Not head to head of course...but resume wise it is interesting that one dominated with decision wins over good fighters, and one with KO wins over good fighters...both having the same number of wins, and about the same number of good wins.
Then in their two high-profile big fights, they got an official draw and loss to a Mexican star, when many feel they deserved better in those 2 fights.
Sweet Pea moved up the weights, while GGG stayed at 160...Sweet Pea had another disputed loss early in his career and a couple of losses late...GGG officially with only the one loss and draw to Canelo.
Anyway, thought it was interesting when comparing the two in another thread...any thoughts? The draw and loss for Sweet Pea vs ODLH and Chavez just reminded me of GGG's with Canelo, and then the dominance vs good fighters they both showed was similar...I know a lot on here hate GGG and rate Sweet Pea so curious as to what I'm missing.
Great post!! I feel what u are saying for sure but I just simply broke it down into top level wins based off accomplishment so I wasnt up all night . We can choose to go thru any fighters resume with a fine tooth comb and try and find things to up their status or cut it down and have reasonable argument in both,however I like to keep it a little more basic for the sake of my time and work haha or else I would love to do that .we also have to take into account era they fought in , pea fought in the 90s for the most part is seen as the best lightweight of that decade by most . Unfortunatly ggg was in a pretty weak MW era and that's not his fault , but that being said I can confidently say that he still had a few misses . And his title defence streak is slightly tainted by people claiming his regular or interim wba title he held for a while was the real thing . Iam not at all trying to discredit ggg in my opinion he is a first ballot hall of Famer and seems to get either shat on or overrated unfortunately so it makes it hard to have reasonable debates on him and his legacy . I think he is liekly an atg middle especially based off the head to head section but he is definately lacking in resume imo especially in comparison to pea . Maybe iam bias becuase I grew up watching pea with my dad from a young age . But I try and call it like I see it always . Ggg didnt beat one hof officially . And altho I scored the first canelo fight for him he didnt get that win on paper ( just like pea vs Chavez and hoya ) so that is what stood out to me when comparing these two resumes . I could go on for days about ggg won canelo 1 and pea clearly won vs chavez but what I got from the thread was that we are comparing resumes . At first by the title I thought head to head and I was ready to come in guns blazing but then I seen u posted it and read it thoroughly ( apparently not thoroughly enuff tho Haha) as we have always had good debates and u seem to be quite fair . Altho we dont always see eye to eye . Respect !!! Thanks for the good debate my man raely get these since fury wilder ,people are just clowning lately and dont wanna respond to my level headed opinion haha
Thanks man, much appreciated...great post from you as well - I definitely see where you are coming from there, and think you are coming at it from an objective, neutral place...glad there are some here who still really want to have a boxing discussion and aren't so fanatical about stuff...you are definitely one of the good ones on here from what I've seen.
Yes I really hated the aftermath of Fury-Wilder 2...it was a great performance by Fury, and that should have been the talking point imo...instead we got 1) Fury fans coming out of the woodwork, proclaiming him to be the best ever (and to be fair I feel he does have 2 great wins on his resume that stack up well vs most HWs all-time) - but also most of those guys saying Wilder was a bum and he sucked...like wtf lol...how does that make sense...Wilder is clearly his 2nd best win ever, you could even argue it was his best win.
2) Then we also got a lot of AJ fans coming out of the woodwork...saying this proves AJ is better....and then also crazily - imo - saying that this proves Whyte is better lol...like wtf...I mean who knows what would happen in a fight...but no other HW can really do what Fury did imo, not that effectively.
3) and then in response to the loss...a lot of Wilder fans making some rather strange arguments/accusations themselves as to why he lost.
Thankfully it seems like that has died down some now!! On that note, I really hope we get to see Wilder vs Whyte and AJ now...I think those would be big fights and I love a good redemption story, and would be happy to see Wilder get a KO or two there in those fights!! But I think they would be exciting and sell well/be good events at the least.
Thanks for the detailed replies Norm...in truth, again I really made the thread because I remembered that PW and GGG had identical results vs the two A-side Mexican star fights they fought in their careers...and many think they deserved 2 wins, instead of a draw and a loss.
