Quote Originally Posted by Lyle View Post
OK guys I have finally gotten around to coming up with some more hypothetical fights that are seemingly 50/50. This list isn't as good as the first, but I felt I had to come up with more than just 1-2 fights

Aaron Pryor - Pernell Whittaker 140: Pryor was a non-stop action fighter, he was always throwing punches and he had a great chin, but Sweet Pea was THE slickest fighter since Willie Pep.

Oscar De la Hoya - Vernon Forrest 147: This fight always intrigued me not only because Forrest had such an easy time with Shane Mosley but also because Oscar and Vernon were on the same Olympic team. I think when Oscar was allowed to load up on his shots a bit more and punches weren't coming back at him in flurries he was more successful. Vernon fought from distance very well and had a dynamic right cross before the shoulder injury.

Floyd Patterson-Bob Foster 175: This fight pits two styles against each other where the outcomes can vary greatly in Foster's favor you can cite Tyson-Douglas & Tyson-Lewis and in Patterson's favor you can look at Tyson-Tucker & Tyson-Biggs or any number of taller fighters. Both Patterson and Foster had great handspeed and power, but their chins left a lot to be desired.

Frank Bruno - Donovan Ruddock: Two big heavy punchers who either didn't know how to act when they were hurt or just lost all sense when they got hurt. Bruno had the big right hand and Rudduck had the left 45 (hook/uppercut hybrid). In their respective primes I think they would have had a back and forth fight because they had the same strengths and the same weaknesses.
Aaron Pryor - Pernell Whittaker 140:

Pernell Whitaker by UD he had no trouble with aggressive fighters, and Aaron Pryor almost lost to a slick Southpaw in Gary Hinton. Watch that fight i think thats a good fight to view, on how a fight between Pernell Whitaker/Aaron Pryor would of gone, except Pernell Whitaker would win unlike Gary Hinton.


Oscar De la Hoya - Vernon Forrest 147:

Now suprisingly i like Vernon Forrest in this fight, ODLH did at times struggle against a good jabber, and Vernon Forrest may of had the attributes to pull off a UD. Unless its a BS decision which is probably what would of happened.

Floyd Patterson-Bob Foster 175:

I've seen plenty of Bob Foster, but i have seen very little of Floyd Patterson at 175, so i can't comment.

Frank Bruno - Donovan Ruddock:

Frank Bruno has the tools to outbox Razor Ruddock, but Razor Ruddock has better survival instincts than Frank Bruno. And that would be the difference in the fight. Razor Ruddock may of been outboxed and floored, but in the end his extra mental toughness and survival instincts, would pull through and he would win a TKO round about the 8th round.