Was Tank exposed or has he lost the fire?

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  1. Ol' Bub

    Ol' Bub Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I just want to know who he kept looking at, ringside.
     
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  2. chairmanpow

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    Can you really say he was exposed if most people never thought he was all that? His rabid fanbase aside, most people knew he had clear limitations and refused to fight top opposition because he didn't think he could win.
     
  3. lufcrazy

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    The same as the best according to you. The other title holders in his division.

    He's never once unified a single division. He's never once unified with the next best belt holder even.

    This is because he fights people he can knock out, because of fans like you.
     
  4. African Cobra

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    He lost to the “ugly little middleweight” in his own words.
     
  5. African Cobra

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    At 130 he won different world title belts. He does not have to unify alphabet belts. The great Larry Holmes did not unify titles just defended his belts like Tank.
     
  6. hoopsman

    hoopsman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Officially, you are correct. Of course, officially, that South Korean kid beat Roy Jones at the Olympics, too.

    Fair-minded boxing observers, however, know who really won.

    Unlike Tank, Loma doesn't have the benefit of A-side privilege on the scorecards.

    Prime Loma would have boxed this kid's ears off at 130lbs.
     
  7. lufcrazy

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    At 130 he fought for a vacant wba title against someone who'd never won in the division, that isnt fighting the best.

    Holmes fought in a different era. Everyone knew who the best HW was when Holmes was champion. He stayed in one division and there were only two belts at that point. He beat the wbc champ and he fought the wba champ just not for the belt.

    Wahid is im a division where noone knows who the best fighter is. Where they all need to face each other.

    But the problem is, if Wahid fights the best the knockouts will stop and that's his market.
     
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  8. African Cobra

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    Loma can still get it if he has the cojones.
     
  9. hoopsman

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    That's rich coming from a Tank-stan, though I'm not sure you'll appreciate the irony in your post.
     
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  10. African Cobra

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    Wrong again because his first title at 130 pounds he took of a reigning undefeated world champion in Pedraza. I know you hate Tank so much you guys don’t do facts and prefer to make up your narrative as you go along.
     
  11. African Cobra

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    If Loma wants it he can get it.
     
  12. lufcrazy

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    Not wrong again. Let's as a belt holder Pedraza is one of the top 4 of the SFW division when Wahid knocks him out.

    He then never faced the other 3.

    Floyd repeatedly mocked Wahid saying he wasn't ready.

    And we know why, because he wanted to build his name by knocking people out. Which he's done.
     
  13. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Holmes took a vacant belt, except they attached the belt to Norton's waist before the ringwalks.

    Pedraza was a reigning champion.
     
  14. The one

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    Don’t put Tanks name with Larry Holmes that’s sacrilegious.
     
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  15. African Cobra

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    He won other world titles at 130 later moving between 130-135 winning titles those are the hard facts including defeating undefeated fighters. Floyd never said he was not ready only said as Tank was the youngest world champion they were going to take their time. Why rush him into a fight with Loma who was with Top Rank on the other side of the street. Now when Tank wants to fight Loma he has gone MIA.