Which fighters would do best

[Taeth]

If you made all the fighters train hard as if they were getting ready for a prize fight, but they had no idea who they were fighting, which fighters would be the best this?

Guys I think are obvious are
Roy JOnes Jr
Joe Calzaghe
Miguel Cotto
Floyd Mayweather Jr
Whitaker
Leonard
James Toney
Mosley(maybe not the most natural, but he is too fast and too durable to not give anyone a hard fight... except Winky)

IMO these are guys who are so natural in there that they can adapt really easily in fights that preparation for them is more to get their body in shape and their minds focused and sharp.

Guys who I don't think would do as well
Lennox Lewis
Manny Pacquiao
Bernard Hopkins
Oscar De La Hoya
Mike Tyson
Jermain Taylor


These guys IMO seem to train perfectly for who they are fighting, they know how they are going to fight a fight before it happens.



This is a silly little thing, but you can add whoever you want to either list.

[CGM]

hmmm, Hopkins is a smart guy, I'm sure he could adapt to the situation. Tyson on his game it really would not matter, he'd mow them down anyway.

[Julius Rain]

hmmm, Hopkins is a smart guy, I'm sure he could adapt to the situation. Tyson on his game it really would not matter, he'd mow them down anyway.

agree. i think of all bhop and ali would do best without knowing who their oppenent will be.

[Bomp]

I like this thread. I think Hop would do well with his natural defensive style.

As for Tyson, it works both ways, at his best he'd follow a specific game plan with the combos meticulously prepared. However, imagine coming into the ring against him having never even heard of him or seen him fight, okay he might not have that fear factor over you, but damn that speed and power would catch most guys unawares.

[CGM]

I like this thread. I think Hop would do well with his natural defensive style.

As for Tyson, it works both ways, at his best he'd follow a specific game plan with the combos meticulously prepared. However, imagine coming into the ring against him having never even heard of him or seen him fight, okay he might not have that fear factor over you, but damn that speed and power would catch most guys unawares.

Ya think so about Tyson and planning? I just saw him as a natural scrapper. Meticulous planning doesn't come to mind when I think of Tyson.

[Bomp]

I like this thread. I think Hop would do well with his natural defensive style.

As for Tyson, it works both ways, at his best he'd follow a specific game plan with the combos meticulously prepared. However, imagine coming into the ring against him having never even heard of him or seen him fight, okay he might not have that fear factor over you, but damn that speed and power would catch most guys unawares.

Ya think so about Tyson and planning? I just saw him as a natural scrapper. Meticulous planning doesn't come to mind when I think of Tyson.

I see what you mean, thinking about it most of his preparation was geared at studying himself early in his career, which they were meticulous at doing, so maybe the actual opponent didn't matter that much, he pretty much new every time out he'd be fighting a taller opponent.

[ICB]

If you made all the fighters train hard as if they were getting ready for a prize fight, but they had no idea who they were fighting, which fighters would be the best this?

Guys I think are obvious are
Roy JOnes Jr
Joe Calzaghe
Miguel Cotto
Floyd Mayweather Jr
Whitaker
Leonard
James Toney
Mosley(maybe not the most natural, but he is too fast and too durable to not give anyone a hard fight... except Winky)

IMO these are guys who are so natural in there that they can adapt really easily in fights that preparation for them is more to get their body in shape and their minds focused and sharp.

Guys who I don't think would do as well
Lennox Lewis
Manny Pacquiao
Bernard Hopkins
Oscar De La Hoya
Mike Tyson
Jermain Taylor


These guys IMO seem to train perfectly for who they are fighting, they know how they are going to fight a fight before it happens.



This is a silly little thing, but you can add whoever you want to either list.

I'll just do one for each weightclass that makes it easier for me.

Heavyweight: Muhammad Ali
Cruiserweight: Evander Holyfield
Light Heavyweight: Archie Moore/Roy Jones Jr/Ezzard Charles
Super Middleweight: James Toney/Joe Calzaghe
Middleweight: Marvin Hagler/Bernard Hopkins
Jr Middleweight: Mike McCallum/Winky Wright
Welterweight: Sugar Ray Leonard
Jr Welterweight: Aaron Pryor
Lightweight: Pernell Whitaker
Super Featherweight: Floyd Mayweather Jr/Azumah Nelson
Featherweight: Salvador Sanchez/Willie Pep/Juan Manuel Marquez
Super Bantamweight: Wilfredo Gomez/Marco Antonio Barrera
Bantamweight: Rafael Marquez
Super Flyweight: Johnny Tapia
Flyweight: Miguel Canto
Jr Flyweight: Michael Carbajal
Minimumweight: Ricardo Lopez

Well i lied i couldn't do one for each weightclass because it was too hard but whatever.