Michael Nunn: How do you remember him?

Ray and Mike had a run in in a club.Ray started talking **** to Mike about how he would beat him and Mike just mocked Leonard by saying Leonard would still be one of his favorites even after he knocked him out.
This was when Hearns,Leonard and Duran were still getting big fights and Nunn sort of put a damper on there circle as most people wanted Leonard to fight Nunn but Leonard wouldn't(smart move on Leonards part).
When Nunn first was pro he was a stick and move artist.I remember watching him box Alex Ramos and I think Ramos hit him 4 times soildly in a 12 round fight.His opponents couldn't land on him at all but fans didn't like the saftey first style so Nunn latter in his career altered his style to make it more fan friendly.
Prime for Prime Nunn would have easily outboxed Toney but by the time they met Nunn's outside problems were already causing him problems.
I often wonder how a prime Michael Nunn vs a prime Roy Jones would have played out.I believe at one time Nunn was Roy's mandatory at lightheavyweight but Roy chose to vacate.Not saying Roy ducked Nunn at that time but it would have been an interesting bout even though at that time Nunn was past his peak.

 

But if you notice Nunn wasn't as defensive as he was and he didn't move like he could either.There were points where he just made Toney look like a novice but Nunn didn't move like he once did.He used to throw a combination and then when his opponent went to counter he would be gone.For Toney it just seemed like he wasn't making the effort to get out of the way like he once did.

 

Nunn was a lot better than Vargas. Hamed was a good fighter.

 

i think we all remember him as second to none until james toney caught him with that left hook

 

I love how everything comes back to Leonard. 7 degrees of Ray Leonard. Truly amusing. What's the real story behind their animosity? Assuming there was, I'd guess that it probably had something to do with a young wannabe disrespecting a truly great, ATG top 15 (at least) fighter. That's how those things usually go.

I remember Nunn as a very good fighter with great potential. His mental attributes (discipline) didn't match his physical attributes and he fell short of greatness. I of course remember the Toney fight. Felt he was winning but Toney was wearing him down and the outcome wasn't shocking when it happened.

I personally felt that he was troubling Kalambay with his height and southpaw stance and caught him cold and got him outta there before Kalambay could get in the fight.

I also recall Nunn making an effort to be more exciting, or combative during his fights and I think this was a mistake. He had the ability and physical attributes to completely dominant good fighters and not take much in return.

 

i remember as 'second to Nunn'

 

How could ANYONE confuse Nunn with Vargas?

 

Nunn was a very good boxer, but was boring as hell to watch.

 

As I started getting more into boxing, Nunn was the best prospect around. I remember my Dad banging on about him for ages so I started getting into him. Unfortunately his career began to fade as my boxing interest began to grow so I never really got to see a prime Nunn (but really, did anyone?). I'll probably remember him as an under acheiver