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I was reading BB's top 10 welters and I thought about how many excellent fighters there are at Welter who don't quite make that upper echelon but who are nevertheless worthy of consideration in the forum.

These two Jamaican welterweigths would put ona great show. Who wins?

Brown would KO Honeyghan inn 7-9 rounds. Too much of it all for lloyd

tiredoldngrey wrote:Brown would KO Honeyghan inn 7-9 rounds. Too much of it all for lloyd

I dont know, Lloyd in his prime was a fearsome fighter with tremendous skills and a good chin.

I think he outworks Brown for a 15 round decision.

Honeyghan seemed to fade after the Blocker figth. It was as if he believed his own hype. He was a come forward fighter with good skills but he seemed to abandon defence and bought into this idea that hye could just steam roll over anyone. He didn't show Starling any respect and Starling just sat in his hell and let Honeyghan wear himself out before stopping him in what was a very one sided bout.

Brown seemed to be able to hold it together better and didn't suffer from the same grandiose beliefs. I think this is a very intriguing match up.

Great war while it lasts, but Brown always had stamina and resilience to make late-round rallies in such fights while Honeyghan had a tendency to fade. Lloyd would look dazzling for a while and grab a few-round lead, but would be stopped in the latter half of the fight. Depending the tempo of the early rounds, it could happen as quickly as 7-8 rounds or as late as rounds 13-14, but I hardly see any other outcome.

And Lloyd wouldn't be saved even if it was scheduled 12 rounds... Simon would just turn the screw little harder and earlier to get Lloyd out anyway.

In a 10-round non-title fight, prime Honeyghan might nick prime Brown. Over championship distance - nope.

Brown was far more reliable. He'd stick to what worked for him. Definitely troubled by speed and movement and slickness (defeats to Starling, McGirt, Norris rematch), but was a wicked body puncher and in my opinion the best post Curry/pre Trinidad welter. Honeyghan could be inspired but Brown made the most of what he had. Brown would stop him within 12 with his winning blend of power and pressure.