Strange boxing opinions

Spoon KO s Tyson in the late eighties.All ways thought so.

 

Sparring partner Larry Holmes was fired by Ali after 1974 because he was getting too good for Ali and was getting the better of him everytime they sparred.

 

Yoko's fro was tight.

 

As great as Joe Frazier was, if he fought anyone of note immediately after FOTC and 1972, he would have lost the belt.

 

Don't know if they are particularly strange or controversial, but these are some of mine which tend to get shot down or go against the grain.

* Ruben Olivares is overrated.
* The first Bradley-Pacquiao fight was actually close, and nowhere near the robbery it was generally described as.
* Mayweather wasn't too keen on facing Pacquiao in 2010 when the fight should have happened, and the blame for it not happening then should be placed almost totally on his shoulders.
* Robinson's status as pound for pound number one is too readily assumed, sometimes too forcefully fed to fans and his record occasionally gets spared scrutiny where those of other great fighters don't.
* James J. Corbett is overrated.
* Roy Jones is no worse than 50:50 against any Middleweight that ever lived (and there's only one or two of them who'd get that), and no worse than 40:60 against any Light-Heavyweight, either.
* Based on styles, Juan Manuel Marquez would have a reasonable chance of decisioning Duran at 135, despite him historically ranking below a good number of other Lightweights who Duran would beat. A very live underdog.
* Similarly, based on styles and their mesh of ring IQ, I could see Hopkins beating Hagler at 160, even though Hagler definitely rates higher as a Middleweight.

 

Ray Leonard was better than Ray Robinson.

 

1967-68 Sonny Liston chews up Joe Frazier and it's a slow and methodical beatdown.
Prime Donald Curry was magnificent. Hard to see anyone beating him the night he annihilated McCrory.
The "robbery" no one ever mentions is when Carl Williams boxed Larry's ears off and got screwed after winning at least nine rounds clean and clear .
A whole bunch of fights had agreed upon finishes and more deals were made in promoter's offices and backrooms than we would care to realize.

 

Although the following opinions aren't THAT controversial, I'm sure many will disagree with them.

1. Prime Roy Jones was the best there's ever been.

2. Prime Tyson smokes prime Foreman.

3. H2H Bob Foster beats any light heavyweight in history.

4. Ruben Olivares is generally considered the second greatest Mexican fighter, but I think Vincente Saldivar was both better and greater.

5. The Fab 4 should really be the Fab 5, as it's criminal that Benitez isn't included when discussing that group.

 

Ray Leonard played a part in making the fight in New Orleans a bad night for boxing. Unless your a track and field fan but I like boxing/fighting.

 

Not really a strange opinion, but never seen it mentioned.

How come Japan and Mexico seem to have such similar fundamental styles? There are differences, but for the most part they are the same. Maybe they copied Mexican trainers (not a bad idea)?

 

Larry Holmes is overrated because he never fought a southpaw in over 70 pro fights.

 

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Emanuel Augustus gave Floyd a ton of problems.

 

Don't see Robinson being intimidated in the Montreal fight like Leonard was, though.