Fights were a ATG great fighter would be mismatched

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  1. Bogotazo

    Bogotazo Amateur Full Member

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    RJJ vs Hopkins OR Toney!

    :lol:
     
    Bogotazo, Apr 14, 2011
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  2. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :huh They split two fights; one where Hopkins was still on a learning curve, and another where Junior had clearly seen much better days...
     
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  3. MagnaNasakki

    MagnaNasakki Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I agree

    They never fought at their best. Hopkins showed as his career went on that he had much growth, and RJJ was hurt. I think had they, itd have looked a little like the Montell Griffin fight looked like ending, minus Bernard getting badly hurt. A close, contentious affair.
     
    MagnaNasakki, Apr 14, 2011
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  4. Bogotazo

    Bogotazo Amateur Full Member

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    Yea I was just messin.
     
    Bogotazo, Apr 14, 2011
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  5. Pachilles

    Pachilles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    'Frazier is not an ATG and Welterweight Duran is Tommy Hearn's worst nightmare' - There's some ****ed up **** being said in this thread.

    Tyson vs Dempsey
     
    Pachilles, Apr 14, 2011
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  6. DonBoxer

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    But wouldnt you agree Duran deserves a shout?
     
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  7. Pachilles

    Pachilles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Duran of course 'deserves a mention.' But only as a single mandatory line for an ESB classic thread.
     
    Pachilles, Apr 14, 2011
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  8. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Come on Tyson has a chance there. :thumbsup
     
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  9. Pachilles

    Pachilles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    to beat the murder charge? i highly doubt it
     
    Pachilles, Apr 14, 2011
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  10. TIGEREDGE

    TIGEREDGE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    dempsey vs any great or very good hw since 1960's/50s is probably a mismatch
     
    TIGEREDGE, Apr 14, 2011
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  11. mckay_89

    mckay_89 Haw you! Full Member

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    :? I said Hearns was Durans worst nightmare.
     
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  12. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yeah, he was only good against puny guys like Ali.
     
    red cobra, Apr 14, 2011
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  13. bodhi

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    You think he would be so scared of Jack that he would bring a gun into the ring and shoot him? Interesting thought. :think
     
    bodhi, Apr 14, 2011
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  14. TIGEREDGE

    TIGEREDGE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    ali wasnt puny but he never had the superheavyweight proportions and reach advantages of a bowe and lewis and klitchkos

    I do take back the ' Joe Frasier has no chance' remark

    Fights can look like mismatches but prove otherwise when they happen.

    How many times did Evander Holyfield prove us wrong. erik morales the other night
     
    TIGEREDGE, Apr 14, 2011
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  15. bck620

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    Good call on Foreman v. Marciano. I think he would stop Rocky VERY early. This would be ugly. It would be worse than the Frazier beat down since Rocky can take a punch. It would make it even more disturbing, since he would take a ton of heavy shots.
     
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