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Old 01-20-2008, 11:50 AM
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HBO's senior tour begins...next up Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman
then Roberto Duran vs. Tommy Hearns
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Old 01-20-2008, 11:59 AM
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Yeah it was good seeing Roy in the ring again. IMO he's the greatest pound for pound boxer of all time.
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Old 01-20-2008, 12:04 PM
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Old 01-20-2008, 12:53 PM
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Yeah it was good seeing Roy in the ring again. IMO he's the greatest pound for pound boxer of all time.

Give me Pernell Whitaker in his prime...guy was flat awesome.
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Old 01-20-2008, 12:53 PM
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Give me Pernell Whitaker in his prime...guy was flat awesome.

I don't think anyone here knows what they're talking about.
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Old 01-20-2008, 12:55 PM
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I don't think anyone here knows what they're talking about.

Who is/was the best?
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Old 01-20-2008, 12:58 PM
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Arrrr matey Sopcast!! Morty ASSumes too much. I hope he gets scaaaarvy!!
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Old 01-20-2008, 01:05 PM
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Arrrr matey Sopcast!! Morty ASSumes too much. I hope he gets scaaaarvy!!
Sorry.....mon fairy.....I only get better.
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Old 01-20-2008, 01:00 PM
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Who is/was the best?
Sir..have you poured through books about boxing history?


Have you observed film of everyone from Jack Johnson through present day?Have you read/heard what keen observers have said ...those who saw fighters from the 40's through the 70's...live? Those who cover it for a living and have done the same fine work I have?



The name Ray Robinson keeps coming up from all of them.

He was the very best out of an era in which the demands of can't be even closely matched by more modern day boxing since the 60's.
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Old 01-20-2008, 01:03 PM
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Sir..have you poured through books about boxing history?


Have you observed film of everyone from Jack Johnson through present day?Have you read/heard what keen observers have said ...those who saw fighters from the 40's through the 70's...live? Those who cover it for a living and have done the same fine work I have?



The name Ray Robinson keeps coming up from all of them.

He was the very best out of an era in which the demands of can't be even closely matched by more modern day boxing since the 60's.
Pffft. The Ohio State mentality.

"The best stuff happened before I was born!"
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Old 01-20-2008, 01:08 PM
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Sir..have you poured through books about boxing history?


Have you observed film of everyone from Jack Johnson through present day?Have you read/heard what keen observers have said ...those who saw fighters from the 40's through the 70's...live? Those who cover it for a living and have done the same fine work I have?



The name Ray Robinson keeps coming up from all of them.

He was the very best out of an era in which the demands of can't be even closely matched by more modern day boxing since the 60's.

Clearly one of the best of all time. Sweet Pea was the best of his generation and one of the great boxers of all time as well.
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Old 01-20-2008, 03:05 PM
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Sir..have you poured through books about boxing history?


Have you observed film of everyone from Jack Johnson through present day?Have you read/heard what keen observers have said ...those who saw fighters from the 40's through the 70's...live? Those who cover it for a living and have done the same fine work I have?



The name Ray Robinson keeps coming up from all of them.

He was the very best out of an era in which the demands of can't be even closely matched by more modern day boxing since the 60's.
Ali.
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Old 01-20-2008, 03:47 PM
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Give me Pernell Whitaker in his prime...guy was flat awesome.
Glad to see someone appreciates
defensive prowess in boxers. He
was impossible to hit. A joy to
watch someone with such quick
reactions and so smart.

He is underappreciated because
he was not a knockout artist.
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Old 01-20-2008, 03:48 PM
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Glad to see someone appreciates
defensive prowess in boxers. He
was impossible to hit. A joy to
watch someone with such quick
reactions and so smart.

He is underappreciated because
he was not a knockout artist.
Yes.....unfortunately Robinson was.




He could do everything.
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Old 01-20-2008, 03:55 PM
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Yes.....unfortunately Robinson was.




He could do everything.
He is way up near the top.

I say Ali because I dont think
we will ever see a heavyweight as
fast as Robinson and could take
as much punishment as Ali did.

Absolutley beautiful boxer.
I hated his mouth but loved
his style. Best footwork, quickest
jab... the total package.
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Old 01-20-2008, 04:45 PM
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He is way up near the top.

I say Ali because I dont think
we will ever see a heavyweight as
fast as Robinson and could take
as much punishment as Ali did.

Absolutley beautiful boxer.
I hated his mouth but loved
his style. Best footwork, quickest
jab... the total package.


Pound for pound..Walker Smith IS the top.

Ali could not do everything...he could not take you out with one punch ..with either hand.Unless someone told Sonny Liston to take a dive,


Robinson/Smith could...and did.



That's only a start,too.
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Old 01-20-2008, 12:54 PM
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HBO's senior tour begins...next up Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman
then Roberto Duran vs. Tommy Hearns
id pay 200 bucks to see on ppv to see lennox lewis vs larry merchant...
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