March Madness 2012: Who Wins an All-Time Boxing 'Elite 8' Tournament?

Who wins???????

First Quarterfinals: Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Sugar Ray Leonard


Second Quarterfinals: Henry Armstrong vs. Joe Walcott


Third Quarterfinals: Floyd Mayweather vs. Pernell Whittaker


Fourth Quarterfinals: Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez

First Quarterfinals: Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Sugar Ray Leonard


Second Quarterfinals: Henry Armstrong vs. Joe Walcott (wasn't Walcott a HW ?)


Third Quarterfinals: Floyd Mayweather vs. Pernell Whittaker (very tough to pick, I lean towards Floyd because of his speed.)


Fourth Quarterfinals: Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez (IMO Marquez should be 2-1 against Manny)

Your thinking of the wrong Joe Walcott. Jersey Joe Walcott was a HW.

Barbados Joe Walcott is the one for this tourney.
Joe “Barbados Demon” Walcott was only 5’1” in height, but what he lacked in height, he more than made up for it with his freaking punching power and off-the-charts stamina.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbados_Joe_Walcott
http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=021091&cat=boxer

Primetyme199 wrote:

Your thinking of the wrong Joe Walcott. Jersey Joe Walcott was a HW.

Barbados Joe Walcott is the one for this tourney.
Joe “Barbados Demon” Walcott was only 5’1” in height, but what he lacked in height, he more than made up for it with his freaking punching power and off-the-charts stamina.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbados_Joe_Walcott
http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=021091&cat=boxer

My bad.

Ali wrote:

First Quarterfinals: Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Sugar Ray Leonard

what do you think about the possibility of leonard conning the judges with his late flurries and winning a decision?

cheekynffc wrote:

Ali wrote:

First Quarterfinals: Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Sugar Ray Leonard

what do you think about the possibility of leonard conning the judges with his late flurries and winning a decision?

Robinson at Welterweight was untouchable.

First Quarterfinals: Sugar Ray Robinson

Second Quarterfinals: Henry Armstrong


Third Quarterfinals: Pernell Whittaker


Fourth Quarterfinals: Manny Pacquiao

First Quarterfinals: Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Sugar Ray Leonard


Second Quarterfinals: Henry Armstrong vs. Joe Walcott


Third Quarterfinals: Floyd Mayweather vs. Pernell Whittaker


Fourth Quarterfinals: Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez

Sugar Ray Robinson

Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Sugar Ray Leonard


Second Quarterfinals: Henry Armstrong vs. Joe Walcott

Third Quarterfinals: Floyd Mayweather vs. Pernell Whittaker - anyone else remember when Mayweather was down 4 rounds to nothing to Zab Judah (including a knockdown)? I do.


Fourth Quarterfinals: Manny Pacquiao vs. Roberto Duran

screw the Marquez match up.

Robinson vs Armstrong - this happened, Armstrong was shot, but I think perpetual motion couldn't beat a prime Ray anyway.

Whitaker vs Duran - Leonard frustrated Duran into quitting, Whitaker would fuck with him all night just like he did the Julio Cesar Chavez.

Robinson vs Whitaker - at 147 I think Robinson is simply to fast and aggressive for Whitaker to be able to win on points.

Ray Robinson what a shocker lol.

Ali wrote:

First Quarterfinals: Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Sugar Ray Leonard


Second Quarterfinals: Henry Armstrong vs. Joe Walcott (wasn't Walcott a HW ?)


Third Quarterfinals: Floyd Mayweather vs. Pernell Whittaker (very tough to pick, I lean towards Floyd because of his speed.)


Fourth Quarterfinals: Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez (IMO Marquez should be 2-1 against Manny)

Barbadaos Joe Walcott was a bad ass little man from the early 1900's he was before Jersey Joe