Who is the more talanted fighter between these 2 legends

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  1. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Kid Pambele or Jose Naples
     
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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Napoles was basically a 140 pounder for a time but couldnt secure fights at that weight
     
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  3. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Mantequilla Napoles, by far...no offense to Kid Pambele. It was just good fortune for Cervantes that they never met.
     
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  4. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Thanku
     
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  5. JohnThomas1

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    Napoles, but not massively for me. In the Ring's 80 best of the last 80 years Napoles was 56, Cervantes 69. Such lists are often a good starting point being branching out and digging deeper.
     
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  6. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Talented? Probably Napoles. But I'd probably rate Cervantes higher on accomplishment by a narrow margin.
     
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  7. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    How do you figure?
     
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  8. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace

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    Napoles
     
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  9. bcr

    bcr Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Mantequilla was one of those fighters that makes boxing look effortlessly.
     
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  10. Gannicus

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    Napoles, a lock for Top 8 of all time in terms of H2H.
     
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  11. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Not even a debate really. Napoles was easily more talented than Cervantes.
     
    Xplosive, Oct 24, 2016
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