In some ways Carnera was better then Ali-

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  1. Kamikaze

    Kamikaze Bye for now! banned Full Member

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    Not a dig at Ali, just something to note someone we can perceive as absolutely inferior has there redeeming qualities.

    I would say he had a more applicable left hook and a superior inside game, a much more textbook upper cut and a good right hook (uncommonly used punch indeed) he also happened to be monstrously strong, taller and a lot heavier being mostly comprised of muscle.

    Just something to think about not every boxer is perfect and Carnera for all his faults was still a HW champion a real natural in all but mentality who took a crash course on how to box and won the greatest title in sports history with half a mind to not even fight it’s a real Rocky story I think he deserves a movie.
     
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  3. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    And he killed someone with a jab.

    Ali couldn’t do that.

    Carnera’s jab>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ali’s
     
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  4. JohnThomas1

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    He was taller and heavier. This is hard to dispute.
     
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  5. Kamikaze

    Kamikaze Bye for now! banned Full Member

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    Show me examples refuting my inside game, left hook and uppercut claim good sir.
     
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    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  7. JackSilver

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    Is holding, grappling and stopping the other guy from working considered part of the inside game cos no one except maybe Wlad did that better that Ali?
     
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  8. JohnThomas1

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    Bingo.
     
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  9. Mike Cannon

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    Einstein like post.
     
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  10. KernowWarrior

    KernowWarrior Bob Fitzsimmons much bigger brother. Full Member

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    In certain eras the fact that Carnera was white would have made him better than Ali too, colour line and all that.
     
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  11. JackSilver

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    I don’t mind Italians but I dont like so called Italian Americans especially ones who can’t even speak a word of Italian and ain’t ever even set foot out of their home state.
     
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  12. roughdiamond

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    He was also sexier.
     
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    You do realize Italian is both a language and an ethnicity? If both your parents are Italian it doesn't matter what language you speak or if you never leave the state you're in. Genetically you are Italian.
     
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    Hey now, don't let Ali hear you say that
     
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    In some ways shavers was better than Ali
     
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