Scott Ledoux was tough and full of heart

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

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    Look how he continued to come forward into George Foreman, disregarding and defense or even his own safety. He was determined to win. And im not being sarcastic. I was impressed with his tenacity. Even Frazier wasn't able to stay on his feet as long as Ledoux did.
     
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  2. joebeadg

    joebeadg Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He was a real tough guy, no doubt. You gotta love him really. I'll watch this clip when I get a chance. But he hung tough with Norton, and came on late, and he hung tough with holmes too
     
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  3. William Walker

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    He hung tough with Spinks and Lyle too. He was tough, but I'm not a fan, mostly because the two fights of his remember the most were the ones with Lyle and Norton in '79, and it was sad to see both of them struggle with someone like LeDoux.
     
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  4. johnmaff36

    johnmaff36 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    tough yes, but no tougher than the journeymen who fight well above their pay grade
     
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  5. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

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    Someone like Ledoux?? That sounds like a rag on Ledoux??
     
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  6. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Look, LeDoux was tough, he had decent power, and he had fair stamina. But let's face it, he never beat a world class fighter in his life, and did lose to some ultimate no-hopers like Bobick, Dino Denis, Bourdreaux, and even Roy Wallace, but then give aging Lyle and Norton loads of trouble was sad to see happen. For Norton, a year earlier, he would have knocked LeDoux out. For Lyle, two years earlier he would have knocked LeDoux out.
     
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    WAR01 In the 7.2% Full Member

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    Fraizee fought a different George and a much more suicidal fight.
     
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  8. vast

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    He was definitely tough as leather. He always seemed to put out a solid effort.
     
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  9. joebeadg

    joebeadg Well-Known Member Full Member

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    maybe this guy or that guy would have KO'd him in their prime, so what. He was a guy with limited skills, and he made the most of them. He was in with a group of the best heavies of all time as far as I'm concerned. Well done Scott Ledoux
     
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  10. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

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    I think his chin was just tougher than Joe's.
     
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    Didn't Bobick KO Larry Holmes?
     
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  12. William Walker

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    no way
     
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  13. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    really? you're gonna pull the amateurs into this?
     
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  14. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

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    It's still a factual statement. At some point in time, Duane Bobick owns a KO win over Larry Holmes. In fact, every time there's a "Larry Holmes vs whomever" I'm going to say....."Holmes got knocked out by Duane Bobick!!" Argument won!!
     
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  15. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

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    Look at how long he stood up to Foreman's firepower and look how fast Frazier wilted under the same firepower.
     
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