Who are the supernaturals, all time and current?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Amsterdam, Oct 12, 2007.


  1. Amsterdam

    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    Because PacDbester,

    Calzaghe is only beatable by 1 or 2 types of styles, Pac is beatable by several types of styles, can be outboxed with the right guy and has more holes in his game than Calzaghe does.

    I don't expect you to understand this, but Calzaghe is a much more complete fighter than Pacquaio is and is not as rough of a style, Calzaghe at his best is very fluid, sharp and amazing to watch, it's poetry in motion.

    However, Pac being a great fighter and even at his best, is more harsch to watch. Pac's extremely effective and very exciting, but he just doesn't have that beautiful 'supernatural' edge like the others I listed did - 'so sweet it's sick'.

    That doesn't describe Pac.
     
  2. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    I disagree.

    If you watch Pacquiao against an Oscar Larios type then its absolutely beautiful to watch. But he's been up against some extremely tough and experienced competition so of course its tough to look as good. Also Solis was a very tall fighter who kept ducking very low, so his style made the fight look awkward (even though pac totally outboxed him in pretty much every round).
     
  3. Amsterdam

    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    Calzaghe did challenge B-Hop and Tarver mate.:lol:

    Offered B-Hop 2.5 million in 2000, which would have been B-Hop's biggest payday ever at that point, however, B-Hop was the MW king and intelligently stayed there and racked up the biggest title defence record and waited for bigger paying bouts to come as Calzaghe wasn't considered much then.

    Tarver, please...:yep

    And Roy, how would you have expected that bout to come off in the early 2000's with the difference in money that Roy could get fighting on this side of the ocean. The only way Roy could have made the same amount of money vs. Calzaghe would have been to literally go to the UK where the fight would have been massive enough for Calzaghe to take a paycut and give Roy the type of funds that he was making then.

    And guess what, Roy would have defeated Calzaghe, no doubt, but it still was an outside risk.

    Pac's situation is entirely different and he KOed Barrera and Morales true, but he also lost to a past it Morales first go around in a war, something everyone seems to forget.:yep
     
  4. PacDbest

    PacDbest Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Calslappy then is not supernatural. Calslappy is Superbeautiful boxer. I already show you the meaning of Supernatural from the dictionary. Calslappy is not that.
     
  5. PacDbest

    PacDbest Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm not degrading what calslappy has done. In fact I pick him to beat Kessler. But the fact that he didn't beat or fought that best of the best in & around his weight class doesn't mean he's tested by any style of boxing. A middleweight Class Pac size will definitely beat him.

    What i'm disagreeing is the term Supernatural which is exactly what Pac is & not the guys you've mentioned.

    Let's say Pac & Calsaghe are the same size, same age, with no boxing training at all. You put the 2 inside the ring, who do you think will win?? Who do you think we will call supernatural after the fight???
     
  6. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    How about...

    Salvador Sanchez
    Ike Williams
     
  7. Amsterdam

    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    :think

    I think we need some evidence.

    We have to remember, 'supernatural' has no ties to 'ATG'. Only the criteria.

    We'd have to see some video here and decide if these two fit that criteria, but I do trust in your judgement Brooklyn.
     
  8. Max Molyneux

    Max Molyneux Liverpool Liver Tickler Full Member

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    Since when does Pac have skill?:shock:
     
  9. Daddy

    Daddy Active Member Full Member

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    Yeah for me too. Pernell came to mind first, then Aaron Pryor.
     
  10. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    Looking at your criteria again, I would put Salvador Sanchez in there. He had the speed, skills, heart, and could brutalize his opponents.

    I am interested as to why Ivan Calderon is a supernatural (which I think he is as well), but Floyd is missing?
     
  11. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    Any thoughts on whether or not Hagler, Holmes, and Holyfield are "supernaturals"?
     
  12. Saltzy

    Saltzy Bam-O Full Member

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    Please he didn't run. I've watched numerous fights of his, utterly one of the best defenses in the sport, he had a way of standing in front of his opponent and moving so slightly and dodging the punches then countering with his own.




    Aaron Pryor has to be on the list!
     
  13. Amsterdam

    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    Floyd could redeem himself as a supernatural, but needs to let those hands fly, if you know what I mean.

    Calderon rips those combinations, he was ****ing people up at minimum weight with the amount landed.
     
  14. Amsterdam

    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    Definitley not Hagler, he had an effective style and is a top ATG, but he was not a supernatural.

    Holmes, hmm.

    Holyfield simply got tagged too much.
     
  15. Burundanga

    Burundanga Renaissance Man Full Member

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    call me crazy but Vic Darchinyan is a supernatural