Miguel Canto vs. Ivan Calderon in terms of skill and resume

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  1. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Mexico's and Puerto Rico's greatest pure boxing technician in small statures. Both were very similar; diminutive who were always outsized by their opponents, couldn't crack an egg so they relied mostly on their out-boxing technique and finesse, magnificent defense that were shades of Willie Pep, and made several successful defenses.

    Who was the more accomplished champion and who do you think displayed the better skill sets of the sweet science?
     
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  2. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Anyone remember the hub bub of Calderon tooling De La Hoya in preparation for the Pacquiao fight?

    Also, poor pick for a sparring partner to prepare for Pacquiao.
     
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  3. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    My memory is that Calderon was in for the Mayweather fight, not the Pacquiao fight.
     
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  4. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    Calderon was never in Canto's class.He was more of a tiny poor man's version of Vilomar Fernandez or Sammy Serrano.
     
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  5. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Canto was at least a whole level over Calderon.
     
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  6. Chuck1052

    Chuck1052 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Miguel Canto had a tremendous amount of boxing skill. I saw him fight Orlando Javierto in person at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles. But Canto was a feather-fisted fighter, to put it mildly.

    - Chuck Johnston
     
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  7. Flea Man

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    Hilarious thread.
     
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  8. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No love or respect for the Iron Boy I see...:bart
     
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  9. Flea Man

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    Or rather it's absurd to rank him anywhere near Canto for skill or resume.

    Calderon is loved, but to put him on that level is to grossly overrate him.
     
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  10. Flo_Raiden

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    Bump
     
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  11. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Canto, and it's not close.
     
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