Tony Canzoneri vs Alexis Arguello

These guys r great. Canzoneri actually reminds me of Tyson at times. That being said after a slow start I like Arguello by UD or late Stoppage

 

Canzoneri, great little fighter but not the biggest puncher ultra durable .Arguello somewhat slow afoot, but one of the most correct and hard hitting punchers ever, could be outboxed. .Very hard to pick.

 

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Fantastic fight...I can honestly say I’m 50 50 here

 

I pick Canzoneri.

His brilliant movement makes the difference in a bout that gets tougher as it goes on.

 

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Speed and movement troubled Alexis and Canzoneri looked to have that in spades. Plus Canzoneri was very, very durable.

This is Arguello though. The guy was so damn patient and was a master at picking his moment and delivering with pinpoint power.

I could see Canzoneri befuddling Alexis and getting out to a lead over the first half of the fight. But Alexis wouldn't get untracked and he'd wait for his chance and he'd capitalise and possibly send Canzoneri to the floor. Canzoneri would get back up and fire back and a real give and take battle would ensue. Tony would still land more but Arguello would land the bigger shots and rock him on numerous occasions. By the fights end Canzoneri gets the narrowest of split decisions.

Great match up.

 

Alexis Arguello's by Dec. With a knockdown or two

 

the "Sandy Saddler's" were a minority in the past. … Really TALL Fighters in Lower Weight Divisions...

Arguello would NEVER have been a Lightweight in those Era's, same day weigh - in and Dozen's of Fights - 'most' fighters fighting in & around a few pounds of their walking around weight, he would have been a Welter cum Middleweight.

and TC fighting in these modern years would have Dropped DOWN, just like his 'today' contemporaries, to Bantam cum Featherweight.

hard to imaging the two could have ever met.

 

Arguello fought lots of same day weigh-in world title fights at 126 and 130... so why would it have been impossible for him to make 135 back in Canzoneri's day?

 

in and Dozen's of Fights - 'most' fighters fighting in & around a few pounds of their walking around weight...

you have to understand What that meant back then and WHY it was a Reality!

 

Arguello was a naturally thin guy, who didn't balloon up in weight between fights (like, for example, Duran).

Back in Canzoneri's day, with a much busier schedule, there wouldn't have been much time to gain weight anyway - so the idea that Arguello would be fighting at welter or middle is rather silly.