What prime version of any fighter would you consider unbeatable?

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  1. kolcade4

    kolcade4 Keep Punchin' Full Member

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    What prime version of any fighter would you consider unbeatable?
    On any particular night or any particular year would this fighter that you name not be able to be stopped by anyone they were matched up with?
     
  2. kolcade4

    kolcade4 Keep Punchin' Full Member

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    I think that it would be hard for anyone to handle the George Foreman that prevailed in the Lyle fight
     
  3. Lester1583

    Lester1583 Can you hear this? Full Member

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    He would have been knocked out by Foreman who fought Frazier;)
     
  4. kolcade4

    kolcade4 Keep Punchin' Full Member

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    Tyson who fought Spinks?
     
  5. kolcade4

    kolcade4 Keep Punchin' Full Member

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    Ali who beat Foreman in Manilla?
     
  6. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Lhw: jones
    Smw: jones
    Mw: robinson
    Lmw: hearns
    Ww: robinson
    Sfw: mayweather (recently revised opinion, the guy really was the dogs bollox at sfw)
    Sbw: gomez
    Stw: lopez

    In the divisions listed, I don't see the fighters listed ever losing.
     
  7. Young Terror

    Young Terror ★ Griselda ★ Full Member

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    Wilfredo Gomez at 122.

    The only one of the top of my head i would give a slight chance to beat him would be Eder Jofre and he would still be a big underdog.
     
  8. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Nobody.

    There are to many styles, attributes and strengths/weaknessses for anyone to be truly unbeatable. It would never happen, even in the lab.
     
  9. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Whilst I do agree with this, that's the difference between theory and practice.

    In practice where everyone to fight everyone, everyone would lose. But in theory, for example, there isn't one smw i'd favour over jones.
     
  10. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    In theory, if there isn't a fighter I think I would beat fighter A, I still acknowledge I would be wrong as you have. I have no problem with you position, fair play. You're wrong and you know you are but you do your own sums.
     
  11. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    Yeah, if the question was is there a guy you would favour over everyone in their best weight class, at their best I'd say Robinson, for instance, but the TS said "unbeatable" which is like a comic book or fairytale character. Silly stuff.
     
  12. Bummy Davis

    Bummy Davis Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Duran was a tough one

    Louis

    Marciano

    SRR
     
  13. TartanSoldier

    TartanSoldier Barnburner. Full Member

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    I think SRR is beatable at MW, considering the amount of great fighters than have been in said division.

    Same story with Jones Jr at LHW.
     
  14. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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  15. kolcade4

    kolcade4 Keep Punchin' Full Member

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    Fair enough, who then in your opinion would you consider of having the best shot at pulling something like this off even if they lost a few here or there ?