Oh man Marquez vs. the best Salido would be a ****ing fight.
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Hilario Zapata - June 2017
BEST JAB
Joey Olivo: Joey Olivo had an advantage in reach over me and he gave me trouble in the early rounds because it’s not only the reach; he knew how to use his jab. It took me a couple of rounds to solve the situation and counter-punch the jab of Joey Olivo.
BEST DEFENSE
Rudy Crawford: The Nicaraguan guy who fought me in San Francisco. I was used to being the guy with the good defense, not to have an opponent with a good defense, so it represented an interesting match for me. After I found a way to get through that defense, things became easier for me in the late rounds.
FASTEST HANDS
Alberto Castro: I felt like I always had the speed advantage in all my fights. (Of my opponents) Alberto Castro, a Colombian guy, who was training here (was the fastest). I always knew Alberto Castro was a hard puncher but hard punchers are not often fast guys and he was very fast and strong in the first round and cut my eyebrow and that’s why I remember him. It represented a problem for me in that fight.
FASTEST FEET
Jung-Koo Chang: A Korean guy, who I fought twice in my career. The first time I faced him I noticed his movement was very good and I had to start using a strategy of how I would fight myself. It was like fighting in a mirror in the first fight in Korea. The second time was different.
BEST CHIN
Shigeo Nakajima: I took the title from Nakajima but I proved Nakajima had a very good chin. I feel like I punched his chin very often and strongly but (achieved) nothing. He didn’t move.
SMARTEST
Fidel Bassa: He’s so smart. He became a successful businessman and he’s a rich guy in Colombia now. He owns libraries and sells books. Every time I was ready to attack Bassa and start my combinations, he used to take one step back and it took me some rounds to try to adjust to that movement and step forward to try to start using my usual strategy.
STRONGEST
Castro: All around very strong. At that time, we weren’t fighting 12 rounds, we were fighting 15 rounds and, during the 15 rounds the Colombian was attacking, I knew I was winning the fight because I was punching the guy more often but I never hurt the guy. I won on points. Through the 15 rounds, his punch was strong.
BEST PUNCHER
Castro: That guy Alberto Castro! (laughs) Not even “Panterita?Ursua, who knocked me out. I went to a crazy fight. I didn’t even see the punch and the punch you don’t see, that’s the one that’s going to knock you out but Alberto Castro, I could see the punches. I was prepared. I really felt the punches. For sure, If I had fought Castro like I fought Ursua, I would have got knocked out. I knew I wasn’t a puncher. I knew I was going 15 rounds. We had a war every round.
BOXING SKILLS
It’s difficult to tell one skilled fighter because I was always the skilled fighter. I faced fighters from different countries, Philippines, Japan, Thailand. I had to face different styles. I cannot measure everyone the same. I made different strategies, being the technical fighter. Depending on the opposition I fought, I changed the plan every time.
BEST OVERALL
Castro: The best fighter I faced was Alberto Castro. He was such a good fighter and I faced him twice. After the first fight, he said, “I want a rematch,?and I said, “You deserve the rematch and I will give it to you.?Comment
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Iran Barkley - June 2017
BEST JAB
Roberto Duran: Wow, in my pro career, you know who I would have to say? Duran. Duran had a jab that if he hits you with it, he knew how to throw punches off of it. He set everything up off that jab. Another fighter I always thought was perfect doing that was was James ‘The Heat?Kinchen.
BEST DEFENSE
James Toney: He used to protect himself and roll. I really had to figure him out. He wasn’t a big puncher but that roll was frustrating.
FASTEST HANDS
Thomas Hearns: Tommy had fast hands. Being tall and lanky like he was, his hands were pretty quick. Tommy had a bigger punch with everything he threw. Michael Nunn’s punches, I didn’t really feel. He was quick but I didn’t feel his punches. He wasn’t quicker than Tommy.
