Choose one of them to fight against 97 Lennox Lewis. Your life depends on your fighter prevailing

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Choose one of them to fight against 97 Lennox Lewis. Your life depends on your fighter prevailing

  1. I trust my life to Joe Louis.

    9 vote(s)
    23.7%
  2. I trust my life to Dempsey. Lets go, Jack!

    1 vote(s)
    2.6%
  3. George Foreman, there's work to be done.

    28 vote(s)
    73.7%
  1. JackSilver

    JackSilver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The chicken guy?
     
  2. BCS8

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    This guy

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  3. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not if he hits Lennox first.
     
  4. nyterpfan

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    Out of the 3 choices presented I'd pick Foreman--but I'm updating my will just in case!
     
  5. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Foreman has the best chance but is still not a lock.
     
  6. Scratch

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    You be better off choosing some fringe contender he doesn't take seriously.
     
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  7. Sailor Joe

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    Let's see...

    Foreman seems like the safe pick with his power, better size than the others, and eras being closer together. I'm not sure how young Foreman's long guard works against Lennox. Maybe it devolves into a shootout, then Foreman might get it done. Tough fight to visualize for me though...

    Louis is really perfect in a lot of ways, and the one I rate the highest. Also, he beat bigger longer guys, has great hand speed which would help catching Lennox cold potentially. Although, Lennox's length and athleticism could be a problem. I just don't see this going well if he doesn't catch Lennox early before he's warmed up.

    Dempsey seems like the riskiest pick. Smallest of the group... Although, I think he's got the biggest mean streak. He's also one of the quickest starters in boxing history and always went for the early knockout. He was intimidated (allegedly) by Willard's size and went after him viciously because of it. His size might make Lennox underestimate him, and couple that with Jack coming in like a madman from the first bell... I'm gambling and choosing Jack. Wish me luck! Lol
     
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  8. West of Hollywood

    West of Hollywood Active Member Full Member

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    Mercer arguably beat him and at least basically fought even with him. I know there are circumstances to his two knock-out losses but they did happen. Having said that I really don't disagree with you.
     
  9. ManassaMahler

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    I wouldn't trust my life to any of them, but I think Joe and George both have about a sixty-five percent chance, and the poll stipulates that I pick just one, so I went with Joe.
     
  10. ManassaMahler

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    I think he's alluding to the fact (or just anecdote?) that Sanders once ate an entire roast chicken by himself while golfing at a tournament. I don't recall details, or if there's any documentation of it even happening.

    Not much of a story, really. I could easily polish off a whole roast chicken when even mildly hungry, and I'm not 6'4", ~230 pounds.
     
  11. BCS8

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    @Boxed Ears alt confirmed :deal:
     
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  12. ManassaMahler

    ManassaMahler Active Member Full Member

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    Is he the guy with the Sasquatch avatar who likes to amuse himself with intentionally absurd bathos? I think the "Ayatollah" is more likely to be one of his alts, if he has any.

    Anyway, the chicken story is "real" in the sense that I did run across it somewhere -I think in a YouTube comment section.
     
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  13. Boxed Ears

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

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    Because of the chicken? Damn, that's cold, B. :lol:
     
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  14. ManassaMahler

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    Holy ****, that Amazon ad banner at the bottom of the screen is ****ing atrocious. Its hit detection off by serval inches, which is certainly intentional. The only way that's not blatantly illegal is if there's no regulatory statute that even covers it.
     
  15. BCS8

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    Fortunately I am running Firefox with Ublock Origin :eusa_whistle: