Re: Would 1986 Lloyd Honeyghan have beaten Mark Breland and Marlon Starling
I do think that the prime Raggamuffin would have beaten a prime Breland. He was completely shot by that fight and it was horrible to watch. Lloyd came from the same area as half my family so he was a real hero to me (and I met him and he was fucking lovely in real life although I was hammered). The real Honeyghan would have walked through MB's punches and hammer the body for a mid round KO.
As for Starling, I'm not so sure. His counterpunching style may have always had Lloyds' number. On the other hand, Honeyghan prior to winning the title was a smarter boxer so maybe THAT version would have beaten him. After the Curry fight he turned into more fighter than boxer. Difficult to say. Marlon may have been Barkley to Lloyds Hearns...
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