There was no 168 back then. Leonard, Hearns, Duran were all-time greats why not fight them instead of fighting at Light-Heavyweight? You shouldn't give GGG credit for cleaning up 175 yet he hasn't done that yet.
How long have you watched Boxing? Casual newbie fans are fixated by this hopping weight class cherry picking stuff. If you can make the weight and there's guys in your division still, why the need to always move up?
Hearns postponed a fight in 1982 with Hagler, made him wait until 1985. Leonard did something similar. Just because you don't know that era and started watching Boxing recently doesn't mean your an authority on it. Sure, GGG has been avoided, but Hagler had it very hard just to get a title shot and was very avoided. I'd list the name of guys that avoided him and some that were forced into fighting him but you wouldn't know or care anyway. GGG got an interim title and then started knocking fools out.
lets be honest here... ggg would run through haglers resume undefeated. be real. you dont think chinny hearns would get folded in half by a ggg right hand? you think leonard would be running in circles against ggg who can cut the ring something Hagler couldn't do. you think duran would be calling ggg a b*tch after fighting him? people letting this jacobs fight fool them. nobody else is gonna have 20 lb advantage on ggg. that version of jacobs would also run through haglers resume. people say he was a switch hitter..so. when jacobs switched to southpaw he got dropped. ggg is way more precise with his shots than hagler. i would be more inclined to say Hopkins would beat ggg in a ugly clinch fest fight. but Hagler not beating ggg he dont have Hopkins IQ.
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I bet this trolling scab can't even defend himself.
so much butthurt because my opinion differs from yours. thats another thing i noticed about hagler groupies..if you dont agree with them they want to lynch you. im not trolling i genuinely think ggg is better than hagler and i explained why. what else you gonna say other than just name calling. i dont have to worship nobody. hagler was called a b*tch by lightweight duran. thats a fact. hagler retired like a b*tch instead of wanting a rematch. leonard and hearns were former welterweights but ggg gets nonstop hate for fighting brook.
Better than Hearns? Good one.
Roldon, Mugabi, Minter, Antufermo, Briscoe, Watts, Monroe, Seales, Hamsho, Sibson are as good if not better than GGG's best two wins (Lemiuex, Jacobs).
I'm a GGG fan too. I think it would be a good fight but tards shouldn't feel the need to **** on a legend to elevate their own guy.
jacobs beats all those guys. period. and fact remains haglers biggest win is against a lightweight. but ggg gets endless criticism for fighting a gigantic welterweight who has no business at 147.. put it like this brook whoops duran at 160.
"ggg wins. hagler overrated, biggest win against duran..a lightweight. ggg faces way better comp"...........
another new "fan" who has no clue of the men on Haglers record.
"GGG would beat the black off Hagler"..........
a little more ignorance to fill up a space on here. Ban this!
Ray
ban for what? it's just an opinion. hagler is overrated. his biggest win is against a lightweight duran. nothing you say changes that. ggg will soon move up to 168 and maybe 175 to challenge himself. hagler moved up ...never.
was hagler ever ducked as hard as ggg is ducked? nope. if ducking was illegal ggg would already have defeated sturm, martinez, froch, chavez, cotto, canelo, eubanks, saunders etc etc list goes on
hagler was never feared or avoided. duran after their fight called him a b*tch and scared. how many people have called ggg a b*tch after sharing a ring with him?? none. even jacobs who claims to not feel his power is currently sitting at home with both eyes closed from jabs!!
the proof is in the pudding. ggg is better than hagler. thing is fighters from the 80's get put on these pedestals. and hagler retired and turned into a whiny b*tch because leonard got the decision. instead of asking for a rematch he goes away like a punk.
ggg would maul hagler period. hagler will not outweigh ggg by 20 lbs like jacobs did so hes not withstanding all that punishment.
kovalev is only effective from long range. in the pocket hes trash. if marciano works his way in he'll slaughter kovalev. rockys chin was made of steel. kovalev only inside move is headlocks. and marciano will not tire out like kovalev did vs ward. rocky throws punches from everywhere. nonstop.
