An Heavyweight Champ, Henry Cooper Beats?

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Poor Enry, he didn't have much joy when it came to fighting future /former champs.
    Who can you see Cooper beating for the title down thru the ages?
    I'm Giving him a win over Primo, that's for starters.
     
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    He wouldn't have a cat in hells chance against Carnera.

    If you are going to hand out wins over lineal champions, there are much better places to start.
     
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    Witherspoon Page Thomas Dokes Tbbs Smith Tucker Bruno Spinks Spinks Weaver Joshua
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  4. Fergy

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    Go on then, who's he best gettin placed with?
     
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    Morlocks you have some fine posts, but what in his record suggests he would beat, let alone KO, most of these?
    I think he would lose to most in their prime. WHile some were inconsistent & had problems with dedication &/or drugs, their records at their best were overall excellent to great, & they were all bibber & stronger, sstronger, usually much more so, than Cooper.
    Only Smith, Weaver & perhaps Bruno were not more skilled.
     
  6. WAR01

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    We can agree for once on something.
     
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    Braddock? Neon Leon?
     
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    He'd beat Braddock imo yes and probably Leon. What about Jimmy Ellis?
     
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    Nah, Not Jimmy he was legit better chance against Big Jess.
     
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    Thing is there, Big Jess is so bloody durable, but suppose Henry could out box him???
    It's a bit of a tough one that. Got to think of cooper's fragile skin to!
     
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    Good match up Morlocks, Bruno V Cooper!
     
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    Then the situation is bizarre because Bruno could outland/outjab Lennox Lewis easily(Typical weak skill ?). What's your problem with Smith's
    skill ? His defensive skill was better than Wladimir Klitschko's plus he could punch .
     
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    I think they all beat him.
     
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    Michael Spinks perhaps?
     
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    Leon Spinks or Tommy Burns perhaps.