Were there any lightweights world champs throughout history that Azumah Nelson could have beaten?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Taking Nelson from the Whitaker fight and matching him against any lightweight champ in history, how would he have fared, could Nelson have beaten any of them?
     
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  2. JackSilver

    JackSilver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Adrian Broner
    Ricky Burns
    Anthony Crolla
    Jim Watt
    Ray Beltran
    David Diaz
     
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  3. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    Beats them all. Only lost to arguably the greatest Lightweight ever in Pernell Whittaker and perhaps the most skillful.
     
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  4. Kamikaze

    Kamikaze Bye for now! banned Full Member

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    Rocky Marciano is a modern Junior LW but ya know close enough.
     
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  5. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Only lost to Whitaker, are you trying to suggest he wouldn`t have lost to any otyher lightweight champ?
     
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  6. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Well he did have the same reach as Duran, lol
     
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  7. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Azumah Nelson vs Ray Mancini is a great fight
     
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  8. cornwall22

    cornwall22 Active Member Full Member

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    Probably all, JCC would have been a spectacular fight
     
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  9. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    That would be a very interesting fight. Nelson much better but at 135 Mancini was very strong. I’d favor Nelson.
     
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  10. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Consider how many lightweight champions there have been.
    Azumah was a fantastic fighter and would have beaten a fair few.
     
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  11. JohnThomas1

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    For sure. Espana, Frias, O'Grady, Kenty, Claude Noel, Nazario, Arroyo, Charlie Brown, Haugen, Holiday and a heap that came after them would provide a lot of good opportunities.
     
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  12. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He could have beaten some of the alphabet champions

    Art Frias.
    Claude Noel
    Leander Johnson

    I'm sure there are more
     
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  13. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    All? Nelson didn`t do much at 135 other than lose to Whitaker, Duran would have beat the crap out of him.
     
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  14. Saintpat

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    I think he’s on even terms or better with the earlier IBF and WBO champions for starters.
     
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