Best fight predictor in history--Who was it?

cross_trainer · 07-22-2007, 01:59 PM

Are there any people in history who were almost always "dead on" in their predictions of major fights?

Manassa · 07-22-2007, 02:01 PM

I thought Gil Clancy was pretty good at predicting stuff.

My dinner with Conteh · 07-22-2007, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Manassa

I thought Gil Clancy was pretty good at predicting stuff.

He wasn't bad. He was the worst loser in boxing history though.

My dinner with Conteh · 07-22-2007, 02:06 PM

Harry Mullan was good.

Minotauro · 07-22-2007, 02:10 PM

Teddy Atlas predicted Tyson would get DQ against Holyfield second time.

Stonehands89 · 07-22-2007, 02:13 PM

Ron Borges of the Boston Globe called the Holyfield-Tyson fight and was about the only sports writer here on the east coast who did. Teddy Atlas called not only the rematch, but how Tyson was going to get himself disqualified once he realized that Holyfield would beat him.

Clancy is a fair call.

My dinner with Conteh · 07-22-2007, 02:17 PM

Borges has lived off that one.

Incidentally, three out of the five writers from the boxing bible (that's Boxing News of course

) predicted Ali would beat Foreman.

07-22-2007, 02:20 PM

I knew about Borges, but not about Teddy Atlas' prediction of a DQ !

That's amazing. I'll listen to Atlas's rantings about Tyson with more attention from now on.

Beebs · 07-22-2007, 03:02 PM

I would have to go with myself

Amsterdam · 07-22-2007, 03:06 PM

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I knew about Borges, but not about Teddy Atlas' prediction of a DQ !

That's amazing. I'll listen to Atlas's rantings about Tyson with more attention from now on.

But Atlas is a horrible fight picker all around, even though he knows Tyson to the exact detail. Atlas rarely gets them correct, he chose Winky this weekend for example.

07-22-2007, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Amsterdam

But Atlas is a horrible fight picker all around, even though he knows Tyson to the exact detail. Atlas rarely gets them correct, he chose Winky this weekend for example.

Yeah, but that prediction of a DQ in Holyfield-Tyson 2 sure gives him credibility in his musings on Tyson's psyche.

Having said that, I seem to remember him predicting Tyson would implode against Michael Spinks.

Sizzle · 07-22-2007, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Amsterdam

But Atlas is a horrible fight picker all around, even though he knows Tyson to the exact detail. Atlas rarely gets them correct, he chose Winky this weekend for example.

He also picked De La Hoya to demolish Mayweather.

JohnThomas1 · 07-22-2007, 07:05 PM

Ed Schuyler stands out by a country mile. Of all the numerous fights i have seen him pick he bats better than all others and was often perfectly set in his fight description as well. He got some wrong, that's always going to happen but he got many right. He may as well have written up the fight results of Spinks - Braxton and Pryor - Arguello before they even happened. Unbelievable foresight.

hdog · 07-22-2007, 08:12 PM

I've seen Manny Stewart make some very good calls. The worst I rember was Dick Young. He would pick fighters for all the wrong reasons. His best might have been Marvis Frazier over Larry Holmes.

quintonjacksonfan · 07-22-2007, 08:29 PM

Ali was pretty good early on calling the rounds he would finish the fight
He was so good that when NY put up a bill to abolish boxing they called in Ali
to ask if he thought their was a problem that he was calling the exact rounds
his opponent would fall in.

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Stonehands89 Champion East Side Guru Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 5,193 vCash: 1000	Re: Best fight predictor in history--Who was it? Ron Borges of the Boston Globe called the Holyfield-Tyson fight and was about the only sports writer here on the east coast who did. Teddy Atlas called not only the rematch, but how Tyson was going to get himself disqualified once he realized that Holyfield would beat him. Clancy is a fair call.
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My dinner with Conteh P4P King East Side VIP Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 21,584 vCash: 1000	Re: Best fight predictor in history--Who was it? Borges has lived off that one. Incidentally, three out of the five writers from the boxing bible (that's Boxing News of course ) predicted Ali would beat Foreman.
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JohnThomas1 Undisputed Champion East Side VIP Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 12,184 vCash: 1000	Re: Best fight predictor in history--Who was it? Ed Schuyler stands out by a country mile. Of all the numerous fights i have seen him pick he bats better than all others and was often perfectly set in his fight description as well. He got some wrong, that's always going to happen but he got many right. He may as well have written up the fight results of Spinks - Braxton and Pryor - Arguello before they even happened. Unbelievable foresight.
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hdog Journeyman ESB Jr Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 192 vCash: 1000	Re: Best fight predictor in history--Who was it? I've seen Manny Stewart make some very good calls. The worst I rember was Dick Young. He would pick fighters for all the wrong reasons. His best might have been Marvis Frazier over Larry Holmes.
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quintonjacksonfan Gatekeeper ESB Full Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 324 vCash: 1000	Re: Best fight predictor in history--Who was it? Ali was pretty good early on calling the rounds he would finish the fight He was so good that when NY put up a bill to abolish boxing they called in Ali to ask if he thought their was a problem that he was calling the exact rounds his opponent would fall in.
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