Tim Witherspoon vs

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  1. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    - Floyd Patterson
    - Cleveland Williams
    - Roy Harris
    - Eddie Machen
    - Zora Folley
    - Mike Dejohn
    - Nino Valdez
    - Henry Clark
     
  2. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    2 maybe 3 losses . Patterson , Williams and Machen could pull it off. Witherspoon just had too many off nights to lose only one here
     
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    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    What if he was at his best for every one ? He did have some good streaks
     
  4. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'd still take Floyd to beat him, not confidently mind you.
     
  5. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I favor him to win every fight by at least a healthy margin and think hes got just over or under a 50% chance of running the table depending how many rounds the fights are. Would be surprised if he lost more than 1 and would be shocked if he lost more than 2.

    Patterson, Folley, Cleveland Williams and Machen are the better 4 here with the former 2 having a substantially better chance than the latter 2.
     
  6. SixesAndSevens

    SixesAndSevens Gator Wrestler Extraordinaire Full Member

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    I got him over every single one as long as he's decently trained, he doesn't even have to be at his best. The Witherspoon who put Bruno to sleep would beat every guy here. The hardest fight I could see happening is him against the seasoned, post title version of Patterson, but even then, I don't see it in the cards for him to lose.
     
  7. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    At his best, he'd be a solid favorite over all of them for mine.
     
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  8. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Probably beats all, but I'll take Patterson to win a decision.
     
  9. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Even Floyd Patterson??
     
  10. PolishAssasin

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    On the night he knocked out Bruno, I favor him over Williams. Patterson? Witherspoon beats him, Tim is too strong. Witherspoon beats Machen by decision.