2nd Rd Welterweight KO Tournament

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2nd Rd Welterweight KO Tournament

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Results from the 1st round

Mickey Walker WSD 15 Oscar DeLaHoya
Barney Ross WUD 15 Felix Trinidad
Henry Armstrong WUD 15 Pernell Whitaker
Sugar Ray Robinson KO 10 Donald Curry
Thomas Hearns WUD 15 Kid Gavilan
Roberto Duran WUD 15 Carmen Basilio
Sugar Ray Leonard WUD 15 Emile Griffith
Jose Napoles KO 9 Pipino Cuevas

The 2nd round draw (best to worst by selection)

Sugar Ray Robinson vs Mickey Walker
Sugar Ray Leonard vs Roberto Duran
Henry Armstrong vs Barney Ross
Jose Napoles vs Thomas Hearns
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Post by Seamus »

My picks

Sugar Ray Robinson WUD 15 Mickey Walker
Sugar Ray Leonard WUD 15 Roberto Duran
Henry Armstrong WUD 15 Barney Ross
Thomas Hearns TKO 11 Jose Napoles
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Post by Borinken25 »

Sugar Ray Robinson WUD 15 Mickey Walker
Roberto Duran WSD 15 Surar Ray Leonard
Henry Armstrong WUD 15 Barney Ross
Tomas Hearns TKO 6 Jose Napoles
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Post by Seamus »

Voting will end Midnight Saturday Central US time.
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Post by Expug »

Robinson w 15 over Walker split.
Leonard w 15 over Duran split
Armstrong w 15 over Ross u
Hearns w tko 10 over Napoles
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Post by dr_devious »

Sugar Ray Robinson WUD 15 Mickey Walker
Sugar Ray Leonard WUD 15 Roberto Duran
Henry Armstrong WUD 15 Barney Ross
Thomas Hearns KO3 Jose Napoles
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Post by DoubleM »

Can't believe so many people are picking Hearns to stop Napoles.

Robinson UD15 Walker
Duran UD15 Leonard
Armstrong UD15 Ross
Napoles TKO13 Hearns
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Re: 2nd Rd Welterweight KO Tournament

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Sugar Ray Robinson close 15UD Mickey Walker
Sugar Ray Leonard close 15UD Roberto Duran
Henry Armstrong 15UD Barney Ross
Thomas Hearns mid rd TKO Jose Napoles
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Sugar Ray Robinson vs Mickey Walker UD
Sugar Ray Leonard vs Roberto Duran UD
Henry Armstrong vs Barney Ross UD
Jose Napoles vs Thomas Hearns SD
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Post by Seamus »

Double M, I think Napoles was an outstanding fighter, but I believe Hearns would be a bad matchup for him. Hearns has a big reach advantage, quicker hands, and more power. Napoles had the better chin, but I could only see him take so many big right hands from the Hitman before he caves in.
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Post by BoxBuzz »

He was outstanding, and would likely win one of 3.
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Post by Ambling Alp »

Robinson Dec Walker
Armstrong Dec Ross
Leonard Dec Duran
Hearns TKO 12 Napoles
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