Greater In Accomplishment Or Ability?

[Goodnight, Irene]

Name a fighter, & allow the next poster down the line to lay claim as to whether that boxer was more prominent in what they accomplished, or how much talent & ability they possessed.

Here we go...

Benny Leonard

[Collins2000]

Alan Sugar

End of thread.

[BoxBuzz]

...but is it.....really? Glad to see you got the message.

[Robinson]

Buzz

you could say that Collins' post was some what serious
as many in this here boxing community take the claims
of Mr Lipton as being very serious and very real.

[allworld80]

Name a fighter, & allow the next poster down the line to lay claim as to whether that boxer was more prominent in what they accomplished, or how much talent & ability they possessed.

Here we go...

Benny Leonard

Accomplishment for sure.

Pernell Whitaker

[hitman09]

Name a fighter, & allow the next poster down the line to lay claim as to whether that boxer was more prominent in what they accomplished, or how much talent & ability they possessed.

Here we go...

Benny Leonard

Accomplishment for sure.

Pernell Whitaker

I'd say ability.

Joe Calzaghe

[Goodnight, Irene]

Ability...but's a close-run thing.

Lennox Lewis...

[p4p1]

Ability...but's a close-run thing.

Lennox Lewis...

accomplishment... cant acheive naymore as a HW than he did

Roberto Duran

[banjo]

accomplishment... cant acheive naymore as a HW than he did

Roberto Duran

Accomplishment


Daniel Zaragoza

[mhagler91490]

accomplishment... cant acheive naymore as a HW than he did

Roberto Duran

Accomplishment


Daniel Zaragoza

Ability.

Ricardo Lopez

[p4p1]

Ability.

Ricardo Lopez

ability

Bernard Hopkins

[mhagler91490]

Ability.

Ricardo Lopez

ability

Bernard Hopkins

Accomplishment

Jimmy Ellis

[hitman09]

Accomplishment

Tommy Hearns

[p4p1]

Accomplishment

Tommy Hearns

accomplishment

Sam Langford

[allworld80]

Accomplishment

Oscar DLH

[Goodnight, Irene]

Now we're getting the ball rolling. Accomplishment for Oscar.

Tony Canzoneri...

[mhagler91490]

Now we're getting the ball rolling. Accomplishment for Oscar.

Tony Canzoneri...

Accomplishment

Iran Barkley

[hitman09]

Ability. Great thread GI

Naseem Hamed

[Goodnight, Irene]

Ability. Great thread GI

Naseem Hamed

Thank you. Accomplishment for Hamed, but his ability, though nothing fantastic, is going to become more & more under-estimated as the years pass. Good, not great, fighter, who is now thought of as a joke.

Jeff Harding...

[p4p1]

Ability. Great thread GI

Naseem Hamed

Thank you. Accomplishment for Hamed, but his ability, though nothing fantastic, is going to become more & more under-estimated as the years pass. Good, not great, fighter, who is now thought of as a joke.

Jeff Harding...

accomplishment

Jack Johnson

[Goodnight, Irene]

Tough one. I'll argue accomplishment.

Joel Casamayor...

[Counter-puncher]

Tough one. I'll argue accomplishment.

Joel Casamayor...

another tough one ('great thread', he echoes.... )

very talented indeed, stellar ama record, makes it difficult to say his achievements as a pro quite matched his ability.

to an extent he 'overachieved' a little, later on, but close fights /losses/ disputable decisions with as many lesser-talented (IMO) fighters, as he had, makes Joel greater in

ABILITY

next:

Kevin Kelley. don't know why, he just came to mind

[Flump]

Tough one. I'll argue accomplishment.

Joel Casamayor...

another tough one ('great thread', he echoes.... )

very talented indeed, stellar ama record, makes it difficult to say his achievements as a pro quite matched his ability.

to an extent he 'overachieved' a little, later on, but close fights /losses/ disputable decisions with as many lesser-talented (IMO) fighters, as he had, makes Joel greater in

ABILITY

next:

Kevin Kelley. don't know why, he just came to mind

Ability

His accomplishments never quite matched his mouth. Always good value though.

Eddie Mustafa Muhammad

[allworld80]

Eddie Mustafa Muhammad

Abilty, just barely

Wilfred Benitez

[banjo]

Eddie Mustafa Muhammad

Abilty, just barely

Wilfred Benitez

Ability

Cornelius Boza Edwards