Let's make some ATG mismatches

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  1. JoeLaTurkey

    JoeLaTurkey Active Member Full Member

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    Take two guys from the same weight class who are all-time greats, and make the biggest mismatch you can.

    Starting with:

    Tyson vs Fitzsimmons
     
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    armstrong vs morales
     
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    Lewis-Marciano.




    :D
     
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    George Foreman-Joe Frazier

    Frazier of 2-4 years earlier fares marginally better against prime Foreman. Horrendous style matchup for Joe.
     
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    Thomas Hearns vs Joe Walcott
     
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    Decy Barely Coherent Full Member

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    Leonard v Mayweather
     
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    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Wouldn't Tyson have a chance?
     
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    markclitheroe TyrellBiggsnumberonefan. Full Member

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    Do u mean fights that actually happened..or make them up ?
     
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    markclitheroe TyrellBiggsnumberonefan. Full Member

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    Assuming...make them up..
    KLITSCHKO V PATTERSON
     
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    JoeLaTurkey Active Member Full Member

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    Yeah I don't think Patterson fares too well against the better punchers
     
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    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Juan Diaz vs Aaron Pryor

    Jeff Lacy vs Dwight Qawi

    Alfredo Angulo vs Julian Jackson
     
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    JoeLaTurkey Active Member Full Member

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    Do Diaz, Lacy and Angulo really count as ATGs? :blood
     
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    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Sorry, misunderstood. I just thought you meant list some epic mismatches.

    Well, in that case I'd say: Marvin Hagler vs Michael Spinks.

    Hagler was the middleweight champ, and Spinks was the lightheavy champ. Had Hagler moved up and tried to challenge for the belt at 175, Spinks would have become the first one to stop Hagler. Mike was just FAR too big, and too powerful for little Marvin.
     
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    Bob Foster vs Carlos Monzon
     
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    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Good one. Same case as Spinks vs Hagler.

    Monzon was wayyb too small for Foster, and would get murdered.

    Tyson vs Marciano is another that always comes to mind. What's sad is, there's old timers that would actually have you believe Rocky had a chance.

    185 pound Marciano vs 220 pound Tyson.

    Rocky would have been brutalized.
     
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