Max Baer vs Fabio Wardley

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Who wins and how

  1. Baer KO/TKO

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  2. Wardley KO/TKO

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  3. Baer Decision

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  4. Wardley Decision

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  5. Draw

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    This would be a fight with lots of fireworks. Does Wardley have a chance?
     
  2. Homericlegend03

    Homericlegend03 Active Member Full Member

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    Honestly Baer is about on the same technical level, so this will be a power fight and Wardley has that and the size battle by a mile
     
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  3. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    You forget that Carnera dwarfed Wardley and Baer bounced him like a basketball
     
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  4. Homericlegend03

    Homericlegend03 Active Member Full Member

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    Primo was a mob creation
     
  5. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Primo had many good wins and a good jab
     
  6. Mandela2039

    Mandela2039 OFFICIAL THREAD DIDDLER banned Full Member

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    Wardley is an industry plant
     
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  7. Melankomas

    Melankomas Corbett beats your favourite fighter

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    His chin and toughness are legit though, I doubt Max would knock him out.
     
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  8. Mandela2039

    Mandela2039 OFFICIAL THREAD DIDDLER banned Full Member

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    He doesn't need to.
     
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  9. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Baer would probably bust him up like Dubois did and stop him that way
     
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  10. mcvey

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    You forgot Carnera couldn't punch his weight,and had a shaky chin.
     
  11. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member

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    Dubois busted him up with his jab,something Baer was not exactly famous for employing!
     
  12. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member

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    How many of them were up to Parker's level?
    How many of them would beat Parker?
     
  13. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wardley is much more reliant on his power then Max was. Wardleys power is good enough to give him a chance to outlast a point fighter over a full fight but its not special power. Wardleys not Wilder.

    We just saw Dubois take 2 KDs in the first 3 rounds and then shut Wardley out the rest of the fight. Really highlights how otherwise outclassed Wardley is. Wardleys a regional level fighter who won two world title fights winning 8 of the 21 rounds.
     
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  14. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Lots of them like Sharkey
     
  15. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    But Baer wouldn't need his jab