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Nonsense you say......

ringsider wrote:

He'll be remembered as a fatboy who had some talent but wasted much of it with an untreated eating disorder and poor training choices.

What a bunch of crap.......

--- True, if your looking for that signature masterclass over a top fighter by Toney, crap is all you got.

Nunn was his best victory, but he was shut down for most of that fight. Jirov too active on top of him to be a master class, although, again, probably his 2nd best win.

C'mon, now, you claim he's defensive master, and all I ask is a single fight on the tube I can watch that shows his class over a worthy opponent.

I'd vote him in the HOF, but he's 2nd tier champ. Not a single unification bout, being the IBF's poster boy for his career highlights.

ringsider wrote:

Syntax Error wrote:Is this thread about a fight in 1989 or prime for prime?

Either way it's difficult to answer because:-

a) Some of them mentioned were well past their bests in 1989.

b) One of them had been retired for 2 years in 1989.

c) One of them was a novice in 1989

d) 3 of them were in their primes at weights well below Nunn's weight.

That is right.....and a guy who was in his prime at the same time as Nunn(James Toney) flattened him. (made $$$ on that fight)

But you never hear guys blabbing about Toney Fighting all those guys. IMHO James Toney would have faired much better than Michael Nunn against any of them.(and we know RJJ gave him a boxing lesson for real) He was a better technical fighter, could feint and slip with the best of them, counter, and he had KO power in either hand. And probably most important, he had a better chin than Nunn.

Good points.

This question can only be answered on a prime for prime basis & on that count, I can only summise how Nunn would have fared against Hopkins & Hagler.

IMO Hagler would have slaughtered Nunn eventually & Hopkins would have been too cute for him & beat him on points.

The other guys primes were at weight classes below, so I couldn't really give an accurate opinion, although I'm confident that Hearns could have taken Nunn at 160, but you can never tell with Tommy for sure.

Nunn was a tremdendously skilful fighter but I just don't see him in the same league as Hagler or even Hopkins at 160.