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    I have a habit of making myself find a fighter on boxrec. Say I am currently viewing Vernon Forrest's page and I want to see the Winky Wright page next, I don't go back to google and search or whatever, I click on Ike Quartey or Shane Mosley and then the Winky Wright name on their page.

    I actually did a little experiment tonight to see how long it would take me to get from Ricardo Lopez to Lennox Lewis. Did you know that no more than 19 fights separate those two? How ****ing crazy is that?

    Ricardo Lopez vs. Will Grigsby
    Will Grigsby vs. Victor Burgos
    Victor Burgos vs. Vic Darchinyan
    Vic Darchinyan vs. Z Gorres
    Z Gorres vs. Fernando Montiel
    Fernando Montiel vs. Jhonny Gonzalez
    Jhonny Gonzalez vs. Israel Vazquez
    Israel Vazquez vs. Oscar Larrios
    Oscar Larrios vs. Manny Pacquiao
    Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales
    Erik Morales vs. David Diaz
    David Diaz vs. Emanuel Burton/Augustus
    Emanuel Burton/Augustus vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
    Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Oscar De La Hoya
    Oscar De La Hoya vs. Bernard Hopkins
    Bernard Hopkins vs. Roy Jones Jr.
    Roy Jones Jr. vs. James Toney
    James Toney vs. Hasim Rahman
    Hasim Rahman vs. Lennox Lewis

    I just thought it was kind of interesting, that is all. Thank god for fighter like Burton/Augustus, Mayweather Jr., De La Hoya, Jones Jr. and Toney who made their names by jumping a million weight classes.

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    Originally posted by DWiens421 View Post
    I have a habit of making myself find a fighter on boxrec. Say I am currently viewing Vernon Forrest's page and I want to see the Winky Wright page next, I don't go back to google and search or whatever, I click on Ike Quartey or Shane Mosley and then the Winky Wright name on their page.

    I actually did a little experiment tonight to see how long it would take me to get from Ricardo Lopez to Lennox Lewis. Did you know that no more than 19 fights separate those two? How ****ing crazy is that?

    Ricardo Lopez vs. Will Grigsby
    Will Grigsby vs. Victor Burgos
    Victor Burgos vs. Vic Darchinyan
    Vic Darchinyan vs. Z Gorres
    Z Gorres vs. Fernando Montiel
    Fernando Montiel vs. Jhonny Gonzalez
    Jhonny Gonzalez vs. Israel Vazquez
    Israel Vazquez vs. Oscar Larrios
    Oscar Larrios vs. Manny Pacquiao
    Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales
    Erik Morales vs. David Diaz
    David Diaz vs. Emanuel Burton/Augustus
    Emanuel Burton/Augustus vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
    Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Oscar De La Hoya
    Oscar De La Hoya vs. Bernard Hopkins
    Bernard Hopkins vs. Roy Jones Jr.
    Roy Jones Jr. vs. James Toney
    James Toney vs. Hasim Rahman
    Hasim Rahman vs. Lennox Lewis

    I just thought it was kind of interesting, that is all. Thank god for fighter like Burton/Augustus, Mayweather Jr., De La Hoya, Jones Jr. and Toney who made their names by jumping a million weight classes.
    I've been able to link from Wladimir Klitschko to Jack Johnson doing something like that.

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    • #3
      Yea, that's interesting. You must've had a lot of time on your hands.

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      • #4
        That's pretty neat man.
        Nice observation.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Scott9945 View Post
          I've been able to link from Wladimir Klitschko to Jack Johnson doing something like that.
          I've tried to do that as well, the historical link. It really can be kind of entertaining.

          Originally posted by KingTito View Post
          Yea, that's interesting. You must've had a lot of time on your hands.
          No more than 5 minutes.

          I have made a habit of doing this for a while. It is a good way to get some insight on who has fought who. For example, I did not know until tonight that Kendall Holt gave David Diaz his only loss, nor did I know that Burton/Augustus fought David Diaz at one point.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by DWiens421 View Post
            I have a habit of making myself find a fighter on boxrec. Say I am currently viewing Vernon Forrest's page and I want to see the Winky Wright page next, I don't go back to google and search or whatever, I click on Ike Quartey or Shane Mosley and then the Winky Wright name on their page.

            I actually did a little experiment tonight to see how long it would take me to get from Ricardo Lopez to Lennox Lewis. Did you know that no more than 19 fights separate those two? How ****ing crazy is that?

            Ricardo Lopez vs. Will Grigsby
            Will Grigsby vs. Victor Burgos
            Victor Burgos vs. Vic Darchinyan
            Vic Darchinyan vs. Z Gorres
            Z Gorres vs. Fernando Montiel
            Fernando Montiel vs. Jhonny Gonzalez
            Jhonny Gonzalez vs. Israel Vazquez
            Israel Vazquez vs. Oscar Larrios
            Oscar Larrios vs. Manny Pacquiao
            Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales
            Erik Morales vs. David Diaz
            David Diaz vs. Emanuel Burton/Augustus
            Emanuel Burton/Augustus vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
            Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Oscar De La Hoya
            Oscar De La Hoya vs. Bernard Hopkins
            Bernard Hopkins vs. Roy Jones Jr.
            Roy Jones Jr. vs. James Toney
            James Toney vs. Hasim Rahman
            Hasim Rahman vs. Lennox Lewis

            I just thought it was kind of interesting, that is all. Thank god for fighter like Burton/Augustus, Mayweather Jr., De La Hoya, Jones Jr. and Toney who made their names by jumping a million weight classes.
            LOL you are a fanatic dude.

            Good to see there are other people like me just as crazy about the sport.

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            • #7
              Wow, I expected that to be longer than 5 minutes. Pretty interesting stuff.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by KingTito View Post
                Wow, I expected that to be longer than 5 minutes. Pretty interesting stuff.
                If you are reading text it takes a lot longer. Just clicking on boxrec links is a breeze though.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by KingTito View Post
                  Wow, I expected that to be longer than 5 minutes. Pretty interesting stuff.
                  Just gotta look for the gateway fighters who are up a weight class than the current guy you viewing.

                  Example: Darchinyan was the guy I picked from Burgos's record because I knew he had moved up from 112 to 115 recently.

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                  • #10
                    interesting. sort of like six degrees of separation...

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