Again I did compare their resumes in that initial post as well, but more so as filler to further the comparison between the 2 and get some convo going...and yes I did kind of have a cheeky little line at the end of my first post as well...so I can't be mad if people focus purely on the resume comparison I made between the 2.
Exactly how you view each guy will depend on how you saw them fare in certain fights...and then also on how exactly you rate those 2nd tier-and lower wins they had...I would put Canelo vying for the spot of top Mexican fighter ever, personally, right there with JCC Sr...and I would probably have ODLH above Sanchez, but only due to Sanchez's rather short career....but I would have Canelo above ODLH.
I appreciate your breakdown of the fighters and who they beat...my comment would just be that I look at it this way - I feel there are generally 3, maybe 4, tiers of pro boxers (A B C and then D or lower) - your 'A' level, or close to it - Canelo, GGG, Spence, Crawford, Floyd, Pac, Fury etc all fit in here.
You have some tweeners in this level too...I always take into account the level of the fighter at the time of fight as well...a great win over a good pro in their prime, will have as much weight or more for me than a UD over a shot, former great, fighting above their best weight...those are generally B level wins for me.
Guys for GGG such as Jacobs, Murray (at the time of the fight - having just fought very well vs Sergio in Argentina), SD, Brook, Lemieux, Monroe, and Geale are probably all at that B-level and above, with some arguably around a low A level.
Then GGG has a lot of wins against other solid pros, who are somewhere between B and C level imho...Macklin, Vanes (at the time of fight - would have been a time when he was a solid B to B+), Rubio, Adama, Stevens, Ishida, Proksa, Rosado, Ouma (at the time of fight - there was a time where he would have been at least a solid B or maybe even a bit higher).
When I factor in how dominant GGG was in most of those wins...it just really impresses me, and I think stacks up well with my analysis of other past greats and what they did with their resumes.
I understand that some could view it differently...they can focus on wins over former belt holders, or moving up in weight etc...but for me I think some of that stuff is just fluff...I really try to take into account who, and what version of that guy, you beat...I try not to overrate wins based on name or hype etc, or if a guy 'cherry picks' a weak belt holder...I try to be fair and consistent with what I think a guy's level is going in.
If some people honestly say they feel that PW has a bunch of wins over B level guys...and that they would rate a lot G's wins as C level...well if that's how they truly see it and they have their reasoning behind it, that's cool...I personally think they have a similar number of B level wins, and a similar number of C level wins...and even A level wins.
As an aside - to look at it another way - let's talk Nelson, who is probably PW's best official win...Nelson's best win on paper is pretty clearly Gomez, no? He stopped Gomez in 11 round in PR, pretty good win...Gomez was on a 9 fight win streak, mostly by KOs...but only one of those wins was at the weight where he fought Nelson, and he won that by UD not KO.
In his next 2 fights after Nelson, Gomez took a shady MD over Lockridge who was a good fighter...and then got stopped by Alfredo Layne...who lost his next 6 fights after his fight with Gomez...to be fair, Gomez's fight with Layne was at yet another higher weight class as well..but again that signals to me that Gomez was at the end of his run there, and letting himself go a bit.
Lol so all that to say...that yeah I just try and evaluate everything fairly for all guys man...just try to call it like I see it, and I try and take in and analyze as much info as possible.
In any event, thanks again for the chat and detailed breakdowns on your POV, much appreciated.
