Worst Boxers who could beat a greater Boxer due to matchup style?

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  1. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Arreola might take out Marciano.
     
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  2. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    I think Shavers wasn't so much bad as hard to rate. His power could take out contenders just as easily as journeymen despite his limited skills. Incredible punching plus mediocre technique is just less consistent than elite boxing skill. But that punching power could take out anybody.
     
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  4. HolDat

    HolDat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Is it because he wasn't as sturdy compared to 154?
     
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  5. Showstopper97

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    Yep
     
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  6. Bulldog24

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    Steve Collins over Chris Eubank that actually occurred.
     
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  7. Jpreisser

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    A better example is Eubank losing to Dan Schommer but getting the decision. Eubank admitted himself that Schommer outboxed him.
     
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  8. GOAT Primo Carnera

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    Joe Frazier or Joe Louis getting dropped and stopped by Bert Cooper.

    What have I done.....
     
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  9. 70sFan865

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    You wish :D :D
     
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  10. Kamikaze

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    If Cooper lands on anyone they just ****in
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    Kamikaze, Sep 3, 2021
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  11. GOAT Primo Carnera

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    Believe the best Cooper could make it a better bout than Quarry.
     
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  12. White Bomber

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    Who might those be ?
     
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  13. White Bomber

    White Bomber Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lewis will shake it off.

    Way sooner, in under 5 rounds
     
    White Bomber, Sep 3, 2021
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  14. 70sFan865

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    Someone like Jack Dempsey or Rocky Marciano. Maybe even Frazier, though I don't say he'd dominate all of them. Again - assuming that Baer would be at his best and fully motivated, which is a big assumption.
     
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  15. BCS8

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    Shavers is the correct answer to this thread and any great that liked brawling face first.
     
    BCS8, Sep 3, 2021
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