Montreal Leonard vs Prime 69 Mantequilla Napoles at 147 15 rounds ?

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  1. SILVER SKULL 66

    SILVER SKULL 66 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Who wins :huh, i see a very close competitive fight, definitely a match not a bet the Mortgage on:-(
     
    SILVER SKULL 66, Mar 26, 2015
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  2. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Leonard over Napoles by a 9-6 decision.
     
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  3. SILVER SKULL 66

    SILVER SKULL 66 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I see it being very close too perhaps even a draw, simply because they were less apprehensive to call draws back in those days, pretty much a pick em..

    Nobody is getting KO'D here..
     
    SILVER SKULL 66, May 14, 2015
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  4. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Leonard a bit bigger and better .. maybe stops him on cuts .. kind of a Leonard - Benitez fight ..
     
    he grant, May 14, 2015
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  5. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    pay no mind to those amateur opinions "Leonard is bigger...."

    Ray's been whipped by smaller men without much of a problem and literally ran away from another small man in Pryor

    the same man who was dropped by shrimpy K. Howard

    Napoles is much hungrier, and busier. Leonard wouldn't be able to keep pace with this thoroughbred

    I see Jose winning by the scores of 12-3, 11-4, and 10-5 at worst
     
    redrooster, May 14, 2015
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  6. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    You're only half right. Leonard was only bigger.
     
    red cobra, May 15, 2015
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  7. duranimal

    duranimal Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    TRUTH:deal
     
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  8. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Don't forget Hector Camacho...no matter hold old the version of SRL was that he fought.
     
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  9. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Napoles had a great chin.
     
    red cobra, May 15, 2015
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  10. janwalshs

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    Was Napoles a blown-up jr. welter? I know he fought Monzon so he could fight bigger guys. I don't know enough about him or seen enough of his fights to say for sure how he would do. I would give SRL the edge due to size and speed.
     
    janwalshs, May 15, 2015
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  11. SILVER SKULL 66

    SILVER SKULL 66 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Size wouldn't be an issue here, Leonard was 5-9 1\2 Napoles 5-8, and Sugar had an inch or 2 advantage in reach..

    If there were a 4 or 5 inch difference it would be an issue, but obviously not in this matchup..
     
    SILVER SKULL 66, May 15, 2015
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  12. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    you're right I almost forgot thanks for bringing that up. It's actually one of my favorite memories

    For any of Ray's fans I imagine its a pretty bad loss judging from the looks of the crowd. Until then, I never saw a crying audience :|

    Imagine, Leonard the favorite, knocked out by a blown up featherweight :oops:

    btw, was Hector 34 or 24?

    Did Hector have even more losses than Ray?

    If so then we should just appreciate the masterful upset

    my man just had his number! You see, it was the SPEED!

    not to mention the fact he was more tenacious, smarter, faster, better chin, footwork, style, durability, jab, hook, you name it, better EVERYTHING!

    and inside the ring, 100 % more professional
     
    redrooster, May 16, 2015
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  13. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    you know how those leonard fans like to turn an inch into a 7 inches
     
    redrooster, May 16, 2015
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  14. Cobra33

    Cobra33 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Leonard too fast. And he punched hard enough to keep NApoles honest. Leonard would stop him late.
     
    Cobra33, May 17, 2015
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