Great post!! I feel what u are saying for sure but I just simply broke it down into top level wins based off accomplishment so I wasnt up all night . We can choose to go thru any fighters resume with a fine tooth comb and try and find things to up their status or cut it down and have reasonable argument in both,however I like to keep it a little more basic for the sake of my time and work haha or else I would love to do that .we also have to take into account era they fought in , pea fought in the 90s for the most part is seen as the best lightweight of that decade by most . Unfortunatly ggg was in a pretty weak MW era and that's not his fault , but that being said I can confidently say that he still had a few misses . And his title defence streak is slightly tainted by people claiming his regular or interim wba title he held for a while was the real thing . Iam not at all trying to discredit ggg in my opinion he is a first ballot hall of Famer and seems to get either shat on or overrated unfortunately so it makes it hard to have reasonable debates on him and his legacy . I think he is liekly an atg middle especially based off the head to head section but he is definately lacking in resume imo especially in comparison to pea . Maybe iam bias becuase I grew up watching pea with my dad from a young age . But I try and call it like I see it always . Ggg didnt beat one hof officially . And altho I scored the first canelo fight for him he didnt get that win on paper ( just like pea vs Chavez and hoya ) so that is what stood out to me when comparing these two resumes . I could go on for days about ggg won canelo 1 and pea clearly won vs chavez but what I got from the thread was that we are comparing resumes . At first by the title I thought head to head and I was ready to come in guns blazing but then I seen u posted it and read it thoroughly ( apparently not thoroughly enuff tho Haha) as we have always had good debates and u seem to be quite fair . Altho we dont always see eye to eye . Respect !!! Thanks for the good debate my man raely get these since fury wilder ,people are just clowning lately and dont wanna respond to my level headed opinion haha
They both had some robberies 110% cant disagree there but everyone I listed was a world champion before or after pea fought them . For ggg wins not so much pretty much break down said opponents resumes and tell me who u really think accomplished more . Like really break them down . Pea fought and beat the better opposition . Is it close yes ??but even if we break down robberies ggg was robbed once vs canelo IMHO . Pea was robbed vs Chavez who is arguably one of the best fighters of all time , and hoya who is right up there . Canelo is a great fighter too but not on those twos level . It's closer than most think but it still isnt close IMO . I think a more appropriate thread title would be that gg and peas resumes are much closer than people give ggg credit for .
Okay so quick breakdown of the opponents I listed ( pea ) to the ones u did ( ggg) which u said there want much differnce between. Now this is in good fun and respect but I have to break this down for you. I only included notable wins being former current or future champs . And imo the amount of loses a fighter has means nothing. Only means squat in this day and age and not to true fight fans ( not saying u aren't a true fight fan btw).
So peas best wins ( and the people said opponents beat (notable only )).
Mayweather 2 division champion - bramble , paz , serrano .
Haugen- 2 division champ , 2 time lightweight champ - Mancini, camacho , paz , paul.
Pendleton lightweight champion - Paez , bramble , mayweather , lopez .
Ramirez 2 time lightweight champion - pea , boza edwards , rosario .
Azhuma nelson 4 time super featherweight champion , featherweight champion - leija , ruelas , Fenech , laporte , Gomez.
Mcgirt 2 weight world champion - oliva , brown .
Now for GGG :
Daniel Jacobs middleweight champion - Chavez jr, deve , quillin.
Sergei Deve never won a belt - Sam soliman
Martin murray never won a belt - 0 notable wins .
Monroe jr never won a belt - 0 notable wins .
Geale former middleweight champion ( unified ) - mundine , karmazin.
David lemeuix middleweight champion - 0 notable wins
Kell brook welterweight champion - shawn porter .
Kassim ouma jr middleweight champion -verno Phillip's
I added two guys to GGG list because they were notable wins for him aswell.and could.have added one or two to peas but left them out . I think the proof is in the pudding . Their resumes arent comparable and this is just going off notable wins being former or current world.champions . I dont acknowledge regular wba titles , IBO, or interim titles . Again I see what you are saying their resumes are alot.closer than people think however pea has the better resume hands down . And I can dig deeper . But cheers for the thread I enjoyed breaking this down .
I personally wouldnt have listed Murray or monroe as best wins for ggg altho murray is highly underrated .
Thanks for the detailed replies Norm...in truth, again I really made the thread because I remembered that PW and GGG had identical results vs the two A-side Mexican star fights they fought in their careers...and many think they deserved 2 wins, instead of a draw and a loss.
Again I did compare their resumes in that initial post as well, but more so as filler to further the comparison between the 2 and get some convo going...and yes I did kind of have a cheeky little line at the end of my first post as well...so I can't be mad if people focus purely on the resume comparison I made between the 2.
Exactly how you view each guy will depend on how you saw them fare in certain fights...and then also on how exactly you rate those 2nd tier-and lower wins they had...I would put Canelo vying for the spot of top Mexican fighter ever, personally, right there with JCC Sr...and I would probably have ODLH above Sanchez, but only due to Sanchez's rather short career....but I would have Canelo above ODLH.
I appreciate your breakdown of the fighters and who they beat...my comment would just be that I look at it this way - I feel there are generally 3, maybe 4, tiers of pro boxers (A B C and then D or lower) - your 'A' level, or close to it - Canelo, GGG, Spence, Crawford, Floyd, Pac, Fury etc all fit in here.
