Has There Been Any Boxer Who Has Fought As Many Quality Opponents As Oscar ??
Felix Sturm
Shane Mosley x2
Bernard Hopkins
Luis Ramon Campas
Felix Trinidad
Oba Carr
Floyd Mayweather Jr
Ike Quartey
Arturo Gatti
Javier Castillejo
Julio Cesar Chavez x2
Fernando Vargas
Pernell Whitaker
Troy Dorsey
Jeff Mayweather
Jimmy Bredahl
John John Molina
Jorge Paez
Miguel Angel Gonzalez
Jesse James Leija
Rafael Ruelas
Genaro Hernandez
Wilfredo Rivera
Hector Camacho
Ricardo Mayorga
That is an incredible list of opposition.
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Yup he's certainly fought the best.
The one other person who can match him opp in my opinion is Evander Holyfield.
That dude fought everybody too.
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Yeah I've always thought Oscars list of opposition is one of the best ever.
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Yup he's certainly fought the best.
The one other person who can match him opp in my opinion is Evander Holyfield.
That dude fought everybody too.
Yeah Holyfield. Lewis too come to think of it.
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Yup he's certainly fought the best.
The one other person who can match him opp in my opinion is Evander Holyfield.
That dude fought everybody too.
Yeah Holyfield. Lewis too come to think of it.
Nah not Lewis, he never got to fight Bowe or Foreman and Tyson was a shell by the time he got to him.
Not Lennox's fault as they didn't want to face him but Holyfield literally fought every great and good heavyweight in his era.
Just think Holyfield fought Tyson twice, Lewis twice, Bowe three times, Foreman, Holmes, Moorer and Byrd.
That's an impressive resume. Even more so had he won some of them ::** :P
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Believe it or not Ali fought alot of the big names.
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Believe it or not Ali fought alot of the big names.
Yup but he's no longer fighting. If he was then Big George and Sugar Ray would up there too.
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Roberto Duran comes to mind.
Marvin Hagler
Sugar Ray Leonard x3
Thomas Hearns
Esteban De Jesus x3
Carlos Palomino
Lou Bizzarro
Ken Buchanan
Wilfred Benitez
Davey Moore
Robbie Simms
Hector Camacho x2
William Joppy
Jorge Fernando Castro x2
Vinny Pazienza x2
Iran Barkley
Pipino Cuevas
Kirkland Laing
Edwin Viruet x2
Re: Has There Been Any Boxer Who Has Fought As Many Quality Opponents As Oscar ??
It's very hard to think of someone with more quality opponents.
Whether you like Oscar or not, he deserves everyone's respect for his quality of opposition. He could've used his popularity two ways, he could've used it to avoid all the tough guys (because he could still make big $$$ even against bad opponents) or he could've used it to lure all the biggest and best names to fight him. He chose the latter.
I've never been an Oscar fan, the running in the Tito fight was horrible, and I think he got some gift decisions (especially early in his career), but I'll always respect him.
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Muhammad Ali Ray Robinson
Archie Moore Sammy Angott
Floyd Patterson Marty Servo
Sonny Liston Fritzie Zivic
Jerry Quarry Jake LaMotta
Joe Frazier Henry Armstrong
Larry Holmes Tommy Bell
Ron Lyle Artie Levine
Ken Norton Jimmy Doyle
Bob Foster Kid Gavilan
Jimmy Ellis Bobo Olsen
Zora Folley Randy Turpin
George Foreman Rocky Graziano
Oscar Bonavena Joey Maxim
George Chuvalo Gene Fullmer
Carmen Basilio
Joey Archer
Archie Moore...
Willie Pastrano..Muhammad Ali...Yvon Durelle..Floyd Patterson..Rocky Marciano..Joey Maxim..Jimmy Bivins..Ezzard Charles..Charley Burley..
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Muhammad Ali, Leonard, Duran all did
I still think that Robinson's opposition was overrated... say waht you may but guys like Turpin just fought him at the right time, and IMO there are few guys who would have beaten everybody he fought.
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Muhammad Ali, Leonard, Duran all did
Really? You think they fought better guys than Oscar?
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Muhammad Ali, Leonard, Duran all did
I still think that Robinson's opposition was overrated... say waht you may but guys like Turpin just fought him at the right time, and IMO there are few guys who would have beaten everybody he fought.
You can look at anyone's Wins/Losses break it down question it and say its overrated. But its situations in a boxers career that also adds to a boxer's greatness like Robinson coming back and destroying Turpin after being told he only has 1 more round left. Robinson dominating the Welterweight division etc.
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Muhammad Ali, Leonard, Duran all did
I still think that Robinson's opposition was overrated... say waht you may but guys like Turpin just fought him at the right time, and IMO there are few guys who would have beaten everybody he fought.
Anything to argue...and DLH opp was not caught at the right time?...Pernell was at his best right?....Chavez as well ::**
Leonard's best wins are Duran, Hearns, Hagler and Benitez....Duran was at his best during the LW years...he was given a gift against Hagler...LaLonde was and OK opp...we wont even count Norris and Camacho because Ray was embaressed in those fights...they were long past his best days.....
So please how do you question Robinsons comp but not Leonards?
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Muhammad Ali, Leonard, Duran all did
I still think that Robinson's opposition was overrated... say waht you may but guys like Turpin just fought him at the right time, and IMO there are few guys who would have beaten everybody he fought.
Anything to argue...and DLH opp was not caught at the right time?...Pernell was at his best right?....Chavez as well ::**
Leonard's best wins are Duran, Hearns, Hagler and Benitez....Duran was at his best during the LW years...he was given a gift against Hagler...LaLonde was and OK opp...we wont even count Norris and Camacho because Ray was embaressed in those fights...they were long past his best days.....
So please how do you question Robinsons comp but not Leonards?
I agree. I always considered Leonard to be one of boxings most overrated fighters
