The Sweet Science at it's finest

[Beanflicker]

When you talk about the sweet science at it's finest, people bring up fights like Gatti/Ward and Hagler/Hearns.

No, stupid.

Boxing is about hitting and not getting hit. I think this (along with Floyd vs Corrales) is one of the best examples of the sweet science. Pernell giving JCC a boxing lesson and getting robbed of a victory.

It's easy to be slick against inferior opposition, but at 87-0 at the time JCC was one of the greatest pressure fighters we've ever seen. He was also one of the best finishers with 74 KO's in those 87 wins.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzTFd1dAK_w

Brilliant performance.

[Master]

Chavez is the greatest.

[cyclone]

Chavez is the greatest.

not on this side of the border

[Beanflicker]

Pernell took him to school

[Master]

Pernell took him to school

So he should it was at welterweight not JC superstars best weight.

[bradlee180]

Trinidad was so 1-dimensional, yet he still kicked the living $#!t out of Whitaker's lil @$$ every round, Whitaker's sweet science be damned...

[Beanflicker]

Pernell took him to school

So he should it was at welterweight not JC superstars best weight.

That's true

[Master]

Pernell took him to school

So he should it was at welterweight not JC superstars best weight.

That's true

You should be arguing with me and saying Pernell agreed to fight at 145lb and that drained and disadvantaged sweet pea.

[Beanflicker]

That would be disingenuous because Sweet Pea is fabulous at any weight.

[walrus]

You would also need to put Rigo on that list. He has the sweet science down to a science. I guess there has to be some kind of mix. I appreciated what Rigo did in the ring and made a point to watch his fights but for your ordinary fan he can be boring as he'll. Sometimes what Rigo could do was akin to a picture throwing a no hitter.

[cyclone]

Pernell took him to school

So he should it was at welterweight not JC superstars best weight.

Stop with the excuses.

WW wasn't Wittaker's best weight either.

He could have fought Pernell much earlier but he was too busy trolling cab-stands for opponents.

[cyclone]

Trinidad was so 1-dimensional, yet he still kicked the living $#!t out of Whitaker's lil @$$ every round, Whitaker's sweet science be damned...

After Pernell was coming off a year long layoff.

At least he didn't get planted on his face like that dumb dog-eater you worship

[bradlee180]

De La Hoya deserved the decision over Whitaker too.
Whitaker did jack-$#!t in that fight.
He made De La Hoya miss, but he didn't counter after the slips; he just walked away instead. Crap-fight, but you have to give the decision to the guy who was at least throwing some punches.

[SugarBoxing]

there are two sides:

do not get hit and be fun to watch. No one can beat prime Tyson from these perspectives.

[Spicoli]

Whitaker was a ring general in the truest form that night. Hit and not be hit, other than Chavez occasional right he peppered Julio with the frequency of a grilled t bone. Texas, King and Sullied'man...the deck was stacked going in. King was already negotiating deals with the MGM but only if Chavez didn't lose...the whole scenario kicked boxing and the fans right in the balls.