You have some tweeners in this level too...I always take into account the level of the fighter at the time of fight as well...a great win over a good pro in their prime, will have as much weight or more for me than a UD over a shot, former great, fighting above their best weight...those are generally B level wins for me.
Guys for GGG such as Jacobs, Murray (at the time of the fight - having just fought very well vs Sergio in Argentina), SD, Brook, Lemieux, Monroe, and Geale are probably all at that B-level and above, with some arguably around a low A level.
Then GGG has a lot of wins against other solid pros, who are somewhere between B and C level imho...Macklin, Vanes (at the time of fight - would have been a time when he was a solid B to B+), Rubio, Adama, Stevens, Ishida, Proksa, Rosado, Ouma (at the time of fight - there was a time where he would have been at least a solid B or maybe even a bit higher).
When I factor in how dominant GGG was in most of those wins...it just really impresses me, and I think stacks up well with my analysis of other past greats and what they did with their resumes.
I understand that some could view it differently...they can focus on wins over former belt holders, or moving up in weight etc...but for me I think some of that stuff is just fluff...I really try to take into account who, and what version of that guy, you beat...I try not to overrate wins based on name or hype etc, or if a guy 'cherry picks' a weak belt holder...I try to be fair and consistent with what I think a guy's level is going in.
If some people honestly say they feel that PW has a bunch of wins over B level guys...and that they would rate a lot G's wins as C level...well if that's how they truly see it and they have their reasoning behind it, that's cool...I personally think they have a similar number of B level wins, and a similar number of C level wins...and even A level wins.
As an aside - to look at it another way - let's talk Nelson, who is probably PW's best official win...Nelson's best win on paper is pretty clearly Gomez, no? He stopped Gomez in 11 round in PR, pretty good win...Gomez was on a 9 fight win streak, mostly by KOs...but only one of those wins was at the weight where he fought Nelson, and he won that by UD not KO.
In his next 2 fights after Nelson, Gomez took a shady MD over Lockridge who was a good fighter...and then got stopped by Alfredo Layne...who lost his next 6 fights after his fight with Gomez...to be fair, Gomez's fight with Layne was at yet another higher weight class as well..but again that signals to me that Gomez was at the end of his run there, and letting himself go a bit.
Lol so all that to say...that yeah I just try and evaluate everything fairly for all guys man...just try to call it like I see it, and I try and take in and analyze as much info as possible.
In any event, thanks again for the chat and detailed breakdowns on your POV, much appreciated.
Okay so quick breakdown of the opponents I listed ( pea ) to the ones u did ( ggg) which u said there want much differnce between. Now this is in good fun and respect but I have to break this down for you. I only included notable wins being former current or future champs . And imo the amount of loses a fighter has means nothing. Only means squat in this day and age and not to true fight fans ( not saying u aren't a true fight fan btw).
So peas best wins ( and the people said opponents beat (notable only )).
Mayweather 2 division champion - bramble , paz , serrano .
Haugen- 2 division champ , 2 time lightweight champ - Mancini, camacho , paz , paul.
Pendleton lightweight champion - Paez , bramble , mayweather , lopez .
Ramirez 2 time lightweight champion - pea , boza edwards , rosario .
Azhuma nelson 4 time super featherweight champion , featherweight champion - leija , ruelas , Fenech , laporte , Gomez.
Mcgirt 2 weight world champion - oliva , brown .
Now for GGG :
Daniel Jacobs middleweight champion - Chavez jr, deve , quillin.
Sergei Deve never won a belt - Sam soliman
Martin murray never won a belt - 0 notable wins .
Monroe jr never won a belt - 0 notable wins .
Geale former middleweight champion ( unified ) - mundine , karmazin.
David lemeuix middleweight champion - 0 notable wins
Kell brook welterweight champion - shawn porter .
Kassim ouma jr middleweight champion -verno Phillip's
I added two guys to GGG list because they were notable wins for him aswell.and could.have added one or two to peas but left them out . I think the proof is in the pudding . Their resumes arent comparable and this is just going off notable wins being former or current world.champions . I dont acknowledge regular wba titles , IBO, or interim titles . Again I see what you are saying their resumes are alot.closer than people think however pea has the better resume hands down . And I can dig deeper . But cheers for the thread I enjoyed breaking this down .
