Who ranks higher at heavyweight, Tunney or Charles?

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  1. JAB5239

    JAB5239 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  2. Body Head

    Body Head East Side Rape (CEO) Full Member

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    Charles easily.

    Tunney was an overrated bum.
     
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  3. JAB5239

    JAB5239 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I would also rank Charles higher, but Tunney was hardly a bum.
     
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  4. Body Head

    Body Head East Side Rape (CEO) Full Member

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    he was, trust me.
     
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  5. JAB5239

    JAB5239 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Sorry my friend but I don't know you to trust you. I trust the words of historians, people who saw him fight and my own to eyes. I would like to hear why you feel this way though.
     
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  6. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I´d pick Tunney to beat Roy Jones, Body Head.


    Oh, and yes it´s Charles and pretty clear too.
     
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  7. tommygun711

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  8. he grant

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    While i believe I'd pick Tunney to win, Charles accomplished far more as a track record to go on ... Tunney's career at heavyweight was just so short highlighted by victories over a faded Dempsey ..
     
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  9. Boxed Ears

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    I'll never understand the thought process behind putting a time limit on a poll like this.
     
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  10. Stevie G

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    Clearly Ezzard. His resume at heavyweight is infinitely superior to Tunney's. Head to head,it would be a good fight but Ezzard would win.
     
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  11. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I go with Charles also.

    Tunney had few fights at heavyweight, and even less as champion.

    Still I think Tunney got out about the right time, but as "Heavyweight" only, I think Charles did a lot more.

    pound for pound still favors Charles, though Tunney was a better lightheavyweight than he was a heavyweight imo.
     
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  12. Boxed Ears

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    9-1 ...Mendoza, you heretic. :lol:
     
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  13. Body Head

    Body Head East Side Rape (CEO) Full Member

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    hmmm. OK let's stay on topic here.

    Anyways since you really did have to post, Jones mops the floor with Tunney no doubt.
     
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  14. The Mongoose

    The Mongoose I honor my bets banned

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    You could make a case for Charles being a top 5 Heavyweight in terms of accomplishments. A brief but remarkable title run while only being behind Louis and Ali in top 10 wins.
     
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  15. di tullio

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    I'll never understand the Tunney thing. He fights like Sergio Mora except Tunney throws less combinations and holds even more.
     
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