Controversial statements on boxing that you stand by...

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by cheekyvid, Jul 31, 2011.

  1. ApatheticLeader

    ApatheticLeader is bringing ***y back. Full Member

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    Marvin Hart took a legitimate defense of his title. Johnson didn't until Jeffries. More than Hart, granted, but the insane amount of manipulation of Johnson during his reign is so disgraceful that I deem it inferior.
     
  2. ApatheticLeader

    ApatheticLeader is bringing ***y back. Full Member

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    I fully agree with this. He'd have beaten any version of Benn too.
     
  3. glue glove

    glue glove Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Only reason why people complain about Heavyweight division is because there is no Yanks/Brits dominating for the first time.
     
  4. slapbangwhallop

    slapbangwhallop The Sweet Scientist Full Member

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    Skip to 3.21

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juTRNuehRhk&t=3m21s[/ame]
     
  5. roe

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  6. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Eubank won the first fight.
     
  7. pong

    pong Boxing Addict Full Member

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    the gatti ward trilogy is highly overrated vasquez/marquez blows it away.frank bruno beats haye.boxing historians only look at the past with rose tinted glasses not every fighter was elite in the old days it was just like today there were good,bad and great fighters
     
  8. Vano-Irons

    Vano-Irons Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Mike Tyson is very very overrated
    Roberto Duran is the best all round fighter of all time
    Lennox Lewis would have given ANY heavyweight in history problems
     
  9. shaunster101

    shaunster101 Yido Full Member

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    If Wladimir Klitschko fought in any division with a weight limit using that style and skillset he would be nothing special.
     
  10. roe

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    What would the limit be though? I don't see anyone over 240 lbs that would beat him?
     
  11. ScubaSteve

    ScubaSteve Dwylo o Garreg Full Member

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    I'm sure Shaun-o means if you scaled him down to a LHW or whatever. :good
     
  12. shaunster101

    shaunster101 Yido Full Member

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    What I mean is that it's his physical size that allows him to fight with that style and only in the heavyweight division is a fighter permitted such a size advantage. If he loses this advantages he gets knocked out.
     
  13. sportofkings

    sportofkings Boxing Junkie banned

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    In your opinion he did:hey

    Collins would it fair and square in my opinion:good
     
  14. shaunster101

    shaunster101 Yido Full Member

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    Yes, that's exactly it.

    Cheers :good
     
  15. sportofkings

    sportofkings Boxing Junkie banned

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    Riddick Bowe at his best had the ability to beat any heavyweight in history:deal