ggg need to do what floyd did.. become a crossover star. go on wrestlemania, do talk shows, make a p0rno man do something .. you can't just rely on knockouts. that sht worked for tyson because people genuinely thought mike was a serial killer. ggg needs to expand his profile.
by beating Lemieux and jacobs my all time pound for pound list got updated
1. ggg
2. ray Robinson
3. ali
4. duran
5. roy jones
6. Pacquiao
7. joe Louis
8. whitaker
9. harry greb
10. devon alexander
floyd ruined ppv by only letting pacquiao win two rounds. boring floyd we wanna see him with black eyes and sht but he wanna be all defensive...fck floyd.
if ggg was mexican he'll be the face of boxing. its that simple. that's why i dont let these numbers overshadow anything. we know canelo only sells because hes Mexican. no mystery. and going up against march madness is not really a bright idea especially with an unknown opponent like jacobs. if they're really offering ggg $10 million to fight in Kazakhstan he should jump on it.
Ain't this like the 5th Ali movie?
I'd like to see the Jack Johnson story.
ken burns already did the jack Johnson documentary in 2005 called "unforgivable blackness". its like 4 hours long its on youtube.
not even the most dedicated ggg hater should side with canelo on this. this is just petty. now im rooting for chavez to knock the ginger out. if Loeffler caves to these demands ggg needs to find a different promoter. all these years talking all this sht about wanting all the belts, well heres the chance. and they're gonna pass that up because a cross dresser said so? pathetic.
future ggg opponents are getting knocked out brutally thinking he was "exposed". what other middleweight is gonna outweigh ggg by 15-20 lbs? what other middleweight has jacobs height reach and speed? along with KO power. theres a reason jacobs is the second best at middleweight. willie monroe is a slick boxer with enough skills to make anybody look bad..and he got folded vs ggg because his power didn't get respect. it wasnt Jacobs footwork that worried ggg it was the handspeed, height, reach and power.
eddie hearn would've done a better job with promoting ggg. Loeffler is incompetent. you dont let a coke head tranny dictate a damn thing to you. and ggg suffers from the same sht as Pacquiao. hes one of those guys you can constantly fck over with no consequences. look at manny still being "loyal" to arum. ggg too slow to realize being with Loefller is ruining his career.
all these years saying they want all the belts at 160. so heres the chance. . if ggg doesnt take this fight i better not ever hear them turning down fights by saying we're only focused on 160 belts. this is ridiculous. loeffler is letting oscar btch slap him. ggg needs a new promoter asap.
Look at these poor fcks hanging their hats on a fight from over a DECADE ago between two completely different fighters LMAO
Fuckin pathetic
No wonder we RULE you motherfuckers!
it don't matter if that fight was 50 years ago. if spence loses hes the new jeff lacy. period
Just cuz brook compared him to lacy that's what everyone is sticking to? Lacy couldn't box for s**t....Errol on the other hand....
errol hasnt faced anybody with serious punching power. brook has arguably the best 1-2 combo in the game. right down the middle. we dont even know if Spence has a chin. and lacy prior to calzaghe was touted as the next tyson. nobody gave joe a chance in hell.
You're first comment is :lol1:
Lacey was touted as the next Tyson by WHO??????
Name these people Vato.
https://www.boxing247.com/weblog/archives/106378
^^^ read this article man. jeff lacy was the future before joe wrecked him. "boxingscene" staff predictions, they all picked him by KO.
WTF. "HE said his dream is that he will hold all five belts. It doesn't have to be a dream-we can make it a reality." Literally they just said they're going to take a dive in the fight.
its no secret that Saunders is getting KTFO. Warren knows that. this is called cashing out.
anybody not named jeff horn is fine by me. thurman punches are wide as hell for manny not to consistently land the straight left. but make it happen boxing needs more unification fights. boxers goal should be to become undisputed.