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  • RJJ-94-02=GOAT
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    Which rival had the better in ring career.

    Forget what money they earned and all that sort of BS.

    Purely based on what they achieved in the ring as professionals, e.g who they beat, when they beat them, what titles they won etc.

    Groves or DeGale?

    Bellew or Cleverly?

    Broner or Malignaggi?

    Eubank or Benn?

    Jones Jr or Hopkins?

    Barrera or Morales?
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    Groves or DeGale?: Idk maybe DeGale?

    Bellew or Cleverly?: Bellew easy

    Broner or Malignaggi?: Broner? Idk both men don't really have big name wins on there resume. They are the big name on someone else's resume.

    Eubank or Benn?: Benn

    Jones Jr or Hopkins?: Hopkins

    Barrera or Morales?: Morales

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      #3
      Originally posted by RJJ-94-02=GOAT
      Forget what money they earned and all that sort of BS.

      Purely based on what they achieved in the ring as professionals, e.g who they beat, when they beat them, what titles they won etc.

      Groves or DeGale?

      Bellew or Cleverly?

      Broner or Malignaggi?

      Eubank or Benn?

      Jones Jr or Hopkins?

      Barrera or Morales?
      Groves was better than DeGale. Bellow better than Cleverly. Broner better than Paulie. Eubank better than Benn. Hopkins had a better career than Jones. I am not sure who did more between Barrera and Morales so I'll call it a tie. Just opinion of course.

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        #4
        Yall must've forgot

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          I’d go:

          Groves.

          Cleverly.

          Broner.

          Benn.

          Jones Jr.

          Morales.

          I think all 6 are debatable though so no qualms if anyone went the other way.

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            Originally posted by Boxxymcboxface
            Groves or DeGale?: Idk maybe DeGale?

            Bellew or Cleverly?: Bellew easy

            Broner or Malignaggi?: Broner? Idk both men don't really have big name wins on there resume. They are the big name on someone else's resume.

            Eubank or Benn?: Benn

            Jones Jr or Hopkins?: Hopkins

            Barrera or Morales?: Morales
            Bellew never really beat anyone though man. Every title he ever won was vacant. Him and Cleverly are extremely close career wise IMO.

            Completely agree on Paulie and AB, that was the toughest one IMO.

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              Originally posted by RJJ-94-02=GOAT
              Bellew never really beat anyone though man. Every title he ever won was vacant. Him and Cleverly are extremely close career wise IMO.

              Completely agree on Paulie and AB, that was the toughest one IMO.
              Bellew beat Makabu who’s one of the top dogs at cruiserweight now. Also the two wins over Haye, while not over a prime Haye, is still a great name to have on your resume.

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                Roy Jones won the heavyweight title, so I had have to go with him, BHop got KO'd out the ring by a construction worker (no offense I like Joe Smith)
                Broner won titles in 4 divisions, Paulie did very good with no power and was a better overall boxer, Broner was a -1500 favorite in their fight and might have lost, but I still would take Broner.

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                  Originally posted by Boxxymcboxface
                  Bellew beat Makabu who’s one of the top dogs at cruiserweight now. Also the two wins over Haye, while not over a prime Haye, is still a great name to have on your resume.
                  Haye was absolutely shot man... I give him no credit for beating that bag of bones that crawled to the ring that night.

                  Makabu, Chilemba and Cleverly are his only notable wins IMO, maybe Masternak as well.

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                    Originally posted by ironmike2012
                    Roy Jones won the heavyweight title, so I had have to go with him, BHop got KO'd out the ring by a construction worker (no offense I like Joe Smith)
                    Broner won titles in 4 divisions, Paulie did very good with no power and was a better overall boxer, Broner was a -1500 favorite in their fight and might have lost, but I still would take Broner.
                    Jones got KO’d by Enzo Mc though. 🙈

                    I think the HW title win and the P4P #1 (or at least top 3) status in the mid 90’s to early 00’s gives Jones the edge.

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