The Double Standard

[Flawless]

Kessler that man best win was Mundine, lets never talk about him again.

[warp1432]

His best win is Andrade, in which he demolished. Mundine he destroyed too.

[TCN® SOULJAH]

I'd say I'm medium of stature. My height doesn't concern me at all and has never bothered me.
I'm just glad I don't have those ugly bug eyes like you, Miss Cleo.

"The biggest guys walk through life without being tested" Cus D'Amato.
I been battle tested and proved.. you one of those tall lanky niccas that goes down with one shot.
It didn't take Tyson height to be chopping down trees either.
sorry.. better luck next time.

You don't bring anything to the 'battle'. You throw stones and run.

Hitting me with your -77 is like taking a piss in the ocean to try and make it less blue.

Intelligence is king in this ring. And I win the bout.


But I'll amuse myself imagining what your attempts to chop me down would look like.

[T-97]

Hitting me with your -77 is like taking a piss in the ocean to try and make it less blue.

[MANGLER]

A reigning champ elects to fight a legendary, but somewhat inactive 34 year old ex-champ at a higher weight. That fight will make HUGE money. He is labeled a ducker and a coward.

Another reigning champ elects to fight a legendary, but somewhat inactive 43 year old ex-champ at a higher weight. That fight will make decent, but not huge, money. NSB posters defend that decision vigorously.

Yeah. OK.

Makin the mega $ fight wit DLH was cool the 1st time. There was just no point to doin it again when the top contender was waitin for his shot.

[JAB5239]

Makin the mega $ fight wit DLH was cool the 1st time. There was just no point to doin it again when the top contender was waitin for his shot.

Thank you. This has been my point all along.

[Mozza]

A reigning champ elects to fight a legendary, but somewhat inactive 34 year old ex-champ at a higher weight. That fight will make HUGE money. He is labeled a ducker and a coward.

Another reigning champ elects to fight a legendary, but somewhat inactive 43 year old ex-champ at a higher weight. That fight will make decent, but not huge, money. NSB posters defend that decision vigorously.

Yeah. OK.

Both have been labeled duckers actually. Both incorrectly.

[oldgringo]

Again, this brings us directly back to the point of this thread...

Judah is ****....but he was miraculously a stellar opponent for Cotto.

I think Judah was a fine opponent for both guys. Cotto/Judah was more more widely accepted because it was Cotto's first real high profile fight. Judah was an established name in boxing and Cotto hadn't faced anybody who had really achieved as much as Judah. Floyd had several high profile fights beforehand...he was also the most well regarded fighter in the sport. Judah losing to Baldomir just fueled the fire for Mayweather's critics.

Delahoya was old....but Hopkins was a spring chicken for calzaghe.

Who said that? Like 12 Calzaghe fans here? Hopkins is a dinosaur.

Kessler is a God because he had a title, but baldomir's title was meaningless.

Baldomir is a very average fighter. Tough, determined, competent....sure. Still he was one of the worst champions I can ever remember. Kessler brought a high level of boxing ability to the ring, everyone could see that. Much more than Baldomir anyway. He also defeated several top 5-10 ranked fighters in his division. Siaca, Andrade, Mundine, Beyer....how many top Welterweights did Baldomir legitimately defeat outside of beating Judah?

It's weird to think about how much more respect Floyd would command had he defeated Judah to win the Welterweight crown. If Judah didn't show that weakness before fighting Floyd...

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Makin the mega $ fight wit DLH was cool the 1st time. There was just no point to doin it again when the top contender was waitin for his shot.

I just checked boxrec. saw no record of the Delahoya rematch. I was afraid I missed that.

[MELLY-MEL...]

Makin the mega $ fight wit DLH was cool the 1st time. There was just no point to doin it again when the top contender was waitin for his shot.

that's correct.