Better All-Around Fighter: Primo Carnera or Riddick Bowe?

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Who was the better all-around fighter, Primo Carnera or Riddick Bowe?

  1. Primo Carnera

  2. Riddick Bowe

  3. They were equally good all-around fighters

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  1. mcvey

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    He is standing right in front of him and lands the uppercut squarely under the middle of his jaw it's nothing like the Sharkey fight!lol
     
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    Hey dudes. I got the scoop here. Dig it.
    Durans KO over Bizzaro is dubious at best.
    As you can see here:
    https://streamable.com/3dv7a
    Bizzaro starts turning his head before Duran lands his punch.
    He was dizzy at the time, or so he appeared, so how did he see it coming?
    Also, you can barely see an impact, it looks more like Durans glove grazes him.
    Bizarro is putting on his best Rocky Balboa act here, throwing all the theatrics in the mix.
    So we just can't be sure if this was a legitimate KO.
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  4. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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  6. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Mwale's head snaps backward sharply upon impact before his body catches up; Sharkey's not so much (if you're having a hard time seeing this, just look at their chins & necks). Mwale raises up at most 2-3 inches, as his leg straightens a bit; Sharkey goes from being bent fully at the hip to standing straight up. No comparison whatsoever. This is unreal.
     
    mrkoolkevin, May 22, 2017
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  7. Man_Machine

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    Yes - Looks like all's quiet on the choklab front...
     
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  8. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Yet another embarrassing reach. You should be ashamed of yourself. Here's a more useful clip, that shows the action leading up to the end of the fight:
    https://streamable.com/sxprw
     
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  9. reznick

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    You know, it's hard to say.
    That second knockdown, he seems to fall over a second after getting punched. It looks very...what's the word, delayed?
    It can happen, but it just doesn't look natural.
    If he was acting, that's what acting would look like!

    It looks like this is just another one of those controversial moments!
    We will just never know for sure...
    Ah, well.
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  10. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    You sound insane. It just ain't your night, kid. Someone should've thrown in the towel for you three knockdowns ago.
     
    mrkoolkevin, May 22, 2017
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  11. reznick

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    If you guys attempt to discredit Carnera from a clearly legit KO, what's to stop anyone else from doing the same with countless of other examples?
     
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  12. Man_Machine

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    ^:thumbup:

    In the spirit of your metaphor, I think being talked out of the fight, in the first place, might have been preferable. At least it could have avoided a prolonged, messy trail of dribble.
     
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  13. mcvey

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    "They went for the price on Wilson".lol
     
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  14. janitor

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    I assumed that you guys would have resolved this debate by the time I returned, and that a new consensus would be established!
     
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  15. janitor

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    Or you can always decide that it is irrelevant what the majority thinks in either case, and make your own mind up.


    There is no piece of evidence available to them that is not available to you!
     
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