What prime version of any fighter would you consider unbeatable?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by kolcade4, May 13, 2012.


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  1. KuRuPT

    KuRuPT Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Why are people so big on SRL of the Duran 2 fight? He barely engaged and mostly showboated the entire fight. He landed nothing of consequence.. and beat a weight drained out of shape Duran. Why is this performance so impressive. I thought he had better performances against W.B. and Hearns 1.
     
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  2. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    I tend to agree.

    One of the worst major fights ever.Duran fought poorly and disgraced himself, while Leonard was tepid and scared to engage.He fought like he had a light heavy in front of him.

    can you imagine Ray fighting like that against Robinson? or Burley, Gavilan etc...it would be embarassing and doomed to failure.
     
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  3. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    My response is the post you just quoted.
     
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  4. sugarsean

    sugarsean Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :roll:
     
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  5. kolcade4

    kolcade4 Keep Punchin' Full Member

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    I keep seeing SRR as a consistant mention in here. I need to look alot closer at this guy in more fights and make a judgement call.

    As I mentioned Foreman in the Lyle fight as unbeatable,anyone to rally from that circus and win, anybody has to consider.
     
    kolcade4, May 14, 2012
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  6. Grinder

    Grinder Dude, don't call me Dude Full Member

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    RJJ unbeatable? You can't be serious. The guy has a proven glass chin. Are you saying he was unhittable by any boxer in history?
     
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  7. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    '67 Muhammad Ali

    Peak Joe Louis

    FOTC Frazier

    '59-'61 Liston
     
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  8. Gannicus

    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    It's so impressive because he showed he was able to merge strategies of pointscore-to-win as well as fight-to-win at the right times. Even a prime Duran wouldn't have an answer to that Leonard IMO.
     
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  9. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Roy Jones at Super Middleweight.

    Floyd Mayweather at Jr. Lightweight.

    Salvador Sanchez at Featherweight

    Sugar Ray Robinson at Welterweight.

    Muhammad Ali at Heavyweight {60s}
     
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  10. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    I agree. Leonard deserves credit for winning the fight but it wasn`t an exceptional performance. Duran wasn`t the same animal in the 2nd fight whatever the reason.
     
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  11. Gannicus

    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    I only consider Clay, Holy, Jones Jr, Hearns as truly unbeatable in the following list (although I believe Lomachenko will prove to be unbeatable) but here goes:
    HW - Clay
    Cruiser - Holyfield
    LHW - Jones Jr (we're talking prime here, not the Tarver fights)
    SMW - Jones Jr
    MW - Monzon
    LMW - Hearns
    WW - SRR/SRL/Hearns - impossible to pick
    LWW - Whitaker although there's no ultimate proof
    LW - Duran
    SFW - Mayweather
    FW - Lomachenko
    SBW - Gomez
    BW - Harada (never forget what a genius he is when prime and READY)
    SFlyW - Galaxy
    FlyW - possibly Gonzalez
    LFW - Chang
    MM - Finito Lopez
     
    Gannicus, Apr 19, 2016
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  12. BCS8

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    /end thread.
     
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  13. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    All 4 fight in the same division, doesn't this contradict your post?
     
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  14. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Yes, yes it does. Best to ignore that baby dikk.

    Super Middleweight Roy Jones, Jr. was not nicknamed Superman for nothing.
     
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  15. BCS8

    BCS8 VIP Member

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    :D Yes it does ...
     
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