FASTEST FEET
James Kinchen: As a matter of fact, James Kinchen and another guy I that didn’t get too much recognition I fought early in my career, Mike Tinley, (had fast feet). Kinchen, he was little and he had fast little feet.
BEST CHIN
Duran: Duran was a good catcher. I spun Duran around with a left hook one time. It was amazing. I said, “This guy took a shot that would have knocked a building down.?[Laughs]. James Kinchen. I hit him with good shots, he would always come back, even though I was a big puncher and knocked him down a couple of times, he just came back. Toney took a good shot but he was crafty with his rolls.
SMARTEST
Duran: He knew just how to get out of things. No matter how hard I hit him he would always come back and figure something out, someway how to survive. Toney had a good Ring IQ.
STRONGEST
Duran: [Laughs] Duran was the guy. He was a little guy but no matter what I hit him with he would roll and come back. He was still able to push me a little.
BEST PUNCHER
Hearns: His power’s unbelievable. He was a lot stronger than I thought he was for a slim guy. Nigel [Benn] didn’t have any power to me. I felt a lot of punches but Nigel’s power to me, I didn’t really feel his power. That evening [against Benn], with me I couldn’t make [middleweight] weight anymore, I was steamed out but he did his job that he had to do. I fought guys who hit way harder than him.
BOXING SKILLS
Duran: His skills were sharp. He was a crafty guy. He’ll roll back and punch, he’d catch you off balance if he could. He was a smart, crafty man.
BEST OVERALL
Hearns: Because of his punching power and his skills, his ability to jab, move and be that tall to be able to box.Comment
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lol @ barkley still mad at being decimated by the dark destroyer
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Kenneth Rainford
Best jab: "Brian Sutherland. Lightning fast. Unorthodox. Cat like. Like a graceful Siberian Tiger pawing at its helpless prey. Even his jabs of the range finding variety had enough raw power to wobble you to your very core and make you question why you even got into the ring with him."
Best defense: "Brian Sutherland. Elite head movement. I threw a 17 punch fluid combination with speed and power and accuracy and he slipped every shot. It was a combination I worked on in the gym for three months. After I missed those shots I wanted to go home and eat my revolver."
Fastest hands: "Brian Sutherland. I couldn't even see his gloves when he threw. It was kinda like with a hummingbird. You know how you can't even see their wings because they're flapping so fast? Brian's hand speed was just like that. It was frightening. The sheer speed made me urinate a little bit. It ran down my leg and that bothered me. It was a distraction. I could feel it drip past my knee as the fight progressed."
Best chin: "Brian Sutherland. A combination of granite and steel. His chin was so gotdamn solid that when I connected, it fractured my right hand. That was confirmed after the fight."
Smartest: "I know this is getting repetitious...but still Brian Sutherland. He went to Shelby Community College which is known commonly as the Harvard of the south. And you could see it in the ring. He was not just one step ahead of me mentally in every phase and aspect of the fight...he was 8 steps ahead."
Best puncher: "Brian Sutherland. His jabs had one punch knockout power, so what the f**k do you think his power shots had? Early in the fight he was toying with me and launched a big hook at my head -- it went wide because he did it on purpose. He was trying to intimidate me. I'll never forget the evil, maniacal laugh after it. The wind from that shot made me stumble and my gloved almost touched the canvas."
Best haircut: "Brian Sutherland. The mullet was legendary. It looked even more magnificent in person. Flowing locks of hair that glistened under the lights. It was beautiful. I never considered myself a h0mo***ual but I would be lying if I said that I wasn't aroused throughout certain points of the fight.
Boxing skills: "Brian Sutherland. Every tool in the toolbox. Footwork? Elite. Jab? Elite. Power? Elite. Defense? Elite. Chin? Elite. Heart? Elite? ***iness? Elite. Ring generalship? Elite. Everything was elite. Impeccable. When God himself wanted to create the perfect boxing specimen, he did it...with Brian Sutherland.Comment
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lmao...i actually looked him up.....google results:Originally posted by Mike D View Post
"worst boxer ever"Comment
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