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BEST SKILLS - Donald Curry: He was wise and sharp. This is a tough one because I came across a lot of good boxers on the way up the ladder.

BEST JAB - Frank Tate: He had a great jab, so I had to stay on top of him from the first round. I won the middleweight championship of the world after a long, hard fight.

BEST DEFENSE – Marlon Starling: To this day, Starling is still asking for a rematch. He was a crafty little man, who was hard to catch cleanly with big shots.

BEST CHIN - lran Barkley: You could hit the guy with a hammer and he was going nowhere. I landed everything I had and he said, ‘Is that all you’ve got, Nunn?’

BEST PUNCHER - Juan Roldan: He was the strongest puncher I faced in my career.

FASTEST HANDS - Carl Jones: He was from Los Angeles and had me down in the first round.

FASTEST FEET - Jones: The only thing faster than Jones’ feet were his hands.

SMARTEST - James Toney: I have to admit, looking back, James Toney was a smart guy in the ring.

STRONGEST - Barkley: For a middleweight, Barkley was exceptionally strong. It was like pounding on a heavyweight. After the weigh-in, he must have gained an extra 20 pounds.

BEST OVERALL - Curry: The best overall game belonged to Donald Curry. He could do a bit of everything.

Is that from an interview ? Odd he said that about Donald Curry, who was well past his best when Nunn stopped him. Thought he pretty much dominated Tate, though he's spot on about Starling.

Seamus wrote:Is that from an interview ? Odd he said that about Donald Curry, who was well past his best when Nunn stopped him. Thought he pretty much dominated Tate, though he's spot on about Starling.

Here's the article in full - http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/4022 ... chael-nunn

Very interesting...most especially about Tate, who tends to be one of those fighters who was very good but does not get much love and has faded right into the background. I can remember him coming over here and dealing with Sibson - in a really toxic atmosphere - and even after losing to Nunn he'd become a champ again.

The Roldan comment caught my eye as well.....Martinez and Monzon are sort of the gods of Argentine middleweight champs...but Roldan was supposed to be a very dangerous dude indeed who even the very top men feared. Again, notable the Michael name-checked him.

It was a pretty interesting read. Reading through that, you also realize that Nunn fought a lot of good fighters. Some of these guys do seem to have been all but forgotten.