Pipino Cuevas vs Hedgemon Lewis

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  1. unitas

    unitas Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Cuevas the huge banger vs the stylish lewis who was unlucky to fight at the same time as the great napoles.

    so who takes it?? can lewis class hold off cuevas power??


    opinions please.
     
  2. la-califa

    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    In his prime. Cuevas walked through boxers with the simular style of Lewis, Clyde Gray, Angel Espada, Harold Weston Jr. If Lewis could not hurt him. Cuevas would throw caution to the wind & start unloading bombs. one would eventually land. Lewis could be a cut above these fighters & outbox Cuevas to take a 15 round decision. Andy Price did it, but Cuevas was only eighteen years old. & notice Price wasn't interested in a rematch.
     
  3. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Cuevas broke jaws....and Sugar Ray had a chance to fight him....but took on Thomas Hearns instead after Hearns took away Pipino's crown.

    The Big 4 welterweights of that period should have also included the prime Cuevas because he was doing a lot of defending his crown in spectacular fashion.
     
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  4. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Lewis was alright a solid contender, but nothing special, that said he had a sturdy chin and Cuevas was a little bit inconsistant.

    If a 71 Lewis met a 77 Cuevas it would be a pick-em IMO.
     
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  5. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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