Milton Mccrory versus Pipino Cuevas

[goose 5]

Would Cuevas fare better against this Kronk champ ?

[oogiebe]

McCrory too big and far too long a reach for Pipino.

[scorpio83]

McCrory too big and far too long a reach for Pipino.

I agreed.

[Ambling Alp II]

I think Cuevas would win this. McCrory had a big height reach advantage on Colin Jones and could on get a draw and scraped a out a close decision in the rematch. Cuevas was a lot better than Jones. Cuevas stops McCrory in the mid rounds.

[oogiebe]

I think Cuevas would win this. McCrory had a big height reach advantage on Colin Jones and could on get a draw and scraped a out a close decision in the rematch. Cuevas was a lot better than Jones. Cuevas stops McCrory in the mid rounds.

McCrory was a babe at in his early twenties when he fought Jones, who was a big step up fight for him at the time. Milton primed a couple of years after that and Jones was no bum.

[Ambling Alp II]

Two years later McCrory got blown out early by Curry and never did much after that. Jones was probably the best fighter he ever beat. Jones was certainly not a bum, but he clearly was not as good as Cuevas.

[scartissue]

Milt McCrory was no Tommy Hearns. Cuevas crushes him in two rounds.

[tiny_acres]

Two years later McCrory got blown out early by Curry and never did much after that. Jones was probably the best fighter he ever beat. Jones was certainly not a bum, but he clearly was not as good as Cuevas.

X2
Milton was a great amateur but just a good pro.
I'd pick Cuevas by late knockout

[Onetimeonly]

I think Cuevas would win this. McCrory had a big height reach advantage on Colin Jones and could on get a draw and scraped a out a close decision in the rematch. Cuevas was a lot better than Jones. Cuevas stops McCrory in the mid rounds.

Agreed, people forget how fearsome cuevas was before Tommy. I think he had 3 straight title defenses breaking jaws.

[Nile4000]

Milton mentioned in an interview that he wanted to fight Duran and Cuevas and both turned him down. In a fight, I think Milton wins an easy decision in a 10 or 12 rounder, close if it is 15.

[scorpio83]

Wow a good argument between McCrory and Cuevas and how each would win their fights should it happened back then.