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Originally Posted by PokerRon247
Wow. Is there a simple explanation as to why we don't see fights like that anymore? Probably more action in the first two rounds of that fight than the last 5 fights I've bought on PPV, but it does all look a little cavalier. How do you think those guys would stand up to the technical mastery of Mayweather or Pac?
I think they would match up very well, especially pryor. I think Pac and Mayweather beat Arguello
If (its a BIG if) they could withstand getting hit on the button with picture perfect straight right hands. ( the right hands arguello was hitting pryor with kos everyone i have ever seen him fight, except pryor) How Pryor withstood those shots, still amazes me to this day.
Pryor would be a nightmare for both Pac man and Mayweather. you cant keep him off of you (not that much moving in the world) you cant hurt him and he does not tire nor stop throwing punches. I think Pryor sets a pace that mayweather or pac man can't withstand especially over 15 rounds.
pryor would challenge both men more than either has ever been challenged so far in their careers and imo beats both of them.
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Originally Posted by PairTheBoard
It may be hard for people these days to appreciate just how big Ali/Frazier I was. You wouldn't have gotten a casual question back then as to who Muhammad Ali was. The prestige of the Heavyweight Championship of the World was supreme in sports. And here was a fight between two undefeated champions both in or near their primes with the fight a legitimate dispute over who the undisputed champion should be.
Everybody was interested. Everybody cared. The backstory was better than fiction. Ali was stripped of his title for protesting a war that half the people in the country ended up protesting. Ali stood up for his race in a way that half the people hated and half the people cheered. Hell, it took the god damn supreme court to allow Ali back in the ring. Ali/Frazier I was one of those rare sporting events that transcended sport. It embodied the historic clash of cultures that had been wrenching the country and resounding around the world for more than a decade.
As a boxing event for boxing fans Pacquiao-Mayweather might compare with Ali-Frazeir I, although I doubt it. As an Event it's not in the same stadium.
PairTheBoard
very well said.
from everything i have seen and read about this fight it was amazing. imagine how big it would be in the media saturated world we live in today.