Jim Jeffries v Tyson Fury 15rds?

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  1. Mendoza

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    Under Jeffreis rules he wins. Under Furys modern rules, he likely wins. I don;t think Fury has shown he can beat puncher with some skills that's not afford to commit. Fury was hurt and floored by a cruiser weight, and was busted for being on PED's. Take the PED's away, and is he the same guy? Probably not.
     
  2. 70sFan865

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    I don't know, but he gave him second chance. Seriously, are you going to tell me that he ducked Fitzsimmons? No, he didn't - he just had to give title matches other fighters.
     
  3. 70sFan865

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    Of course he said that, he lost the fight. Moore didn't seem to have problems with his legs in next years when he beat many good fighters after Marciano loss. Maybe he wasn't at his absolutely best, but he was still in his prime.
    Nobody except Fitz, Moore, Hopkins and a few others. Not everybody age the same way, Moore was exceptional figher at 38 years old. Same with Fitz.
    I never said that, I said that it doesn't change the fact that Fitz was in his prime. Fitzsimmons would always be much ligher than Jeffries, I don't know why you bring up weight when we talk about whether Fitzsimmons was in his prime or not. He was actually at his biggest then for what it's worth.
     
  4. Brockton Rock

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    Jeffries has too much for Fury here, takes him to deep waters then drowns him.

    Jeffries KO
     
  5. mcvey

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    He gave Fitzsimmons rematch 2 years later! After Fitz had been retired for2 years and was nearly 40!
    Why did he have to give Ruhlin a match after Fitz had nearly killed Ruhlin, where is the logic behind this, explain it to me?
    Who deserved the tilte shot Fitzsimmons or the man he had put into a coma,the ,man who had won just 1 of his last 3 fights?

    Use common sense here and be honest!
    Whatever way you dress this up,whatever spin you try to put on it, the facts are these!
    He did not give his number one challenger a rematch for 2 whole years, preferring instead to defend against the man Fitz had ruined!
     
  6. mcvey

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    You think Hopkins Moore and Fitz were in their primes at 38?
    Fitz stated he wasn;t the same man, that his hands were busted ,and Moore stated his legs were gone and probably had been for some time. Who should we believe? Them or you?
     
  7. 70sFan865

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    Yes, they were. They weren't at their highest peak but that doesn't make them past their prime. I think that we have different definition of prime, there is nothing wrong with that but don't pretend that they weren't among the best fighters in the world at that age.
     
  8. 70sFan865

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    I don't know why, he probably wanted to avenge Ruhlin's draw from beginning of his career. I don't know the reason why Jeffries did that, but I don't buy that he ducked Fitzsimmons.
     
  9. mcvey

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    I'm saying they were no longer prime,nothing more ,nothing less.
     
  10. mcvey

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    Who deserved the title shot more, Ruhlin or the man who had knocked him out?
    Simple question requiring a simple answer.
     
  11. 70sFan865

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    Fitzsimmons, without any doubt. Sometimes the best contender doesn't get the shot, it'a normal thing in boxing. Jack Johnson defended against poor competition mostly because he wanted easy money. Jeffries probably wanted money too and Ruhlin was highly regared by boxing society at the time. Gus also drew with Jeffries before, so I am sure that may people wanted him to fight for the title. Jeffries simply dominated him and proved then wrong.

    A lot of champions didn't give the best contender a shot. Jeffries did more than once and you can't blame him for ducking anyone until retirement.
     
  12. 70sFan865

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    Past prime Fitz was good enough to destroy every single HW contender at that time, so I don't care if you believe that he was past prime. Same with Moore who dominated the 1st ranked contender Nino Valdes when he was "past prime".

    Again, we have a different definition of "prime".
     
  13. mcvey

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    Earlier you said he didnt duck him.What do you call not fighting him for 2 years and only taking him on when he was near 40?
    Johnson got more money fighting White Hopes than he would have defending against the black challengers who were better.Which do you think would have drawn a bigger gate Jeffries v Ruhlin, whom Fitz had ko'd or Fitz himself? You're digging yourself a very deep hole here Mate!
     
  14. Charlietf

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    Archie moore in his prime when he faced marciano? Lmao
     
  15. 70sFan865

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    Of course.