how would these proposed match ups have gone ?

[Moschino045]

lindell holmes v mike nunn in early 91 at 168

jeff harding v nigel benn in late 91 at 175

thomas hearns v mike mccallum in mid 91 at 175

roy jones v buster douglas at heavy between late 96 & early 98


ps
i like nunn, harding, hearns & rjj respectively. nunn quite simply the slickest s.o.b around pre toney & holmes 2 static, harding quite simply 2 big & strong for benn & durable enough to take his punch, hearns more filled out into 175 / mccallum 2 old 2 chase him if hearns boxes & moves, & rjj far too fast for an old buster.

[SquareCircle]

lindell holmes v mike nunn in early 91 at 168

jeff harding v nigel benn in late 91 at 175

thomas hearns v mike mccallum in mid 91 at 175

roy jones v buster douglas at heavy between late 96 & early 98


ps
i like nunn, harding, hearns & rjj respectively. nunn quite simply the slickest s.o.b around pre toney & holmes 2 static, harding quite simply 2 big & strong for benn & durable enough to take his punch, hearns more filled out into 175 / mccallum 2 old 2 chase him if hearns boxes & moves, & rjj far too fast for an old buster.

i'd favor nunn,benn, mccallum & jones out of those

[JuicyJuice]

Holmes/Nunn: Nunn never looked the same since the Kalambay fight because he became a coke head that night. He looked a complete shadow of his former self against Barkley and Starling, and Holmes had found some good form at this time. Holmes had a good peek-a-boo style that would frustrate Nunn more and more the longer the fight drags on, and Holmes could switch from body to head rapidly and double up his hooks and jabs well. I pick Holmes via late TKO in a mild upset.

Harding/Benn: Harding wasn't 'too big' for Benn. Rod Douglas dominated Harding in the final of 1986 Commonwealth Games (at 165), Benn had demolished Douglas in the final of the 1986 London ABA's (at 165). I remember Benn said he'd weigh 168 as a light-heavyweight because he saw no point in carrying unnecassary weight, and Harding was very hittable (the last person you want to be hittable against is Nigel Benn!).

Hearns/McCallum: I agree with your assessment!

Roy Jones/Buster Douglas: I'm sorry but if Buster got his jab working then Jones would have major problems, Buster had a lovely jab and it would snap Jones' head back every time it lands and set up the big right hand. If Douglas is in any kind of fighting shape I think he may take Jones out at any time, to be honest.

[Easy-E]

lindell holmes v mike nunn in early 91 at 168

jeff harding v nigel benn in late 91 at 175

thomas hearns v mike mccallum in mid 91 at 175

roy jones v buster douglas at heavy between late 96 & early 98


ps
i like nunn, harding, hearns & rjj respectively. nunn quite simply the slickest s.o.b around pre toney & holmes 2 static, harding quite simply 2 big & strong for benn & durable enough to take his punch, hearns more filled out into 175 / mccallum 2 old 2 chase him if hearns boxes & moves, & rjj far too fast for an old buster.

In essesnse i agree with you, but in my opinion, its tough to rule out Nigel in any case. I would put my money on Benn in that matchup.
Hearns McCallum is a toss up, and Mike could have slowed Hearns down if he worked to the body early.

[MIKEYTWOFIVE]

Benn was willing to fight guys like Andries and Harding because they were just like Barkley and DeWitt : stand up sluggers

I think Benn would of been too fast for those guys ( Andries, Harding ).

[MIKEYTWOFIVE]

Oh and Roy would of embarassed Buster like he stole one of his chickens. . .

[DLT]

You guys are insane if you thought Roy wouldve beat Douglass. Do you know how long ago 96-98 is? This is a totally different Roy that fought Ruiz. His body wouldve not filled out at HW the same way back then. Douglass wouldve killed him and they know it, thats why it didnt happened

[K-DOGG]

lindell holmes v mike nunn in early 91 at 168

jeff harding v nigel benn in late 91 at 175

thomas hearns v mike mccallum in mid 91 at 175

roy jones v buster douglas at heavy between late 96 & early 98


ps
i like nunn, harding, hearns & rjj respectively. nunn quite simply the slickest s.o.b around pre toney & holmes 2 static, harding quite simply 2 big & strong for benn & durable enough to take his punch, hearns more filled out into 175 / mccallum 2 old 2 chase him if hearns boxes & moves, & rjj far too fast for an old buster.

1. Holmes vs Nunn....Nunn by boring ass UD.

2. Benn vs Harding...Nigel by brutal TKO in round 5...more than likely on cuts; but Jeff would be introduced to the canvas as well. His face would look like hamburger at the end.

3. Hearns vs McCallum at 175......McCallum by late TKO. Yup, I said it. The "Body Snatcher" was a helluva boxer and neither Hearns nor Leonard wanted anything to do with him, if they could help it. "Thank God he wasn't a big money fight" is probably what they thought. Mike was one tough customer.

4. Jones vs Douglas.....Roy by UD.

[Parody]

lindell holmes v mike nunn in early 91 at 168

jeff harding v nigel benn in late 91 at 175

thomas hearns v mike mccallum in mid 91 at 175

roy jones v buster douglas at heavy between late 96 & early 98


ps
i like nunn, harding, hearns & rjj respectively. nunn quite simply the slickest s.o.b around pre toney & holmes 2 static, harding quite simply 2 big & strong for benn & durable enough to take his punch, hearns more filled out into 175 / mccallum 2 old 2 chase him if hearns boxes & moves, & rjj far too fast for an old buster.

Nunn would beat Holmes
Benn would beat Harding
Hearns would beat McCallum
Jones would beat Douglas if he comes around 195-210

[Super Cruiserweight]

Hearns And Mccallum Would Of Given Us A Boxing 101, Just Like Their Reported Sparring Days In The Early 80's, Hearns/mccallum Would Of Still Been Awesome To Watch In 1991 Even Though It Would Of Been 5-7 Yrs Too Late At That Time