Poor man's thread

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  1. Ken Ashcroft

    Ken Ashcroft Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pinklon Thomas was a poor man’s Larry Holmes
    Don Curry was a poor man’s Sugar Ray Leonard
    Milton McCrory was a poor man’s Tommy Hearns
    Chris Eubank Jr. is a poor man’s Chris Eubank
     
    Ken Ashcroft, Jul 17, 2019
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  2. Xplosive

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    Curry's style was nothing like Leonard's. Bad comparison.
     
    Xplosive, Jul 17, 2019
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  3. Ken Ashcroft

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    Good comparison. Curry like Leonard relies on quick reflexes and upper body movement for defence and fast handspeed with unerring sharp and accurate shots for offence. Curry tended to keep a higher guard while Leonard had flashier footwork and was more versatile overall but then this is why Curry was a poor man’s version of Leonard.
     
    Ken Ashcroft, Jul 17, 2019
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  4. Rope-a-Dope

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    Nino LaRocca - a (much smaller) poor man's Ali.
     
    Rope-a-Dope, Jul 17, 2019
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  5. lloydturnip

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    Kid millo .poor mans Hagler.
     
    lloydturnip, Jul 18, 2019
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  6. young griffo

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    Anthony Mundine (very very) poor mans RJJ
     
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  7. JohnThomas1

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    Thomas Hearns ------> Roger Mayweather
     
    JohnThomas1, Jul 18, 2019
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  8. Smokin Bert

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    The truth hurts. ;)
     
    Smokin Bert, Jul 18, 2019
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  9. Flo_Raiden

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    Rafael Marquez and Jhonny Gonzalez - Poor man's Finito Lopez
    Ian Napa - Poor man's James Toney
     
    Flo_Raiden, Jul 18, 2019
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  10. Gatekeeper

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    The king of this has to be Adrien Broner.

    The guy is a second rate carbon copy of Floyd Mayweather from his style both in the ring and out of it, hell he's even copied some of Floyd's mannerisms during final instructions and in other ways.

    Zab Judah was a poor man's Pernell Whitaker (RIP).

    Also I'd say Anthony Joshua is a poor man's Lennox Lewis
     
    Gatekeeper, Jul 18, 2019
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  11. Jel

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    Another poor man's Thomas Hearns = Charles 'The Hatchet' Brewer
     
    Jel, Jul 18, 2019
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  12. NoNeck

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    Tillis, Biggs, Green, Thomas and a bunch of other heavyweights from the 80s=second rate Ali’s
     
    NoNeck, Jul 18, 2019
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  13. janitor

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    Do you have to be poor to post in this thread?
     
    janitor, Jul 18, 2019
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  14. choklab

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    Donny Lalonde was a poor mans Don Johnson.
     
    choklab, Jul 18, 2019
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  15. Flo_Raiden

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    Most recently Josh Kelly looks like a cheap imitation of Sergio Martinez and Roy Jones Jr.
     
    Flo_Raiden, Jul 18, 2019
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