Lennox Lewis vs Jack Sharkey

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Sharkey managed to floor Carnera who was the same size as Lewis. Could Sharkey pull a McCall on Lewis?
     
  2. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    No.
     
  3. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Be very ,very surprised if Sharkey See's the 3 rd round against a prime Lewis .
     
  4. Farooq

    Farooq Member banned Full Member

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    Primo was a 3rd rate hack fighter controlled by the mob fighting in a inferior era. Lewis would smash Carnera and Sharkey in the same night.
     
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  6. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Prime Sharkey would give Rahman and McCall a decent fight. Anybody that thinks otherwise is clueless.
     
  7. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Okay if there is a 1 in a 1,000,000 solar alignment so Lennox Lewis comes in complacent and unmotivated, while Sharkey is hyped for the fight of his life he can win. Extremely unlikely though.
     
  8. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Are you sure? Is that your final answer
     
  9. Jackomano

    Jackomano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don’t see Sharkey pulling a McCall on Lewis, but Sharkey would be one of his best opponents and I could definitely see Sharkey dropping Lewis. Sharkey in top form was a much better fighter than Tua, who despite his power never realized his full potential due to laziness.

    I could see the decision going either way.
     
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  10. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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  11. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    It is not impossible, but you would have to bet against it.
     
  12. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Lewis puts Sharkey's lights out by the end of the 1st....if Jack gets saved by the bell, then he goes in 2.
     
  13. archdeacon99

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    Look at the variation of punches Lewis had, he was not robotic like Wlad he was an artist and few fighters in history would handle that, see
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  14. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Sharkey was never stopped early, except by Joe Louis in his last professional fight.

    Lewis is quite rightly a strong favorite here, but people need to be realistic in their predictions.

    Jack Sharkey was not some stumble bum!
     
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  15. Jackomano

    Jackomano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Most of the guys Lennox is knocking senseless in the video are slow and one dimensional compared to Sharkey in his prime. Lennox had a very hard time against Holyfield, who was past prime and nearly shot at the time, since he was very slow and stiff compared to how he was just 4-5 years before, but he was still faster and harder to land clean on than Lennox's other opponents. Lennox wouldn't be landing most of his punches on Sharkey, but I also wouldn't see Sharkey knocking Lewis stiff, since he didn't have a brutal right hand like Rahman or McCall.