Alright was in the restroom reading one of the many fucken boxing almanacs I have and started thinking of some matchups that involve past champs vs some more recent champs.
Here's what I cam up with:
Nunn vs. Ward - I would take Nunn on this one. Just think he would give Ward problems with his style.
Tuff one. I think I'd go with Nunn also. I'll never forget the Toney spanking until that fateful moment. Ward has a really unique style though and a real boxing brain.
Vitaly vs. Holmes - Very tempted to say Vitaly but gonna side with Holmes on a hard fought win.
Would be interesting to see if Vitali could draw Holmes into the same fight he had with Lewis. Holmes burst into a division that just came out of the seventies. Pretty much every name he beat was a second off and a dollar short. Dont get me wrong Larry was a great fighter and probably got shafted by Spinks and the Marciano legacy but a toss up fight imo.
"Chocolatito" Gonzalez vs. "Finito" Lopez - I think Gonzalezs aggressiveness would give him the edge in the 1st few rounds until Lopez settled in and began to counter. Lopez win.
I think Gonzalez poses many of the same problems Alvarez did. Gonzalez gets this one.
Valero vs. Escalera - Damn! I don't know I wanna say Valero but Escalera here he's got reach & height on Valero. Escalera win.
Agreed who knows? Valero's boxing skills left a little to be desired but he had 1 punch turn the fight around power in both hands.
Hopkins vs. Saad Muhammad - BHop always finds a way to win. Just when we think he's done he pulls it off. BHop win.
Starting to see a pattern here
Tough fights. Lean the same way as you again.
Wilfred Benitez vs. Pacquiao - Pacquiao would start off good but I think Wilfred would be able to counter him and keep him off balance half way thrue. In the end Pac gets a win based on output.
Ray Leonard is probably one of the most accurate punchers that ever lived and he said he had never missed that many punches in his career as he did against Wilfredo. I might add that Wilfredo at the time was already messed up. Manny's rinse and repeat style would not work against a prime Benitez and probably gets him knocked out.
Izzy vs. Gomez - What a war this would be. Both guys can acuatlly box well but come on we know they would start throwing bombs 'til one went down. I'd take Gomez on this one.
Great fight. I think Gomez stops Vasquez.
JMM vs. Arguello - The hardest one to pick for me. Both are my top favorite fighters. Arguello's right had was mind blowing. JMM ring generalship is oustanding. I'm go with JMM win. No wait! Arguello. No I change my mind JMM.
Bad style match up for Marquez. Arguello as aggressive as his style was also a great counter puncher. Arguello would have every advantage over Marquez.
Pavlik vs. Antuofermo - Can you say blood bath? I think it would be a matter of who can take who's shot best. I think Pavlik has the slight advantage as he can box slightly better then Vito. Pavlik win.
Two male sheep in the rut. Flip a coin.
Spinks vs. Calzaghe - Spinks win for me. Calzaghe was dropped by a past RJJ and BHop if the Jinx were to drop him he aint getting up from that shot. Even if he did he would not recover in time and would be dropped again.
Joe was not a lightheavyweight even though he ended his career at that weight. Those flash knockdowns speak for themselves. Spinks verses Charles is a much better question or Jones.
Pryor vs. Bradley - Two very physical guys who like to mix it up. I'm leaning more towards Pryor as he would be the aggressor while Bradley would hold and try to hit. A lot of holding with Pryor win.
Pryor beats the shit out of him. No contest.
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Originally Posted by Jimanuel Boogustus
. If their weights were closer it would be such a war, but Mike would speed in and kill the Rock with overwhelming hand and foot speed early in all reality.
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