Quote Originally Posted by Lyle View Post
OK guys, I have done any number of hypothetical fight threads but this one imparticular is me trying my damnedest to make the seemingly most even matchups you could ever have....alright here I go.

Tommy Hearns-Shane Mosely 147- Sure Tommy has all the tools to beat Shane Mosley, height, size, power, strength, but Shane in return has all the tools to beat Tommy, a chin, stamina, power, fast flurries of punches.

Salvador Sanchez-Julio Cesar Chavez 130/135- OK Sanchez is a bit of a myth as we now know him, but he was GREAT, powerful, great workrate, but he was also everything Julio Cesar Chavez was as well.

Mike Tyson-Riddick Bowe- OK in his Prime Tyson could handle ANYONE, and while he did have SOME trouble with guys like Tony Tucker he still won. Riddick Bowe had the size and the skill set to easily beat Tyson but was he mentally tough enough to fight a perfect fight because if you as the taller man, give up the inside to Tyson you are DONE.

Roberto Duran-Alexis Arguello 135- Two big powerful and skilled fighters, both with no quit in them (at least at 135 for Duran). Duran was THE GREATEST at 135, but Arguello was one tough cookie.

That's all I can think of for now, but I will have more later on.

Thomas Hearns vs Shane Mosley = Shane Mosley lost to Vernon Forrest, who basically beat him because of his height and jab. And no disrespect to Vernon Forrest, but Thomas Hearns was obviously better than Vernon Forrest.

And he would of beat Shane Mosley on points comfortably the same way Vernon Forrest did. Or stopped him early like Vernon Forrest almost did.

Salvador Sanchez vs Julio Cesar Chavez = This is a tough one because JCC was better, at the lower weightclasses. But i still feel he would struggle with a great boxer like Salvador Sanchez.

But i feel we never see the best of Salvador Sanchez, but he did do well against aggressive fighters. But JCC was a class above anyone Salvador Sanchez fought, i'll call it a draw.

Mike Tyson vs Riddick Bowe = Can i just say Lyle that Tony Tucker, broke his right hand after the 4th round, thats the reason he went into a defensive shell. Tony Tucker may of actually won that night, but we will never know.

Riddick Bowe struggled against fighters, with good jabs or boxers who fought him on the outside. But fighters that come to him he was in his element.

Mike Tyson never fought anyone close to someone like Riddick Bowe, in his prime that had the size and the inside fighting skills. I'd say Riddick Bowe by TKO late on.

Roberto Duran vs Alexis Arguello = Now Alexis Arguello did have some troubles against Southpaws, and he also struggled against good boxers. He was outboxed by Jose Luis Ramirez clearly at 135, but he loved fighters that come towards him.

Now as for Roberto Duran he himself had trouble with boxers, but i think he had a few more tools than Alexis Arguello. Now it would infact be in Roberto Duran's interest to box against Alexis Arguello amazingly.

Now you all think im crazy, but Alexis Arguello hits very hard. And he loved fighters that come towards him, and as tough as Roberto Duran is, i just don't like the thought of him taking those long Alexis Arguello right hands. At mid-distance as he's trying to come in.

I think Roberto Duran wins on points after being floored and hurt early, he begins to box and he out smarts Alexis Arguello in a closish UD.