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I'ma put 1 present fighter in here,he is the Punisher,I believe he would have been right at home in the 80's with the last kings,jumpin in the ring with the 1st person to call im out,no questions asked!!Nowadays the fans cater to spoiled superstars who request catchweights for ppv's & self proclaimed greatest fighters who avoid the best in their div!!
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i think Pwill would have been right at home in any era honestlyOriginally posted by cruzan mario View Post
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Mustafa Hamsho! He was actually pretty good. I would have loved to see this strong southpaw in with Monzon or Jake LaMotta.Comment
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Were you one of the judges in his last fight?Originally posted by cruzan mario View Post
Because if so, you scored it incorrectly..Comment
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Some great ones mentioned. De Jesus is a great one as is Quarry. One guy I think would have ruled any era but the one he was in was Rodrigo Valdez. Amazing MW who destroyed Bennie Briscoe when Monzon couldn't, even Hagler couldn't though Briscoe was old. Gave Monzon absolute hell in both fights.
Jose Medel was a great one.Comment
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Marlon Starling. Donald Curry was such a phenomenal Welterweight coming up and he really took away from Starling's shine. He came up with that sneaky good era of Welterweights in Curry, Breland, McCrory, Brown, Honeyghan and Blocker (among others). Not only that, he goes up to Middleweight to challenge the champ and it's another one of the most unfulfilled talents ever in Michael Nunn.
Starling would have been fun to watch in this era. Ike Quartey too, although his problems were mental and personal.Comment
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Good call!.. Always thought Starling drew the short straw myself..Originally posted by oldgringo View Post
He dropped a couple of close DC's to Curry on the way up (the 1st fight could have gone either way) and forever lived in his shaddow, but in my opinion was just as formidable at WW.. He beat some very good fighters such as Mark Breland (inc 1 draw), Lupe Aquino, Reggie Miller and Simon Brown..
When i say 'short straw' i mean unlucky when having his WBA title stolen from him on a No Contest when the brash Thomas Molinares KO'd him way after the bell to end the 6th.
They awarded the fight to Molinares, then about a week later stripped him and declared it vacant, so Starling went and grabbed the WBC version by knocking out Lloyd Honeyghan..
He eventually moved up to MW and fought a prime Michael Nunn and once again, i felt was unlucky in a fight that many (including myself) thought he'd done enough to win..Comment
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That's pretty funny,but that doesn't matter in this tread because thats not the topic!!He will fight anyone willing in 3 weight classes,regardless of ur opinion about the Martinez fight,that's my point,peace out fellow fight fan!!Originally posted by mickey malone View PostComment
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Very true, he does have the old school attitude & thats why he's so popular.. I like him too, he's entertaining to watch and has something in every department, but i'm of the opinion he's been over hyped since beating an over the hill Winky Wright..Originally posted by cruzan mario View Post
Great fight with Martinez, but i felt Williams exposed himself as being quite easy to hit..
Apologies for twisting the topic, but as a modern day fighter, PWill's name does'nt come up much on the history section, and he intrigues me, so i'll do a thread on him..Comment
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Micky Ward, he was always a throwback fighter to me. Good chin, great body puncher and great heart. Would have loved to see him fight some of the classic fighters. Might not have faired well but it would still would been fun to see.Comment
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