Your favourite Middleweight v Dick Tiger

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  1. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    The silence is deafening.
     
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  3. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    My 4 favourite MWs are Saunders, GGG, Hopkins and Hagler.

    So decently as a collection but my number 1 (Saunders) gets mauled.
     
  4. Man_Machine

    Man_Machine Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Unless there's a Middleweight with Bob Foster type power out there, a bout with Tiger is a long, frustrating night for any Middleweight in history, with the potential for havoc to be wreaked on them.

    Marvin Hagler - probably my favorite Middleweight - has the durability and the armory to edge Richard Ihetu, but not without great difficulty.
     
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  5. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Fitzsimmons?
     
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  6. TheEliteMaster100

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    You think Duran would be able outlast 15 rounds with Tiger the same way he did with Hagler? Duran best options are on the inside, Tiger at middleweight lost to fighters on the outside with movement and jabbing such as Giardello and Griffith.

    Tiger handles Duran in my opinion. Duran doesn't have the power to threaten Tiger.

    Tiger would easily clean through Hagler's title run through including a slugfest vs Hearns who would learn to late that slugging with Tiger is a big NO-no!
    Ray Leonard of 87 would get a draw depending on ring size, Ray Leonard of young would win on points.
     
  7. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    This to a T! Well said
     
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  8. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    No one beats Tiger in straight up exchanges or battles. You HAVE to box him or adapt.
     
  9. salsanchezfan

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    I think Hagler keeps the jab working overtime en route to a tough, hard-fought decision.
     
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  10. Man_Machine

    Man_Machine Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Good shout!
     
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