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Re: They moved up and failed, the best examples
Posted: 06 Apr 2018, 13:45
by ValMar
Mexi-Box wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 13:32
ValMar wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 10:52
jamamb wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 10:15
i dont understand the cotto pick
He had been an elite level boxer, before he moved up at MW. OK, he defeated Martinez (shot and injured, totally out of prime) and that's it. Honestly, I don't think that anyone would claim he has been the genuine champion at MW.
I don't want to diminish his achievement at WW and LMW, but it was a different story at MW.
Martinez was still rated p4p at the time. Cotto would've done that to any version of Martinez. Martinez never was on Cotto's level, nor Canelo's.
Cotto-Martinez = Bellew-Haye
Cotto would never beat fit/healthy Martinez at MW, the same thing could be said considering Bellew and Haye. Simple, very simple..............
Re: They moved up and failed, the best examples
Posted: 06 Apr 2018, 14:24
by Mexi-Box
ValMar wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 13:45
Mexi-Box wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 13:32
ValMar wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 10:52
He had been an elite level boxer, before he moved up at MW. OK, he defeated Martinez (shot and injured, totally out of prime) and that's it. Honestly, I don't think that anyone would claim he has been the genuine champion at MW.
I don't want to diminish his achievement at WW and LMW, but it was a different story at MW.
Martinez was still rated p4p at the time. Cotto would've done that to any version of Martinez. Martinez never was on Cotto's level, nor Canelo's.
Cotto-Martinez = Bellew-Haye
Cotto would never beat fit/healthy Martinez at MW, the same thing could be said considering Bellew and Haye. Simple, very simple..............
Wow, such a horrible, horrific comparison. I'm surprised your brain didn't do any filtering there.

Re: They moved up and failed, the best examples
Posted: 06 Apr 2018, 15:01
by Ilya Muromets
dagilechia wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 13:28
Adamek as a former LHW did not bad at HW
He's still boxing. He fights next April 21st. I was never impressed with him at heavy. Haye is another one. There are many.
Re: They moved up and failed, the best examples
Posted: 06 Apr 2018, 15:05
by Ruthless-RKO
x2x wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 15:01
dagilechia wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 13:28
Adamek as a former LHW did not bad at HW
He's still boxing. He fights next April 21st. I was never impressed with him at heavy. Haye is another one. There are many.
Had he already fought Kassi?
Re: They moved up and failed, the best examples
Posted: 06 Apr 2018, 15:13
by Ilya Muromets
Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 15:05
x2x wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 15:01
dagilechia wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 13:28
Adamek as a former LHW did not bad at HW
He's still boxing. He fights next April 21st. I was never impressed with him at heavy. Haye is another one. There are many.
Had he already fought Kassi?
He beat Kassi in November.
Re: They moved up and failed, the best examples
Posted: 06 Apr 2018, 16:20
by ValMar
Mexi-Box wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 14:24
ValMar wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 13:45
Mexi-Box wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 13:32
Martinez was still rated p4p at the time. Cotto would've done that to any version of Martinez. Martinez never was on Cotto's level, nor Canelo's.
Cotto-Martinez = Bellew-Haye
Cotto would never beat fit/healthy Martinez at MW, the same thing could be said considering Bellew and Haye. Simple, very simple..............
Wow, such a horrible, horrific comparison. I'm surprised your brain didn't do any filtering there.
There is no man who could convince me that Cotto has been better than Martinez (healthy version, MW). It might be something wrong with my brain, but I think so.
Re: They moved up and failed, the best examples
Posted: 06 Apr 2018, 16:55
by Mexi-Box
ValMar wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 16:20
Mexi-Box wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 14:24
ValMar wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 13:45
Cotto-Martinez = Bellew-Haye
Cotto would never beat fit/healthy Martinez at MW, the same thing could be said considering Bellew and Haye. Simple, very simple..............
Wow, such a horrible, horrific comparison. I'm surprised your brain didn't do any filtering there.
There is no man who could convince me that Cotto has been better than Martinez (healthy version, MW). It might be something wrong with my brain, but I think so.
You just compared Cotto to Bellew...
Re: They moved up and failed, the best examples
Posted: 06 Apr 2018, 17:03
by ValMar
Mexi-Box wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 16:55
ValMar wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 16:20
Mexi-Box wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 14:24
Wow, such a horrible, horrific comparison. I'm surprised your brain didn't do any filtering there.
There is no man who could convince me that Cotto has been better than Martinez (healthy version, MW). It might be something wrong with my brain, but I think so.
You just compared Cotto to Bellew...
No, I have compared the situations, both Cotto and Bellew had moved up and defeated injured opponents.
Re: They moved up and failed, the best examples
Posted: 06 Apr 2018, 17:29
by Mexi-Box
ValMar wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 17:03
Mexi-Box wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 16:55
ValMar wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 16:20
There is no man who could convince me that Cotto has been better than Martinez (healthy version, MW). It might be something wrong with my brain, but I think so.
You just compared Cotto to Bellew...
No, I have compared the situations, both Cotto and Bellew had moved up and defeated injured opponents.
One fighter is obviously better than the other. That's not debatable. In addition, one fighter would've easily beaten any version.
Re: They moved up and failed, the best examples
Posted: 07 Apr 2018, 03:12
by ValMar
Mexi-Box wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 17:29
ValMar wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 17:03
Mexi-Box wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 16:55
You just compared Cotto to Bellew...
No, I have compared the situations, both Cotto and Bellew had moved up and defeated injured opponents.
One fighter is obviously better than the other. That's not debatable. In addition, one fighter would've easily beaten any version.
I think that you underestimate Martinez (prime version), we might agree about the rest.
Re: They moved up and failed, the best examples
Posted: 07 Apr 2018, 04:56
by Kalan
Moved up in class or in weight?
Sugar Ray Robinson when he tried to take the Light Heavyweight Title from Joey Maxim and got stopped.
Ray Mancini when he stepped up and tried to fight Alexis Arguello.
Jose Napoles when the tried to take on Carlos Monzon..
Tommy Hearns when the moved up and tried to stop Marvin Hagler.
Mickey Walker, former Welterweight King -- when he moved up and tried to beat Max Schmeling.
Re: They moved up and failed, the best examples
Posted: 07 Apr 2018, 09:03
by dagilechia
Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 15:05
x2x wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 15:01
dagilechia wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 13:28
Adamek as a former LHW did not bad at HW
He's still boxing. He fights next April 21st. I was never impressed with him at heavy. Haye is another one. There are many.
Had he already fought Kassi?
to be honest i think Abell can KO him, but still i bet Adamek PTS