Ryan Rhodes..........The Test Of Time

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  1. TFFP

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    I think he could pick up a title even now. Maybe.
     
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  2. FLINT ISLAND

    FLINT ISLAND PENYRHEOL Full Member

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    agreed

    although I think Harry Simon would have been to strong for him too

    his career was cut short because he was to blame for a horrific car accident that killed a number of people and went down a few years for it
     
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  3. FLINT ISLAND

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    at what weight

    what title - a real one or a paper one

    we are talking about world terms here

    we know Rhodes even now is British Champion and one of the best in Britain maybe Europe

    but can he seriously challenge for World titles now??
     
    FLINT ISLAND, Aug 20, 2008
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  4. hitman_hatton1

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    campas was a good puncher.

    certainly good enuff to crack rhodes anyway.

    simon would have walked thru rhodes.

    as would vargas.

    winky would have broken him down.

    just admit he wouldn't have had it gaz. :yep
     
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  5. TFFP

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    At 154, why not?

    WBC - Sergio Mora (very very average. Got lucky with a very old and over confident Forrest)
    WBA - Daniel Santos (This guy was impressive against Alcine, might be too young and powerful, not an ideal match)
    IBF - Verno Phillips (worse than Mora IMO. I don't think he beat Spinks, that was a daylight robbery. Infact, there is form here. Rhodes beat the man that beat the man - Paul Jones :yep )
    WBO - Sergei Dzinziruk (Probably too technically sound and schooled for Rhodes)
     
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  6. hitman_hatton1

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    rhodes was fairly comfortably outpointed by lockett the other year.

    living in dream world on this one.

    and 154 is a bit **** at the moment.
     
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  7. FLINT ISLAND

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    [YT]X-0HYASB23w[/YT]
     
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  8. GazOC

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    Nah, Campas was one handed and there to be outboxed, Rhodes would have had a decent chance at getting a points win in his prime. Simon would have been trickier but not beyond the realms of possibilty. No argument on Vargas.
     
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  9. FLINT ISLAND

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    good luck to him if he can do it - but I have my doubts he is world class now

    maybe in his prime he would have taken one of them guys but what is left beyond British level for him??
     
    FLINT ISLAND, Aug 20, 2008
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  10. TFFP

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    Well, not much looking at the rankings. I don't think he's top 15 ranked by ANY of those organisations. It's going to be a long old trek for world honours if he wants to get there. He would probably have to beat the winner of Moore/Baysangurov to even get himself on the radar
     
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  11. FLINT ISLAND

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    On the video I posted they saying Rhodes was a bigger version of Naz

    no way

    Naz was a different class to Rhodes

    bigger pound for pound puncher

    and better reflexs and defensive evasivness

    Naz was a phenonmnal talent

    Rhodes was just good
     
    FLINT ISLAND, Aug 20, 2008
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  12. GazOC

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    I agree.:good
     
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  13. Fat Joe

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    "Old manned him out of it" in the words of Brendan Ingle.
     
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  14. UndisputedUK

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    He had a chance against Harry Simon did he? :lol:

    If Simon had not been derailed with bad problems outside the ring he could have been undisputed 154lbs and 160lbs champion. He was TH
    AT good!

    :hat
     
    UndisputedUK, Aug 21, 2008
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  15. FLINT ISLAND

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    Harry Simon beat Ronald Winky Wright - so he was that good

    I remeber watching the fight live

    they gave the decsion to Wright and he took his belt back to the changing room

    then in a farce they changed the decsion because there had been a error and gave the decsion to Harry Simon
     
    FLINT ISLAND, Aug 21, 2008
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