Which of the following would beat Tubbs at his best?

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  1. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think the Corbett voters take it!

    Only a few weeks ago we saw that decent-quality Corbett vs Fitz clip... which revealed an amateurish Corbett with some nifty footwork, but absolutely nothing else. Anyone who believes Corbett could give away 50 lbs to someone like Tubbs, and come out victorious, needs his head examined!
     
  2. Nighttrain

    Nighttrain 'BOUT IT 'BOUT IT Full Member

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  3. Nighttrain

    Nighttrain 'BOUT IT 'BOUT IT Full Member

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    Peak Tubbs is almost an oxymoron.
     
  4. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    The polls are still open! (bump)
     
  5. ThePlugInBabies

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    how did I miss that Tubbs lost a decision to Jimmy ****ing Thunder?

    :lol:
     
  6. JohnThomas1

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    Twin peaks Tubbs?
     
  7. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    Anything close to an in-shape Tubbs would make most of the people on that list look absolutely stupid, Conn and Loughran being the exceptions.

    Anyone that watched footage of Corbett and Tubbs, and thinks Corbett was actually better in any facet of boxing, should lay off the crack pipe.
     
  8. mcvey

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    Tubbs was nearly 37 then.
    At that point Corbett had won 1 fight in the last 7 years,and that is widely believed to have been a fix.
     
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    Not in shape like this champ.
     
  10. JohnThomas1

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  11. Unforgiven

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    Tubbs should have laid off the crack pipe.
     
  12. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    Fair enough.
     
  13. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    None of them, though Corbett and Loughran might come close. People underate how skilled Tony was. Though he was lucky to win the title against an unmotivated Page in 1985.
     
  14. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Both Conn and Loughran would have won by significant margins on the scorecards,...size differentials notwithstanding. Loughran would have tattooed Tubbs with that left jab all night long and Conn would have moved, flurried and would have Tubbs look like a chump.
     
  15. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Do you think of Tubbs as an immobile fighter with limited skills & slow reflexes? Just curious.