Does Vitali Taste The Canvas, Verses Prime Foreman?

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  1. JohnThomas1

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    I wouldn't be picking them.

    Next up Alexis Arguello and SRL.
     
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    Put SRL on Holyfield's diet and training then he might too.
     
  3. JohnThomas1

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    Prime Foreman before changing his style via Clancy of the overflow was younger and far more destructive than old George. Axel would have been a statistic.
     
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    Against mostly CW and blown up cruisers.
     
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    He pole axed Frazier and Norton - an ATG heavyweight and a not far off. Please let me know what guys old Foreman beat that equal or surpass these two.
     
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    Optimum weight: 205 lbs.
     
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    Sounds a bit like Usyk.
     
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    Usyk is a CW. Thank you for your agreement.
     
  9. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    And still good enough to beat one of the best heavyweights around today. How big was Byrd when he made Vitali quit?
     
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    205 is a heavyweight. Like Frazier. Like a lot of guys Foreman beat. There was no day before weight in.

    As PS said Usyk whupped Joshua. Thank you for noting Frazier is of a similar size to a guy going around whupping the current super heavyweight top dogs.
     
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    How big was Byrd when Ibeabuchi knocked him out? How big was Byrd when Wadimir mauled him?
     
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    Usyk weighed 220 lbs if you recall things correctly. Ofc you ignored how different Usyk and Frazier are.
     
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    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    You can find examples of bigger men beating smaller men, and vice versa at any level at heavyweight. An in-depth analysis brings you to the conclusion that bigger in all cases means better is a wrong train of thought.
     
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    Example of the first sort vastly outnumber examples of the second sort.
     
  15. JohnThomas1

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    You were the one fixated on supposed size deficit not me. You were also very happy to label Usyk as a cruiserweight yet now you feel the need to label hi a 220 pounder.

    Predictable.
     
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