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Boxing

Posted: 13 Oct 2025, 05:51
by Nutsin
Fights that would have had a different outcome if both fighters were in their prime.

I’ll go Hagler v Leonard and Tyson v Hollyfield.

Who you got?

Re: Boxing

Posted: 13 Oct 2025, 11:14
by Mr Anon
Council Scum" wrote: 13 Oct 2025, 09:15 Prime Tyson is a myth for Fanboys only. Tyson was a bully, Holyfield was one of the hardest men to ever put on a pair of gloves. 

Leonard beats any version of Hagler, Christ Leonard had fought once in 5 years and Hagler hadn't lost in 11 years, if anyone wasn't in their prime its Leonard.

Holmes destroys Tyson in his prime if you want a proper example. 
incredibly unfair in Tyson IMO, he was technically great too, especially defensively, he destroyed almost everyone, Ali lost in his prime too

Re: Boxing

Posted: 13 Oct 2025, 09:55
by John Drake
The problem with taking too many blows to the head is that it makes it impossible to distinguish between the Football Forum and Off Topic threads

Re: Boxing

Posted: 13 Oct 2025, 09:15
by Council Scum
Prime Tyson is a myth for Fanboys only. Tyson was a bully, Holyfield was one of the hardest men to ever put on a pair of gloves. 

Leonard beats any version of Hagler, Christ Leonard had fought once in 5 years and Hagler hadn't lost in 11 years, if anyone wasn't in their prime its Leonard.

Holmes destroys Tyson in his prime if you want a proper example. 

Re: Boxing

Posted: 13 Oct 2025, 08:07
by zico
Not sure the outcomes would have been different but would certainly have been interesting to have seen Lewis against a prime Tyson and Nigel Benn at his best in the two fights against Steve Collins.  That goes for Eubank as well to be fair.