Did Carnera and Vitali have the same style?

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    So what made Vitali better than Carnera?
     
  2. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 LONG LIVE WASHINGTON Full Member

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    Sometimes I think you just want to create Bowe - Carnera 2 and have been forcing it for years Kevin was genuine, try a genuine question that could spark furious debate.
     
  3. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    My uncle was alleged to have murdered a famous historian named Pliny the near-old-enough. He was put to death with a sharpened stick which had been blunted but bedazzled. It was a very painful and humiliating way to go. That is what this thread is like. Like my alleged-murderer uncle being put to death with a strange instrument of justice.
     
  4. mcvey

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    Power
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    Defence
    Judgement of distance
     
  5. BCS8

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    I didn't understand a word of what you wrote. Much like this thread.
     
  6. BCS8

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    I'd argue punch selection, footwork and that he prefers borscht over spaghetti bolognaise ... but that's just me.
     
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  7. Rollin

    Rollin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not really. Vitali was all around much better, bar grappling and perhaps the inclination for occasional mauling which troubled smaller slicksters. For the record, back in his own era Carnera might do better (not that Vitali did bad) against Byrd, though in a much uglier manner.
     
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  8. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Bowe vs Carnera would make for an ATG trilogy
     
  9. Terror

    Terror free smoke Full Member

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    Carnera was good but he was no Tye Fields