1971 Joe Frazier vs 2003 Vitali Klitchsko

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  1. Johnny_B

    Johnny_B Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Frazier won't be able to land any significant body punches. Vitaly will pound him when he's coming in.
     
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    Johnny_B, Jul 27, 2020
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  2. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh!

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    Vitali was simply too big, powerful with skill to match. It would look something like the Foreman fights or Peter/Adamek fights.
     
    UnleashtheFURY, Jul 28, 2020
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    madballster, Jul 28, 2020
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  4. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    That gets straight to the point.
     
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  5. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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  6. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Frazier isn't dishing out the same kind of pressure that Lewis was in that fight. It's a lot different when your are in the clinch with a man the same size as you rather than shoving somebody 30 lbs smaller away with your forearm.
     
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  7. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Frazier was strong
     
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  8. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    You think Lewis cut Vitali bad, I cringe thinking about what that left hook would do to him!
     
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  9. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not as strong as Lewis.
     
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  10. Robney

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    Actually you'd think so, but it turned out that he wasn't that strong at all, and weirdly non athletic to boot. He had obvious punching power, but a weird lack strength for such an iconic HW champ, which was hilariously revealed in some obscure early 70's gameshow he took part in.
    For me he beat Ali 2 out of 3, but the second decently sized HW he beat was Buster Mathis.
     
    Robney, Jul 28, 2020
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  11. Malph

    Malph Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think the TV show was called "Superstars". You are right in that it was shocking how bad Frazier looked in some of the events.
     
    Malph, Jul 29, 2020
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    Joe Bugner was bigger than Mathis. He had better feet a longer reach and a much better jab.

    Vitali resembled Bugner more than George Foreman.
     
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  13. On The Money

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    Bruno did it in UK, you don't want to watch his 100m either.
     
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    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    Vitali would completely beat the sh*t outta Frazier, huge mismatch
     
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    Huh? Boxing should be about all of those things & more.
    Of course stamina should be involved. It would be unnatural to test who is the best at fighting & not have a basic, critical component of hand to hand combat involved: endurance & toughness expressed in large lart through stamina.
    The guy who "just" has stamina rarely gets to show it-if he has no other skills including obviously defense, he does not last long against good opponents.

    You think for the entire history of most fighting & professional boxing they have been doing it wrong & all fights should be very short? That is an extreme position that would have denied us numerous great strategic & even super-firepower, often back & forth battles.
     
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