Ricky Hatton, Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto...

[Words]

...are the Marvin Hagler, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns of this generation. Yeah thats a bold statement but they are the three that matter, and they MUST fight one another to achieve true greatness. You can even throw Oscar De La Hoya into the mix he's still such a big name, and there is talk of him fighting Ricky Hatton. Shane Mosley too.

We need these guys to man-up and fight each other, no excuses, boxing has no heavyweight division, competition from MMA, too many WB* alphabet titles and an image problem, and the only thing keeping it interesting is the unfolding saga in the 140-147lbs division. Ok maybe I'm being harsh, but these are the fights that matter, if they dont get made what else is there going on in boxing thats gonna get people's attention? Hopkins - Winky? Joe Calzaghe? Those middleweights kept boxing interesting in the 80's post-Ali and pre-Tyson, and that whose our guys are doing right now.

so dont hate and become too tribal about this, just sit back and witness our era unfold, enjoy it for it for what it is. I dont like people ripping on Cotto Hatton and PBF coz We're witnessing history unfold so quit the hating and start appreciating.

[Relentless]

i take it cotto is the roberto duran.

[Words]

I was thinking Hatton = Duran and Cotto = Hagler. Sugar ray is PBF no question.

[China_hand_Joe]

Hatton combines the best of all three. The what poster of the thread says might be right. Don't let nostaligia prevent you from realising it anyone.

[Shake]

The big seperator here is pride. The three fighters you mentioned all had a burning desire to prove themselves as professional prizefighters. That exceeded money, fame and everything else.

[Relentless]

who's margarito and mosley?

[PH|LLA]

i dug this deep but you gotta admit its funny as hell

[Boom_Boom]

:lol:

[8count]

:lol: well they were at the same weightclass at one point, so he was just wanting to promote some match-ups. Floyd was ok back then, active and available. RIcky was very famous, and Cotto the next big PR champ. They were ALL UNdefeated too.

[MexicanJew]

Whose Pac in all of this?

[Boom_Boom]

Whose Pac in all of this?


Pac was still at SuperFeather when this thread was made.

[MexicanJew]

Pac was still at SuperFeather when this thread was made.

I know that. I mean now though. How does he figure into it?

[unclepaulie]

Jesus, it took me a few posts to realize this was way old. My first thought was that this was a "One of These Things is Not Like The Other" type deal...

[FORMIDABLE]

Stupid thread, even in 2007.

in the last 15 years:
Mosley=Duran
DLH=SRL
Trinidad=Hearns
Hopkins=Hagler
Winky=Benitez
Tyszu=Pryor

today
Pac=Duran
Mayweather=SRL
P.Williams=Hearns
Margarito (either him or Pavlik)=Hagler
Cotto=Benitez
Hatton=Pryor

[Marlboro]

Nice Dig!


Lively! Lively!

[Pachilles]

Stupid thread, even in 2007.

today
Pac=Duran
Mayweather=SRL
P.Williams=Hearns
Margarito (either him or Pavlik)=Hagler
Cotto=Benitez
Hatton=Pryor

Nonono Pac isn't getting KTFO and quitting mid-fight today, Mayweather isn't fighting the other 3 best fighters on the planet by a long shot, Williams is a tall ass motherfucker but thats where it ends, Margo is no Hagler, Cotto is definatley Benitez good call, and Hatton is Pryor if Pryor moved up and got KTFO

[Boxed Ears]

i dug this deep but you gotta admit its funny as hell

:shock:...Holy balls...I can only say that I wish I'd found this one.

[kartog]

i dug this deep but you gotta admit its funny as hell
:lol::rofl:yep

[Boom_Boom]

:lol:

[Hatesrats]

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1. the ability to understand, after something has happened, what should have been done or what caused the event

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