In their prime at featherweight and 15 rounds
2007-02-19 07:12:15 · 6 answers · asked by toughguy2 7 in Sports ➔ Boxing
Bluedevil (toughguy) ~
As I wrote before I sparred with Barry while I was in England, although it wasn't anything really special, I did see glimpses of Championship form. Barry was real easy to hit, but it's what he came back with, that's what you had to look out for.
Bobby Chacon was tough as nails who can forget his fight with Danny "Little Red" Lopez talk about a battle. Bobby was easy to too, but he was dangerous in the exchange as well as when the other guy stopped throwing punches.
The biggest difference in this fight would be who could absorb the most punishment and comeback to deliver punishment of their own and I would have to write to you hands down that would be Chacon. Barry was fine as long as the battle was even, but a soon as the fight leaned a little bit in the other guys direction it seemed as if he lost focus, his fight with Stevie Cruz is a perfect example of that. Barry's camp can blame the heat all they want, there were 7 other fights on that card and none of the fighters that lost blamed their defeat on the heat.
This would be a toe to toe affair while it lasted and both fighters would have their moments but Bobby's overall toughness would be the biggest difference in this fight. There's another thing that Bobby did far better than Barry and that was work the body, Bobbys body attack was forever present and that is something that Barry seemed to neglect at times.
Bobby would stop Barry in 8 rounds in a all out war and blood bath.
Thanks for the question BD/TG.
2007-02-19 07:35:53 · answer #1 · answered by Santana D 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
This would've been good. Chacon had more heart, though. Barry fought with his skill wherein Bobby fought with his wll. Bobby would force Barry to trade in the middle of the ring. This would diminish Barry's stamina. This would be a candidate for Fight of the Year.
Ultimately, I see Chacon stopping McGuigan in the eleventh.
2007-02-19 20:35:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Great question. I saw Chacon beat Bazooka Limon in Sacramento in the early 80s in one of the greatest fights I ever attended. I also saw him get TKO'd in 3 by Ray Mancini a few years later in Reno, but he was a decade older than Mancini, who was at his peak, and Chacon was not at his best as a lightweight. I think at featherweight in his prime, he TKO's McGuigan in the later rounds.
2007-02-21 01:09:45 · answer #3 · answered by Ray 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I can't top Santana's answer and I would agree. It wasn't the heat that got McGuigan in Vegas when he fought Cruz. It was Cruz finally listening to his corner, as they had told him in the early rounds of the fight, to throw that left hook. McGuigan seemed to me to have a bad habit of dropping his right after throwing it. I think he would pay a heavier price against Chacon who was a much busier fighter than Cruz, that tells you something, because McGuigan was a busy fighter himself. I see it as a slug fest with Chacon's power and heart winning out. TKO round 13.
2007-02-19 07:48:16 · answer #4 · answered by Brent 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Power fairly even. McGuigan might have a slight edge. They are very even but I think McGuigan was a tougher guy to fight I give McGuigan a split decision.
2007-02-19 19:46:59 · answer #5 · answered by gman 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Billy Bob Thorton
2007-02-19 07:22:20 · answer #6 · answered by Andrew S 2 · 0⤊ 5⤋