Gene Tunney vs Beterbiev

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  1. escudo

    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I know the weight classing is a bit wonky here but who you got and how?
     
  2. The Malibu Mauler

    The Malibu Mauler Lakers in 5 Full Member

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    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Beterbiev by KO9.

    Tunney is vastly overrated on every level.
     
  5. Dance84

    Dance84 Unicorn and seastar land Full Member

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    Care to explain?
     
  6. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    I agree with this. Not the rest of the post.
     
  7. Dance84

    Dance84 Unicorn and seastar land Full Member

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    I mean if they say overated at heavy weight i understand.
     
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    Dance84 Unicorn and seastar land Full Member

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    Beterbiev is as strong as they come no doubt ,however i think tunney counters him and outboxes him comftorably. You need speed to catch tunney the way dempsey caught him clean. Beterbiev does not have that asset. Especially that tunney was in way better condition than beterbiev is.

    Beterbiev has the power to stop Tunney but lacking the speed to catch him cleanly


    With all that being said


    Tunney Late stoppage
     
  9. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Tunney, one sided decision.
     
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    Fury's Love Handles Mrkoolkevin Full Member

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    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tunney too tricky (yes, I did that on purpose)
     
  12. RightLeftCombo

    RightLeftCombo Active Member Full Member

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    Tunney was a great boxer/fighter and clever. He has to be very wary of Beterbiev's power, but can outsmart Artur for a decision win.
     
  13. The Malibu Mauler

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    Tunney took hits from Dempsey while he was at the end of his career, I think a prime Tunney can take shots from Artur and clown him to a UD. He can take the shots and his ring IQ was excellent
     
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    Tunney does get over rated on most all time heavyweight lists, but maybe the pendulum is starting to swing a bit too far the other way on this forum?
     
  15. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    How do you come to this conclusion?

    Tunney's superior conditioning and better movement give Beterbeiv issues on the surface of it, but when you see that Beterbeiv struggled with Gvozdyk's footwork when he still had his legs, it's clear that this ain't a clean cut, easy fight like you implied. Tunney also beat the prime out of the greatest swarmer of all time. He kept Dempsey at arm's length and took his power. He'd beat do the same with the methodical, fairly limited Beterbeiv.