Watson/Cook

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by TBooze, Apr 19, 2009.


  1. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    They say 'styles make fights', so I ask:

    Does James Cook always have Watson's number?

    I mean James was far from a mug; he beat Storey, Winterstein, Kaylor, Uusivirta, Christie (Errol) and O'Toole (Smith).

    He could get caught cold (which probably would not happen in a Watson rematch, of any time); and was outclassed by a peerless Graham, bang on form, but from 1988 to 1994 was a class act.

    I am quite happy to state than Benn would of always lost to Watson, and that is without hindsight, I picked Watson over Benn in 89; looking at it, there is an argument for Cook over Watson, from 1988-91 as well....

    p.s. I wonder if the Beeb has the Cook/Watson floating around in the vaults?
     
  2. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    I would love to see this match... i've never seen cook fight. He's a brilliant trainer.
     
  3. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Not that Cook was in anyway a Bodysnatcher, but Watson's other conclusive defeat was also to a cutie.

    Maybe Watson was always going to have trouble with that type of fighter?