Butterbean vs Ali from the Holmes fight

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Who wins?

  1. Ali from the Holmes fight

    19 vote(s)
    50.0%

  2. Butterbean

    19 vote(s)
    50.0%
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  1. cross_trainer

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

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    The Ali who faced Holmes versus prime Butterbean. 12 rounds. (Inspired by the thread about the worst showings of lineal champions.)

    Who wins, and why?
     
    cross_trainer, Mar 14, 2022
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  2. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic War for Souls Full Member

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    I think that there were so many fighters left in Muhammad Ali in 1980 to beat Butterbean, at least in the same way that Holmes defeated Butterbean in his farewell fight.
     
    ikrasevic, Mar 14, 2022
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  3. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Ali couldn`t even punch a speedbag before the Holmes fight, he was like an ice berg melting, it was tragic, he should have been nowhere a ring by then, he was a wreck.
     
    mark ant, Mar 14, 2022
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  4. Rakesh

    Rakesh Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Probably takes back and lays on the ropes for most of the fight.

    Ali was just not physically fit to even be in that ring, Ali from the Berbick fight puts a clinic on Butterbean and stops TKO him anywhere from the 7th-12th round.
     
    Rakesh, Mar 14, 2022
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  5. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic War for Souls Full Member

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    So you think Butterbean would win, or what?
     
    ikrasevic, Mar 14, 2022
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  6. VeryMoistWalrus

    VeryMoistWalrus New Member Full Member

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    thats ****ed up :(
     
    VeryMoistWalrus, Mar 14, 2022
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  7. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Butter B would pound away at Ali, Muhammad had nothing left at all. Sad to say, I see a corner or the ref pulling him out.
     
    Fergy, Mar 14, 2022
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  8. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Pretty good.
     
    mark ant, Mar 14, 2022
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  9. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ali would still beat that bum.
     
    Cecil, Mar 14, 2022
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  10. nikrj

    nikrj Active Member Full Member

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    Agreed. The "highlights" of the Ali vs Holmes fight still bring me to tears every time i watch them.
    Ali was a living punching bag at the time.
     
    nikrj, Mar 14, 2022
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  11. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    He had full blown parkinson`s.
     
    mark ant, Mar 14, 2022
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  12. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Very sad day.
     
    Fergy, Mar 14, 2022
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  13. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The Ali who faced Holmes would get destroyed by Butterbean. He couldn't even move, throw punches, or do anything. He was not fit to be in the ring.
     
    Barrf, Mar 14, 2022
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  14. Whytesnake

    Whytesnake Armchair GOAT Full Member

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    Butterbean could punch himself out and fall over with exhaustion
     
    Whytesnake, Mar 14, 2022
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  15. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I’d still pick Ali at least by decision.
     
    mr. magoo, Mar 14, 2022
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