List some fights involving 2 prime ATG's

[Barn]

if i had the film i'd be a cult boxing hero



edit :
o man i see some **** getting talked about blackpool in there

where's christo. its on

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...9#post11765709

sit back and enjoy guys?

[BigStereotype]

if i had the film i'd be a cult boxing hero



edit :
o man i see some **** getting talked about blackpool in there

where's christo. its on

It's out there. We finally got a pic of a live giant squid, we'll find Greb. I know we will.

[Barn]

Barnburner vs NChristo.

oh wait, christo is just a prospect. my bad guys.

[New England]

Barnburner vs NChristo.

oh wait, christo is just a prospect. my bad guys.

i heard he was -250


i'll be putting down a few quid



to address the OP,
it really is amazing to see how few prime ATG's have fought each other.


of course, one has to lose, and it hurts the legacy

maybe some of these guys they beat could have been greats if they didnt run into better ones

[DarkTerror88]

Barnburner vs NChristo.

oh wait, christo is just a prospect. my bad guys.

DING DING DING. LETS GET RRRRRRRRRRRRREEADYY TO RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRUUUUUUUMMMMBBBLLLEEE!!!!!

[NChristo]

Think I've got him on wobbly legs.

Back On Topic:

Joe Walcott vs Sam Langford ?
Holman Williams vs Charley Burley

[them_apples]

He had 2 fights against Bonavena and Quarry, I don't know how much experience he gained there.

yeah but he had quite a few years, he was sparring and boxing the entire time I heard...

He noticably changed the style of his punches too. Less Robinson style hooks and straighter jabs and crosses.

EDIT: come to think of it however, his later fights before his comeback it was basically the Ali we know + cassius Legs. So I could be wrong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qQFGk2w6fU Ali was already losing his dance once his body grew and his bones got thicker. His chin improved though.

The Ali that danced for 12 rounds was 210 lbs and inexperienced to say the least.

[Barn]

Think I've got him on wobbly legs.

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Joe Walcott vs Sam Langford ?
Holman Williams vs Charley Burley

you ain't done ****! you hit like a woman oh wait i mean a blackpudlian male.

[Sugarj]

They are Rare.

near prime or prime will be the same thing other wise no fight will count and arguments will take place.

SRL vs Hagler

Pacquiao vs Barrera

SRL vs Benitez

SRL vs Hearns (can't think of a better one than this)

DLH vs Trinidad

Duran vs SRL

DLH vs Mosley 1

Chavez vs Whitaker

Foreman vs Frazier (Frazier still had the title, but was he prime?)

Let's hear some more

also Ali vs Frazier 1...Ali was pretty close to prime, regardless what the historians say, Frazier was prime as a prime rib. If we go by his career before his retirement, I think he was less experienced but had better leg's. Ali was hurt and dropped in his youth and kept his hand down all the time...

legs vs experience?? who knows

I wouldn't say that leonard or Hagler were prime when they met.....and Barrera was a little ring worn when he met Pac even first time round. But nice list.

As for Ali vs Frazier 1. I do think Ali actually improved from 1971 up till 1974. So I do tend to think of 1971 Ali as a little rusty......and yes, he hadn't got his legs back.

And Foreman vs Frazier 1. Frazier was also ring rusty having fought only twice in two years......a touch overweight too.

I'd add Robinson vs LaMotta, Bowe vs Holyfield 1 (Though its debatable as to whether Bowe is an ATG, H2H I think he is).

Hearns vs Hagler was pretty close in terms of primes.

Jones vs Toney was on paper a superb match of genuine pound for pound ATGs at the peak of their powers.

[Ray Corso]

Joe Louis vs Max Schmeling
Bassillo vs Sugarman
Fullmer vs Sugarman
Turpin vs Sugarman
Pep vs Sadler
Charles vs Walcott
Tunney vs Dempsey
just a few..................one of the best match ups ever was Holmes vs Norton, tremendous battle! Ray Corso