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Yet another compliant. At the modern rate of fighting, future “ATGs” will have something like 30 total fights. In keeping with our discussion, I’ll cite Kid Gavilan’s 143 career fights. That’s never to be seen again....Feroz likes this.
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And that’s partly my point. How often do we get to see a fight worth watching between two high-profile boxers in their prime? The sport is in bad shape....Feroz likes this.
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That’s right. The grittiness that made the sport so noble and exciting is fading. Like everything else in our society now, it’s all about the quick buck — all these exhibitions and dodging worthy opponents. I have to give Crawford and Spence credit; their meeting was a throwback to...garfios likes this.
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I enjoy having intelligent discussions with people, which is very rare here. It’s sports, so people will always disagree. I don’t mind that; I expect it. But when someone fails to recognize that 65 years of oppression and isolation might just affect the professional output of a nation, the...
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I’m not insinuating anything. I’m being very clear. Look at any list of boxing greats by any professional sportswriter. Napoles is typically ranked higher than Tito and Wilfred. Gomez, I’m not sure about, as he’s greater than the other two PR fighters mentioned. Gavilan is sometimes...garfios likes this.
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Nápoles is routinely regarded as greater than both Trinidad and Benitez. Just look up any random list by any boxing scribe. Same would probably hold true for Gavilan and Kid Chocolate. But I don’t even want to get into that debate. Point is, Cuba had some awesome pro boxers back in the day. Before...
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Everyone believes this, and is clamoring for a fight with Benny. I’ll be surprised if it doesn’t happen soon.
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You sound like one of the guys on the Facebook Duran fan page I belong to. lol I’ve been a fan of his since the late 70s. I’d rank Roberto somewhere in the top 5-10. Greatest Latino boxer of all time, but greatest overall? Nah No way. There’s no doubt Duran’s accomplishments...
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