heavy/ who is the best

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  1. cabana

    cabana Member Full Member

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    who do you think is or was the best heayweight in australia since the 80s till now
     
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  2. COULDHAVEBEEN

    COULDHAVEBEEN Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Good question - standouts are perhaps Meehan, Thunder and, the unlikely at heavyweight, Tony Mundine Snr.

    ...but it's too late in the workday to think, so I'm sure I've missed someone obvious.
     
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  3. goodnight

    goodnight The Ayatula of Rockenrula Full Member

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  4. Phil Austin

    Phil Austin Keep on Kronkin on! Full Member

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    Hands down it would have to be Joe
     
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  5. flamengo

    flamengo Coool as a Cucumber. Full Member

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    Definately Bugner. Even washed up as he was, he still faced some quality oposition, where the likes of Thunder at his peak was facing washed up names. Thunder himself far exceeded all expectations others had for him, and definately earned his respect.

    Meehan?? Perhaps Don King being decapitated would allow Meehan to reach his potential. This guy should have been anything except monopolised.
     
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  6. roscoe

    roscoe Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Aussie Joe for mine. His record speaks volumes.
     
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  7. cookie the carr

    cookie the carr Member Full Member

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    Hey ROBBY CABARNA you should make a comeback at CRIUSERWEIGHT have a crack at N.S.W TITLE than maybe a crack AMMANN.
     
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  8. LeonMcS

    LeonMcS The Mayor of Kronkton Full Member

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    I always had a soft spot for Craig Peterson.
     
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  9. COULDHAVEBEEN

    COULDHAVEBEEN Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It also depends on who you consider Australian, and I mean that in a completely non-racist context.

    Hungarian born 'Aussie' Joe Bugner came to us via England. Peterson was born in NZ, Thunder in Samoa, and Meehan in Fiji.

    Other heavies who fit the time-frame, Dean Waters (England) and Steve Aczel (Hungary), weren't born here either.

    Thankfully, you can't get much more Aussie than Tony Mundine!
     
    COULDHAVEBEEN, Sep 16, 2009
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  10. cabana

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    was offered two fight for tittle 2 months ago but it was two weeks notice and 10 kilos over would have made weight if i was given another two weeks notice and being 4 years out of ring made it hard,
    would have actually enjoyed making weight, sorry to burst the bubble for cruiserweights
    but very overated some of you and you do no who im talking about dont you!
    i like sitting back now watching the merry go round and round and think i was on that ride for a while but got no where
    I just wasnt an [a] grade fighter i was still a [d] grade fighter and never got better then that basically thats the truth

    training a couple of up and coming pros theyl make a big mark soon training them bernie halls way teaching them to keep the crowd and themselves happy
     
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  11. roscoe

    roscoe Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Good honest answer Cabana. Self assessing yourself is something a lot of people ignore in life. All the best with your up & comers, hope we get a champion out of one.
     
    roscoe, Sep 16, 2009
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  12. cabana

    cabana Member Full Member

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    heres some names who remembers these guys

    obviously big joe but how many countrys did joe live in b4 here?


    billy-lang
    dean-waters 85-91
    steve-aczel 74-85
    dave-russel 83-93
    rudy-darno 82-97
    ted gray 72-84
    kali-is definetley in there
     
    cabana, Sep 16, 2009
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  13. Kegsy

    Kegsy Lights Out Full Member

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    Wattt.....No Michael Kirby:-(
     
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  14. cabana

    cabana Member Full Member

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    will see does anyone have any film on ****** whitehead and hommono fight
     
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  15. Texan Joe

    Texan Joe Member Full Member

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    Bugner then Peterson for mine then the big eagle
     
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