Gene tunney vs

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  1. Grapefruit

    Grapefruit Active Member Full Member

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    Max schmeling
    Max Baer
    Joe Louis
    Jerry quarry
    Floyd Patterson
    Sonny Liston
     
  2. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Gene was disciplined and great enough to beat every one of them. I'd pay high dollar for Tunney vs. Louis. Woo, what a matchup! :)
     
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  3. Gudetama

    Gudetama Active Member Full Member

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    I'd pick him over all of those names apart from Louis and Liston.
     
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  4. RockyJim

    RockyJim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    MAYBE the most intelligent fighter ever...lots of ring smarts...studied his opponents.....why not???
     
  5. Combatesdeboxeo_

    Combatesdeboxeo_ Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Patterson was even faster than him and had more power,he does not beat patterson
     
  6. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. Full Member

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    I think Tunney would out point Louis. He's much more durable than Conn, and a better boxer than Farr, two boxer types who gave Joe Louis fits. In addition he hits harder than both Conn and Farr who rocked/ stunned Louis.

    Tunney a good mover / puncher, and very smart. Louis would not adjust.

    Liston would be Tunney's toughest match up.
     
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  7. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    He beats Max by decision
    Stop's Quarry on cuts late.
    Wins over Patterson by decision with 2 kds .
    Gets stopped in the tenth by Louis
    Gets stopped In the 8 th by Liston .
    Out points or stop's Schmeling in the last couple of rounds .
     
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  8. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tunney could really move on his legs when he wanted to, I don't think their is enough of a sample size to feel confident to go with Schmeling who while Great was a very stationary fighter. He destroyed guys who came at him to brawl, Risko, Walker, Uzcudon.
    Tunney by Decsion.

    Baer would have his head boxed off. Guys like Schaaf, Farr and Loughran all outboxed him. No reason to believe Tunney, better than all of them wouldn't.

    Louis. Epic match up. I'm a huge Louis guy but this would be a tough match up. 50/50

    Quarry. Loses he lacked Gene's ring IQ. He would try to box and the fight would look like a stinker, Quarry would then come forward and be picked apart. Ali with movement made easy work of Quarry. While Gene doesn't possess Ali's height and size I think he follows same game plan and wins fairly easily.

    Patterson. Great match up. Patterson was prone to flash knockdowns I see him suffering one or two being the difference of a good fight.

    Liston's Poor footwork helps Gene for awhile but Listons overall size advantage might see him overwhelm Gene.
    60/40 Liston
     
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  9. Mr.DagoWop

    Mr.DagoWop Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Max schmeling - Tunney UD
    Max Baer - Tunney UD Baer has a punchers chance like Liston
    Joe Louis - Could go either way, probably Louis late KO like the Conn fight
    Jerry quarry - Tunney UD
    Floyd Patterson - Tunney tko
    Sonny Liston - Tunney UD, Liston didn't have fast feet and Tunney can circle even faster than Ali.
     
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  10. Combatesdeboxeo_

    Combatesdeboxeo_ Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Tunney ud superman
     
  11. Mr.DagoWop

    Mr.DagoWop Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Give me an argument for why Tunney loses. Don't run away this time, give an actual argument.
     
  12. The Senator

    The Senator Active Member Full Member

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    Out of these, I see Tunney beating Schmeling, Quarry and Baer by unanimous decision. I see Liston blasting him into orbit at some point, Louis winning by KO at some point and the Patterson fight would be the one I'd want to see most of all. Not even going to make a call there, I think each would take a fight in what could end up being an all time trilogy for the ages.
     
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  13. Grapefruit

    Grapefruit Active Member Full Member

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    That's exactly how I see this playing out
     
  14. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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  15. FrankinDallas

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    Schmeling: UD Tunney
    Baer: UD Tunney
    Louis: KO's Tunney middle rounds
    Quarry: brutalizes Tunney (like SMW Greb did), wins by TKO
    Patterson: Draw. Patterson wins by KO in rematch.
    Liston: Tunney refuses to some out of locker room, Liston by DQ.
     
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