Anonymous519
Gold Member
"Considering the following fighters at their prime, who would win the follxing boxing matches?"
2. For those unaware they did do a computer version of this fight and Marciano won. But in his heyday, he was a small heavyweight and would have been much too slow against Ali. Ali would have scored a TKO for sure in this one.
3. Wow what a war this would have been. The heart factor goes to Dempsey and he would have won this fight in a battle of attrition.
4. The battle of "Sugars." I loved watching Ray Leonard fight. His speed, his agility, his mobility around the ring when he wanted to show that off was so much fun to watch. But Robinson may be the greatest pound-for-pound fighter in history. This would have been a close decision fight with the winner in my estimation, the original Sugar Ray.
5. Another all-out war. Hagler had tons of heart but so did Lamotta. You could beat on Lamotta all day and he'd still be in your face. I don't think either fighter could score a knockout here so I like Hagler by a very close decision.
6. Henry "Hurricane Hank" Armstrong is not as well known by most boxing fans not because he fought a long time ago but because unless you are a boxing historian, his name is not as well remembered as men like Ali, Ray Robinson, Tyson, etc. But he was one hell of a fighter. The man fought 183 times and won 152 of those fights. That's an incredible .830 winning percentage. Roberto Duran on the other hand was "Manos de Piedra" or in English, "Hands of Stone." Not a great puncher but a punisher. This would have been just an amazing bout but in Armstrong's era, fighters were simply tougher. For that I would say he would defeat Duran.
7. The "Hitman" would have taken out a fighter I believe is WAY overrated. Mayweather for his career did not face the level of competition other champion fighters have. Hearns could knock out anybody. His KOs were devestating. Just ask Roberto Duran. He wins this one in a cake walk.
8. Two slick fighters here. Fury is very impressive with his defensive moves and he is big. This would certainly go the distance and I think Fury would just barely get the nod.
9. Carlos Monzon is another fighter who sometimes is forgotten about how great he was. He lost his life at an early age but had a full boxing career. In 100 fights he lost just three times but had nine draws. 59 fights, more than half of his victories were by KO. Hagler? A beast. I think Marvin had the durablity and punching power to unseat Monzon from the victory circle. Either a TKO or a lopsided decision would go in favor of "Marvelous."
10. We have Duran again and Mayweather who one more time would be way overmatched. Duran would knock out Mayweather inside of five rounds.
- Muhammad Ali vs. Mike Tyson
- Muhammad Ali vs. Rocky Marciano
- George Foreman vs. Jack Dempsey
- Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Sugar Ray Robinson
- Marvin Hagler vs. Jake Lamotta
- Roberto Duran vs. Henry Armstrong
- Floyd Mayweather vs. Thomas Hearns
- Tyson Fury vs. Lennox Lewis
- Carlos Monzon vs. Marvin Hagler
- Roberto Duran vs. Floyd Mayweather
2. For those unaware they did do a computer version of this fight and Marciano won. But in his heyday, he was a small heavyweight and would have been much too slow against Ali. Ali would have scored a TKO for sure in this one.
3. Wow what a war this would have been. The heart factor goes to Dempsey and he would have won this fight in a battle of attrition.
4. The battle of "Sugars." I loved watching Ray Leonard fight. His speed, his agility, his mobility around the ring when he wanted to show that off was so much fun to watch. But Robinson may be the greatest pound-for-pound fighter in history. This would have been a close decision fight with the winner in my estimation, the original Sugar Ray.
5. Another all-out war. Hagler had tons of heart but so did Lamotta. You could beat on Lamotta all day and he'd still be in your face. I don't think either fighter could score a knockout here so I like Hagler by a very close decision.
6. Henry "Hurricane Hank" Armstrong is not as well known by most boxing fans not because he fought a long time ago but because unless you are a boxing historian, his name is not as well remembered as men like Ali, Ray Robinson, Tyson, etc. But he was one hell of a fighter. The man fought 183 times and won 152 of those fights. That's an incredible .830 winning percentage. Roberto Duran on the other hand was "Manos de Piedra" or in English, "Hands of Stone." Not a great puncher but a punisher. This would have been just an amazing bout but in Armstrong's era, fighters were simply tougher. For that I would say he would defeat Duran.
7. The "Hitman" would have taken out a fighter I believe is WAY overrated. Mayweather for his career did not face the level of competition other champion fighters have. Hearns could knock out anybody. His KOs were devestating. Just ask Roberto Duran. He wins this one in a cake walk.
8. Two slick fighters here. Fury is very impressive with his defensive moves and he is big. This would certainly go the distance and I think Fury would just barely get the nod.
9. Carlos Monzon is another fighter who sometimes is forgotten about how great he was. He lost his life at an early age but had a full boxing career. In 100 fights he lost just three times but had nine draws. 59 fights, more than half of his victories were by KO. Hagler? A beast. I think Marvin had the durablity and punching power to unseat Monzon from the victory circle. Either a TKO or a lopsided decision would go in favor of "Marvelous."
10. We have Duran again and Mayweather who one more time would be way overmatched. Duran would knock out Mayweather inside of five rounds.