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(05-30-2017 07:50 AM)blackbelt2003 Wrote:  Yeah but it shows the folly of saying 'fighter A beat fighter B and fighter B beat fighter C therefore fighter A...etc etc'.

After all, we could also with that same logic postulate that Garcia KO'd Kahn in four whereas Canelo only did it in six, therefore Garcia would beat Cotto easier than Canelo did.

And with regards to the eye test...yes, Bud looks incredible.

But I also think Loma looks incredible but I wouldn't use the eye test to think he beats GGG as there are other massive factors involved.

Black

I know the point you are making. Styles make fights. But when you are determining what level a fighter is at, you have to compare common opponents (in this example, I am going even further with another degree of separation), but the more examples the better to rule out stylistic issues. Simply using the eye test with no reference point is much more difficult. Combining the two across multiple opponents is as good an estimate as one can get.

And I get your weight point, but 7lbs isn't exactly Loma fighting GGG!

Either way, it is highly doubtful we ever get Crawford vs Thurman, so this will always remain a mythical matchup sadly.