Better Slugfest--Tua & Ike or Lewis & Mercer?

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  1. Hydraulix

    Hydraulix Left Hook From Hell.. Full Member

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    Which fight did you like best? Both fights were close battles with nonstop action like a porno.
     
  2. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How 'bout Ike 'n Tina Turner?
     
  3. elmaldito

    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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    I liked both but one was marred with a bad decision.
     
  4. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Tua vs. Ibeabuchi was just vicious. What made it more impressive was the power of both and the ridiculous output of both. There's really never been someone who's the size and power of Ibeabuchi with the same volume. He was like a mixture of Holyfield and Tyson.
     
  5. Boggle

    Boggle Grozny State Of Mind Full Member

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    Solid :good

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvvf8chEj8M[/ame]
     
  6. Hydraulix

    Hydraulix Left Hook From Hell.. Full Member

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    I'd like to see Ike fight Frazier, Rocky, Dempsey or Tyson. If he had the chin to survive David Tua, I could see him surviving other brawlers in that style.
     
  7. MagnaNasakki

    MagnaNasakki Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Both close, could go either way fights with tons of action.

    But I gotta go with Ike and Dave. Felt more two way, more like a sustained, pitched punch out.

    Many rounds of Lewis-Mercer seemed like they would take turns. One guy would open up and lay it on, then the other guy would.

    I recall a moment in Ike-Tua where the landed simultaneously with left hooks that looked like they could floor elephants and sounded of gunshots.
     
  8. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    No question Tua and Ike ... Lewis v.s. Mercer is a bit over rated as Lewis really took over after the fist few rounds and Mercer hug in there tough showing heart and an amazing chin ...
     
  9. ticar

    ticar Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    :good