Pick one Heavyweight in history to back you up in a bar fight

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  1. Guru88

    Guru88 Active Member Full Member

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    Sonny Liston
     
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    Jeffries.
     
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    Liston or Foreman
     
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    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jeffries, because he knew how to grapple and had iron chin.
     
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  5. Ken Ashcroft

    Ken Ashcroft Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ike Ibeabuchi. A physical beast of a man, that guy was reputedly mentally unstable and his erratic behaviour even to those who were familiar with him and his moods could be intimidating and unpredictable.

    Might well be a risky choice though as in the heat of battle he might turn and attack me as well.
     
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    Tyson, Foreman, Lewis, or Vitali are all good answers. An entire gang of Hell's Angels would **** themselves and run against any one of them.
     
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    Liston hands down.
     
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    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Probably Mike Tyson.
     
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    Marciano & Dempsey...no "Quit" in either man!!!
     
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    Tex Cobb
     
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    Dempsey then jeffries
     
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    Ron Lyle, as he probably had a gun! And if he didn't? He'd still be pretty damn handy.
     
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    Foreman, Bloody Foreman.
     
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    Any of them would do!
     
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    That would be the issue with Ike. He could blindside his friend as well
     
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