which fighters..put together make a Sam Langford?

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  1. Big N Bad

    Big N Bad Well-Known Member Full Member

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    how about james Toney and Roberto Duran?

    and what was different about langford from the two above, was he better p4p than JT or RD???

    Thanks!:good
     
  2. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Langford is my #1 p4p.

    He punched far, far harder than the men you've mentioned. Langford has KO's over seriously durable HW's.
     
  3. Mantequilla

    Mantequilla Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think putting Toney with Duran would be a bit redundant, as Duran is superior in almost every facet of the game.
     
  4. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Toney has a better physicality for weights higher than the one he is natural at.

    But I totally understand your point.

    Toney may have a slightly superior chin?
     
  5. Big N Bad

    Big N Bad Well-Known Member Full Member

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    well you obviously havent watched toney fight. he is an awesome fighter! you cant be average if you go from middleweight to HW and win a title in almost all the divisions.

    duran and toney used the same defensive moves only toney is more defensively responsible, it is ALWAYS hard to catch toney, where as duran did get caught more than toney simply cos he could get careless defensively

    where would you rate langford with the best punchers of all time at heavyweight?
     
  6. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    That is true.

    Toney, from what I've seen, is always level headed and collected in there.

    Duran... Not so much. He could be caught when he got reckless.
     
  7. Mantequilla

    Mantequilla Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Duran was a better defensive fighter than Toney by a clear margin.

    Sure he got caught when he was overly offensive at times, but no more than Toney did at an equivalent point in his career, while James was being nowhere near as aggressive.