How good was Boom Boom' Mancini

[sonnyboyx2]

How good was Ray Boom Boom Mancini.. would he have defeated any of these 135lb ers

Julio Cesar Chavez
Pernell Whitaker
Jim Watt
Arturo Gatti
Stevie Johnson
Jose Louis Castillo
Mickey Ward
Diego Corrales
Joel Casamayor
Edwin Valerio
Adrien Broner
Juan Manuel Marquez
Shane Mosley
Acelino Freitas
Oscar De La Hoya

[Eff Pandas]

He was a highly overrated guy (he wasn't bad, just more highly considered than he shoulda been) likely cuz he had a good story & was white. I think him fighting on free TV helped make him a bigger star too. I think he didn't win a fight past the age of 22 or 23 & was kinda a lower budget Ray Leonard with the retirement & comeback stuff. I think most of the names mentioned would have beat him in some sci-fi peak vs peak kinda fights, but I wouldn't hate his chances vs Gatti, Castillo, Broner, Ward for sure & I'd think he could surprise some of the other guys. Mancini vs Corrales coulda been some foty ****.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

How good was Ray Boom Boom Mancini.. would he have defeated any of these 135lb ers

Julio Cesar Chavez
Pernell Whitaker
Jim Watt
Arturo Gatti
Stevie Johnson
Jose Louis Castillo
Mickey Ward
Diego Corrales
Joel Casamayor
Edwin Valerio
Adrien Broner
Juan Manuel Marquez
Shane Mosley
Acelino Freitas
Oscar De La Hoya

He def beats broner, Ward, gatti

Valero unknown and impossible to tell

50/50 with Freitas, casamoyer, watt, johnson, corrales

Slight underdog to castillo

Gets clearly beaten by Oscar, shane, marquez, pernell and chavez

[rightsideup]

A good strong figher that got hit too often to be considered great. Entertaining and always came up with a good effort. MARKETED very well.

[SouthPawHitman]

He was a highly overrated guy (he wasn't bad, just more highly considered than he shoulda been) likely cuz he had a good story & was white. I think him fighting on free TV helped make him a bigger star too. I think he didn't win a fight past the age of 22 or 23 & was kinda a lower budget Ray Leonard with the retirement & comeback stuff. I think most of the names mentioned would have beat him in some sci-fi peak vs peak kinda fights, but I wouldn't hate his chances vs Gatti, Castillo, Broner, Ward for sure & I'd think he could surprise some of the other guys. Mancini vs Corrales coulda been some foty ****.

Actually he is Italian-American.

He beat Camacho and was beating Bramble at the time of the cut.

[Mintcar923]

Actually he is Italian-American.

He beat Camacho and was beating Bramble at the time of the cut.

For whatever reason Camacho got the decision though clearly lost.. Ray retired for another few years then came back and lost to Greg Haugen..

[ShoulderRoll]

Would you say he was better or worse than Kelly Pavlik?

[SouthPawHitman]

Would you say he was better or worse than Kelly Pavlik?

Kelly was the undisputed man at middleweight so I would say Kelly.

For whatever reason Camacho got the decision though clearly lost.. Ray retired for another few years then came back and lost to Greg Haugen..

That decision was a joke.

No one ever had an easy night with Ray. Not even the great Alexis Arguello.

Ray was never the same after the death of Kim. He lost that killer instinct. He was on the verge of being the biggest star in sports. He was the one to replace Ray Leonard.

For those who have not seen The Good Son,I highly recommend it. I really enjoyed it.

[billeau2]

He def beats broner, Ward, gatti

Valero unknown and impossible to tell

50/50 with Freitas, casamoyer, watt, johnson, corrales

Slight underdog to castillo

Gets clearly beaten by Oscar, shane, marquez, pernell and chavez

Mancini does not beat Ward! Everything else here I agree with. How in heaven's name would he beat Ward? Or are we talking Mickey Ward?

Would have loved to see mancini versus Gatti.

Oops my bad yeah he beats Mickey.

[Dynamite76]

Not going to say that Mancini would be the one to replace Leonard, Camacho could probably have done that, but on a lot of levels, Ray was underrated. Strong, good puncher, he could have beaten Watt, O'Grady, and Rosario in the right circumstances. Possibly Davis jr. but that could be a tossup.