Pick a fighter to beat an ATG...

I think Rodriguez might have Gavilans number.I,ll think some more about this,good thread.

 

Angott would and did beat Pep. And I'd bet he'd beat any similar defensive stylist -like Whitaker. He had the definitive "spoiler" style.

 

Henry Armstrong

 

Well, nut-hugging aside, Whitaker was at his very best against the pressure fighters and rough stylists. It was those fighters he excelled most against.

The reason was he fought off the backfoot, while Pep fought used more lateral movement, side to side, relying on his upper-body movement to weave in and out of harm's way, which is why Saddler had his number as well. Those types of fighters were able to tie him up because he stood within range, and thus neutralize his style. Not the case with a fighter who fought off the backfoot and like Pernell.

Also, I've heard reports that Angott's own boxing skills and jab gave Pep more than enough trouble as well, not just his dirty tactics.

 

I liken Angott to a Ricky Hatton with better defense. He's near impossible to keep off, and unlike Hatton, he's hard to tag clean and so he'll pose a problem to any fighter that isn't extremely resilient and well schooled on the inside.

Sammy would beat any defensive stylist that didn't have a great inside game. Unfortunately for Sammy, Pea did, and he'd hold his own whilst being 'clutched'. On the few moments the fight would be conducted on the outside, Pea will be master, and will walk away with a tough 9-6 or possibly even 8-7 type decision.

 

I hope this isn't a serious submission.

Alex Arthur has good fundamentals but lacks the staminia and chin to be competitive with someone as good as Pernell.

 

He must be something if he'd have a great chance against Whitaker without hardly even having had a fight at lightweight.

Tell me more about him...

 

Alex Arthur was knocked out by a man called Gomez, who was nothing more than a journeyman. In arthur's last bout, which as seemingly catipulted him onto the world stage, he had to get off the canvas to defeat a man who will never make it past european level competition.

Whitaker would stop Arthur early on.

 

:think Earnie Shavers over Floyd Paterson.

 

Roy Jones would beat Eder Jofre,Arguello,Saddler,Pep,Sanchez,Lopez,W.Gomez,Olivares,Ortiz,Harada all in the same night.

 

Damn my ignorance...