One past past fighter in todays division.

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  1. fish262

    fish262 Member Full Member

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    If you could choose one fighter from the past to be around today, inthere prime, who would it be?

    Personally, I would choose Mike Tyson even though there is limited competitive fights for him (only the Klitschkos) it would still be entertaining to watch him kncko the top 10 contenders (Haye, Arreola, Helenius e.t.c) out in the vicious fashion he did.
     
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  2. Boxing Fanatic

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    he was shot when he fought lewis. i would of liked to see lewis come out of retirement and fight a klitschko. hes too old now
     
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  3. canucks9314

    canucks9314 Iron Chinned ATG Warrior Full Member

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    Marvin "Iron Chinned Warrior" Hagler

    Also if Hearns were around today he would dominate 147-160 seeing as how his only weakness was a shaky chin and there are no real devastating punchers around today at those weights.
     
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  4. HawkFan16

    HawkFan16 Unshot/In My Prime Full Member

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    Heavyweight: Tyson
    175: Dwight Muhammad Qawi
    168: Prime RJJ
    160: Hagler
    154: Mike McCallum
    147: DLH
    140: Pryor
    135: Duran
    130: Arguello
    126: Hamed
    122: Wilfredo Gomez

    Any of those make me a happy fan. Probably DLH Pryor or Duran is who I'd most want to see. Especially DLH, because he'd fight anyone.
     
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  5. Threetime no1

    Threetime no1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    at hw
    < Lewis.


    To put to bed any doubts he is better than the bros.
     
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  6. SJS19

    SJS19 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Either

    Duran, he'd meet Marquez at LW, maybe stop off at 140 to destroy Khan, then to 147lbs, where he must land a fight with Mayweather, Pacquaio, or maybe Cotto.

    Calzaghe, add him to SMW and we have multiple brilliant matchups.

    Lennox Lewis, size and skill to break the Klitschko monopoly.
     
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  7. boxingbull

    boxingbull Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tyson if not RJJ at 160-68 or SRL at 147
     
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  8. DonBoxer

    DonBoxer The Lion! Full Member

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    Hearns.

    He could unify 147, then 154, then 160, then 168 and maybe even see whats going on at 175.
     
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  9. boxingbull

    boxingbull Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You know who else would be exciting espeically around 140-47 Aaron Pryor imagine a fight between him and Pacquiao good lord.
     
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  10. timagen

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    Good choices:good but, even though I tend to shamelessly nuthug Hagler, I would have to pick Aaron Pryor just because Pryor/Mayweather is the most intriguing matchup I can think of with today's competion.
     
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  11. JASPER

    JASPER Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    not a bad list
     
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  12. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    HW: Tyson
    CW: Holyfield
    175: Saad
    168: Toney
    160: Robinson
    154: Jackson
    147: Leonard
    140: Chavez
    135: Duran
    130: Arguello
    126: Chacon
    122: Gomez
     
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  13. timagen

    timagen Guest

    Beat me to it:deal
     
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  14. boxing_RN

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    I want to say He
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    arns, but he'd be avoided like a plague in today's boxing scene.
     
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  15. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Joe Walcott, so I could finally see that ******* fight. A 5'2 Welterweight running around and knocking the **** out of people? Crazy awesome.


    Other than that, I actually think Pryor's a really good call. He could compete anywhere from 135-147 and he's absolutely good enough to compete with anyone (Pac & Floyd included) but not too good that he'd just dominate. Would always be in fun fights, too.
     
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