pure boxing ability, floyd jr vs ivan calderon

[AztecWanker]

calderons opposition <<<<<<<<< floyd's.....and he still gets dropped and struggles with journeymen, lol.....................

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[ArachTinilith]

calderons opposition <<<<<<<<< floyd's.....and he still gets dropped and struggles with journeymen, lol.....................

True, a journeymen that has 6 inches of height difference

[-Hyperion-]

what is this pure boxing lame **** anyway.....what, inside fighting is not pure boxing????

go watch castillo-corrales, chavez-taylor or roberto duran-anyone(but especially ray leonard) and tell me thats not pure boxing........

[-Boxzilla-]

as good as calderon is we've never seen him against what i would call true elite cause the talent in 105 is so shallow so on that consideration alone i would have to go with a more proven mayweather. i would need to see more of calderon but i know mayeather he can fight going forward, back, inside, outside and beats alomst everyone in they're own game ... what i've seen of calderon i dont really know if he has all those wrinkles on that kind of elite level.

and we've seen ivan dropped by journeymen so i say pbf ud/sd or maybe even ko.

[-Hyperion-]

True, a journeymen that has 6 inches of height difference

and height is always an advantage.......no wait......

and ronald barrera didnt have a 6'' advantage.....

[El Dominicano]

what is this pure boxing lame **** anyway.....what, inside fighting is not pure boxing????

go watch castillo-corrales, chavez-taylor or roberto duran-anyone(but especially ray leonard) and tell me thats not pure boxing........

I agree, a great fight was Duran vs Hagler, Duran is a very skilled inside fighter

[andrewcuff]

what is this pure boxing lame **** anyway.....what, inside fighting is not pure boxing????

go watch castillo-corrales, chavez-taylor or roberto duran-anyone(but especially ray leonard) and tell me thats not pure boxing........

That's one of more irritating myths of modern boxing, unless you're a "boxer" in the classic sense, you haven't got skills and will be beaten by a counterpuncher.

[andrewcuff]

I agree, a great fight was Duran vs Hagler, Duran is a very skilled inside fighter

Damn that was a good fight. For a natural lightweight, Duran gave Hagler his toughest fight at 160.

As good as Duran was though, he got outworked by Benitez on the inside. Wilfred was sitting on the ropes looking comfortable as anything, avoiding Duran's shots and still getting his own counters to the body in. Impressive.

[!! Shawn]

While Calderon is one of the most underated fighters today, I still gotta go with Floyd, Calderon does have skill but the reason his opponents cant hit him is because he moves alot, sorta like a Cory Spinks

Your Floyd hugging is legendary. Don't get me wrong, Floyd is a great fighter, but in a head to head skill contest, he doesn't hold a candle to the boxing abilities of Ivan Calderon.

Ivan Calderon is the best pure boxer since a prime Pernell Whitaker.

[andrewcuff]

Your Floyd hugging is legendary. Don't get me wrong, Floyd is a great fighter, but in a head to head skill contest, he doesn't hold a candle to the boxing abilities of Ivan Calderon.

Ivan Calderon is the best pure boxer since a prime Pernell Whitaker.

That is a bold statement! I'm not going to comment on Calderon yet, because I've only seen a few clips of him, but I've got a few of his fights downloading tonight, so I'll give you a heads up when I watch them tomorrow.