Which light middleweight champs from any decade could have moved up and beat Eubank Sr (prime)

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    You can choose light middles that moved up and won the middleweight crown also, but can you come up with at least 5 from the 154 division that could have beat Eubank as he was during the early 90`s?
     
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  2. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    What ever list you come up with, I'd put Mike McCallum at the top!
     
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  3. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    McCallum
    Hearns

    Jackson has a punchers chance.
     
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  4. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Mickey Walker (he began as a Welter before light middle existed).
     
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  5. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Does Bob Fitzsimmons count (he won the title at 154)?
     
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  6. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Eubank was a guest pundit on the broadcast of the Graham v Jackson bout in 1990, and was asked by the main presenter if he would fight Jackson and he point blank said no.
     
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  7. Tonto62

    Tonto62 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Candidates would include
    Leonard
    Duran
    Kalule
    Vargas
    Wright
    Jackson
    Benitez
    Hope
     
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  8. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    McCallum would top my list.
     
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  9. NoNeck

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  10. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    I don't think any of them would pull it off.
     
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  11. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I feel Leonard and Duran fought better v Hagler than Eubank would have specifically Duran and he waas more impressive against Barkley than Eubank was against his best opponents, I`m not sure Eubank could have beaten Barkley.
     
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  12. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Good call with Guillermo. Crazy that he used to fight at 154 being that tall. He sure put a beating on Lebedev at 200.
     
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  13. NoNeck

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    Barkley and Hagler have little to do with it. I don't think Eubank's style and size would help any of them.
     
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  14. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Benvenuti has a definate chance.
     
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  15. Grapefruit

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    McCallum
    Leonard
    Hearns
    Mayweather
    Terry Norris
     
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