I personally wouldnt have listed Murray or monroe as best wins for ggg altho murray is highly underrated .
I just have to be honest Norm...I don't really see the distinction between a group of wins over guys like Jacobs, Murray, Lemieux, Derevy, Monroe, Geale on GGG's resume...and guys like Haugen, ROGER (not Floyd or Sr ;) Mayweather, Pendlteon, and then Ramirez, and then Nelson and McGirt...like I just don't see how there is a ton of separation there man.
And to your point...that doesn't really get into the 'robberies' GGG had vs Canelo...in any event, thanks for the reply.
Was more hoping to have a thread more focused on the 2 'robberies' each suffered to Mexican stars, and kind of share some thoughts on that...but I did compare them and their resumes overall as well, so can't be upset that people wanted to highlight that part and respond to it.
They both had some robberies 110% cant disagree there but everyone I listed was a world champion before or after pea fought them . For ggg wins not so much pretty much break down said opponents resumes and tell me who u really think accomplished more . Like really break them down . Pea fought and beat the better opposition . Is it close yes ??but even if we break down robberies ggg was robbed once vs canelo IMHO . Pea was robbed vs Chavez who is arguably one of the best fighters of all time , and hoya who is right up there . Canelo is a great fighter too but not on those twos level . It's closer than most think but it still isnt close IMO . I think a more appropriate thread title would be that gg and peas resumes are much closer than people give ggg credit for .
Roger mayweather , greg haugen , Freddie Pendleton, jose ramirez, azumah nelson , buddy mcgirt , not to mention the robberies pea suffered . There is no comparison . Ggg beat Jacobs and deve questionably . Lemeuix ?? Iam sorry but this is not even close .
And this is off the dome . There are more to list 110% but I think covered the great fighters here and I dont think ggg ever beat a truly great fighter officially .
Freddie Pendleton was officially 47-26 man btw...like that is the stuff where I just scratch my head about how people revere guys like that from different eras...but the solid pros GGG ran through - like Monroe or Geale or Macklin or Ouma - the 2nd tier wins for GGG, they all suck? Like it's just odd to me tbh.
To your second paragraph...I think a lot of GGG's legacy personally has to do with how you saw him do in those 4 fights at the tail end of his career...vs Jacobs Canelo twice and SD.
I thought the only real debatable one was vs SD...others disagree and say they were all close...but even I would say GGG could have been more impressive in those fights, and I scored all of them for him...so I dock him some points for those performances, even though on my card he was the winner in each one.
But I try to call it how I see it for guys and evaluate everything neutrally...I have studied most eras in pretty good depth...and yeah I don't really see a ton of separation in what GGG did vs most other past greats...most guys make their names on beating solid pros...that's 9/10 of their real fights...and they are lucky to have 2 fights vs another really great fighter in their careers.
Roger mayweather , greg haugen , Freddie Pendleton, jose ramirez, azumah nelson , buddy mcgirt , not to mention the robberies pea suffered . There is no comparison . Ggg beat Jacobs and deve questionably . Lemeuix ?? Iam sorry but this is not even close .
And this is off the dome . There are more to list 110% but I think covered the great fighters here and I dont think ggg ever beat a truly great fighter officially .
I just have to be honest Norm...I don't really see the distinction between a group of wins over guys like Jacobs, Murray, Lemieux, Derevy, Monroe, Geale on GGG's resume...and guys like Haugen, ROGER (not Floyd or Sr ;) Mayweather, Pendlteon, and then Ramirez, and then Nelson and McGirt...like I just don't see how there is a ton of separation there man.
And to your point...that doesn't really get into the 'robberies' GGG had vs Canelo...in any event, thanks for the reply.
Was more hoping to have a thread more focused on the 2 'robberies' each suffered to Mexican stars, and kind of share some thoughts on that...but I did compare them and their resumes overall as well, so can't be upset that people wanted to highlight that part and respond to it.
Roger mayweather , greg haugen , Freddie Pendleton, jose ramirez, azumah nelson , buddy mcgirt , not to mention the robberies pea suffered . There is no comparison . Ggg beat Jacobs and deve questionably . Lemeuix ?? Iam sorry but this is not even close .
