shoutout2u wrote:BTW...we've both wasted way too much time on these now trivial discussions (i assume you also have a life offline). so FEEL FREE to have the LAST WORD on this one---I'M DONE with this topic!!
Completely agree. Just for comparison, here is my list: (note, Jones never beat Glen Johnson, so im not including him).
1. antonio tarver
2. montell griffin
3. virgil hill
4. eric harding
5. reggie johnson
6. clinton woods
7. julio gonzalez
8. lou del valle
9. richard hall
10. derrick harmon
11. mike mccallum
12. dave telesco
13. otis grant
14. glen kelly
15. richard frazier
- against Sahnoune : Sahnoune had enormous outside of the ring issues, he barely trained, he was on a nervous breakdown at the time of the fight, just before coming on the ring, his face was grey and he was only the shadow of the fighter he used to be...Sahnoune didnt come to win this fight he was out before even throwing the 1st punch.
- against Tiozzo : Tiozzo was coming off a 1 year layoff and had to go from HW to LHW, Tiozzo weighted about 230 just 3 months before the fight and had to make 190, he was totally drained...just look at his fight against DM, he was much more confortable at LHW...
- against Glen Johnson : at the time of the fight, Glen was a journeyman and wasnt as good as he is today, the glen Johnson who beat Tarver and Jones would have KOed Branco.
Raff The Frenchman wrote:just a few points on Branco :
- against Sahnoune : Sahnoune had enormous outside of the ring issues, he barely trained, he was on a nervous breakdown at the time of the fight, just before coming on the ring, his face was grey and he was only the shadow of the fighter he used to be...Sahnoune didnt come to win this fight he was out before even throwing the 1st punch.
- against Tiozzo : Tiozzo was coming off a 1 year layoff and had to go from HW to LHW, Tiozzo weighted about 230 just 3 months before the fight and had to make 190, he was totally drained...just look at his fight against DM, he was much more confortable at LHW...
- against Glen Johnson : at the time of the fight, Glen was a journeyman and wasnt as good as he is today, the glen Johnson who beat Tarver and Jones would have KOed Branco.
No offense, but all I see here is a Frenchman making excuses for French fighters and trying to tear Branco down. Sorry dude, Branco was the visitor in both of those fights, if anyone was at a disadvantage it was Branco.
Raff The Frenchman wrote:just a few points on Branco :
- against Sahnoune : Sahnoune had enormous outside of the ring issues, he barely trained, he was on a nervous breakdown at the time of the fight, just before coming on the ring, his face was grey and he was only the shadow of the fighter he used to be...Sahnoune didnt come to win this fight he was out before even throwing the 1st punch.
- against Tiozzo : Tiozzo was coming off a 1 year layoff and had to go from HW to LHW, Tiozzo weighted about 230 just 3 months before the fight and had to make 190, he was totally drained...just look at his fight against DM, he was much more confortable at LHW...
- against Glen Johnson : at the time of the fight, Glen was a journeyman and wasnt as good as he is today, the glen Johnson who beat Tarver and Jones would have KOed Branco.
No offense, but all I see here is a Frenchman making excuses for French fighters and trying to tear Branco down. Sorry dude, Branco was the visitor in both of those fights, if anyone was at a disadvantage it was Branco.
Didnt see either of those first 2 fights, but a clearly agree that today's Johnson would beat Branco!
