to fight up close.

    You realize you didn't say much this entire post?
     
  3. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If he is faster it's only by a tad, and definitely not when it comes to throwing combinations. He is more accurate and technically sound, but he is also smaller, not as powerful and unable to throw with the variety that Leonard does in his offensive arsenal. He is also not as active (doesn't throw as much leather).

    I think the reason why Duran won the first fight is arguable. It's not clear to me that he won that just because he dragged Leonard into a brawl. In the second fight Duran was not as good as the Duran of Montreal, anyone could see that just by the manner in which he fought, you don't even need to know the story behind it which explains why in fact he was not as good as he was before. I'm not sure even that that Leonard beats the Duran of the first fight. But you know what, even if he does, I don't think it means much to a consideration of Duran-Mayweather because not only is Ray a superior fighter to Mayweather, Duran was also fighting him at Ray's own natural weight. Duran-Mayweather would be conducted at 135, where Duran's power and strength are much more amplified in juxtaposition to his opponents.

    As for the third Duran-Leonard fight, well that means about as much as Roy vs. Tito.


    Sure, given that those tactics will be get in close, use strength to push Mayweather into corners, land body shots, and be wary of the single shots Mayweather will try to counter with off the ropes with. I think these tactics would work fine. It's not as if Duran is going to go in there with the tactics to stand ring centre and have a single punch pot shotting contest with Mayweather from arms length.

    So what was his excuse for losing 4 or 5 rounds in the rematch and running for his life whilst stinking up the joint?
     
  4. Amsterdam

    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    Okay my friends, so the universal agreement seems to be Pryor, Hearns, Leonard, Chavez and several others, they will be listed.

    The battle continue's, I want to get a full list, even if I don't personally agree with some of the picks(no harm intended), this is a political position against the HORRIBLE Joy Boy fanbase population that think he's unbeatable under 140 and mostly at 147.

    I hope to get over 25 names that we all can agree on, by that, I mean 10 or more established knowledgable forum personalities.
     
  5. brownpimp88

    brownpimp88 Boxing Addict Full Member

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  7. SugarRay

    SugarRay Active Member Full Member

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    wow...it looks 3 D
     
  8. SugarRay

    SugarRay Active Member Full Member

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    I think Hearns annihilate him and possibily Robinson due to his combinations and power.