And this is off the dome . There are more to list 110% but I think covered the great fighters here and I dont think ggg ever beat a truly great fighter officially .
It's my thread man lol...and if you are so enamored with someone writing like 10 lines, I mean idk what to tell you dude lol.
And you are honestly giving me a lot of entertainment with how poorly you've handled this, so yeah I really enjoy it...thank you.
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Alt...
Clown...
What a kind of weirdo would respond to “nothing answers” with countless paragraphs?
Hmm... that’s right a sad little c*** with an alt account😂😂
“I’m 6”2 doe”🤣🤣🤣
You absolute loser...
It's my thread man lol...and if you are so enamored with someone writing like 10 lines, I mean idk what to tell you dude lol.
And you are honestly giving me a lot of entertainment with how poorly you've handled this, so yeah I really enjoy it...thank you.
Bro if you can't read like 8 lines...that's nothing to brag about lol...and it takes me like 2 minutes to write a post dude, so don't worry too much :) And I know you read them anyway...what kind of weirdo would keep responding, with nothing responses, just to get the last word :) lol...bragging about that like you're doing, is a really really weird/bad look, but do you.
Anyone who looks at my join date, and number of posts...it's obvious I'm not an alt...and some probably remember my Boxing1013 or Boxing1012 account which I used to have.
In any event...some, probably a lot, on here would agree with you on the PW-GGG comparison...I personally see them as having similar careers but not that important to me.
But I would think most would also agree that you look considerably worse than me here overall...you took an L man, and made yourself look bad...just move on man, it happens...enjoy your weekend.
What a kind of weirdo would respond to “nothing answers” with countless paragraphs?
Hmm... that’s right a sad little c*** with an alt account😂😂
“I’m 6”2 doe”🤣🤣🤣
You absolute loser...
I ain’t reading those essays... when will it sink in to your flat skull? You’re just wasting YOUR own time.
You’ve now also been exposed as an alt on a different thread.
Clown...
Bro if you can't read like 8 lines...that's nothing to brag about lol...and it takes me like 2 minutes to write a post dude, so don't worry too much :) And I know you read them anyway...what kind of weirdo would keep responding, with nothing responses, just to get the last word :) lol...bragging about that like you're doing, is a really really weird/bad look, but do you.
Anyone who looks at my join date, and number of posts...it's obvious I'm not an alt...and some probably remember my Boxing1013 or Boxing1012 account which I used to have.
In any event...some, probably a lot, on here would agree with you on the PW-GGG comparison...I personally see them as having similar careers but not that important to me.
But I would think most would also agree that you look considerably worse than me here overall...you took an L man, and made yourself look bad...just move on man, it happens...enjoy your weekend.
As to our earlier convos...it's an opinion about who was right and wrong on a lot of it...as for the grammar stuff...you were clearly wrong on both, and to say you were being ironic, especially the first time, is a biiiiiiiiiiiiiig reach lol.
That you can't just man up and admit you made a mistake or two there says a lot about you really...you would rather double down, name-call/get nasty, and make up an excuse rather than just admit you were in the wrong.
I would say that reflects very poorly on you with regards to our prior conversation as well...makes you seem very disingenuous...would say you seem to have an agenda here, and not me mate...anyway, thanks for the laughs today...much appreciated, sincerely.
I ain’t reading those essays... when will it sink in to your flat skull? You’re just wasting YOUR own time.
You’ve now also been exposed as an alt on a different thread.
Clown...
I put it in speech marks for a reason...
It’s called sarcasm you dumb b***ard. You tried to play the grammar card (and failed) always a sign of desperation.
Clown...
As to our earlier convos...it's an opinion about who was right and wrong on a lot of it...as for the grammar stuff...you were clearly wrong on both, and to say you were being ironic, especially the first time, is a biiiiiiiiiiiiiig reach lol.
That you can't just man up and admit you made a mistake or two there says a lot about you really...you would rather double down, name-call/get nasty, and make up an excuse rather than just admit you were in the wrong.
I would say that reflects very poorly on you with regards to our prior conversation as well...makes you seem very disingenuous...would say you seem to have an agenda here, and not me mate...anyway, thanks for the laughs today...much appreciated, sincerely.
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