Best Fighters Tony Tucker Can Beat?

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  1. Gannicus

    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Who can he beat in heavyweight history, and who would you even have him the favourite against? I don't know enough about him. He was a big guy.
     
  2. janitor

    janitor VIP Member

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    James Douglas perhaps.
     
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  3. foreman&dempsey

    foreman&dempsey Boxing Addict banned

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    on his best night he would give larry holmes the hell. styles
     
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  4. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member

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    Jim Corbett
    Jim Braddock
    Tommy Burns
    Jess Willard Over 15rds
    Primo Carnera
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    Plenty of contenders
     
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  5. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No, just no....
     
  6. janitor

    janitor VIP Member

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    But!

    Fighters who “could have beaten X, are twenty a penny”.

    The question is who they actually beat, or might have done had they got the fight!
     
  7. expljose

    expljose Active Member Full Member

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    :rofl good one
     
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  8. N_ N___

    N_ N___ Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tua, Brewster, Rahman, Mercer, Damiani, Wills, Old Foreman, Briggs, Baer and Patterson.

    And there are about 50 guys who would be near even money.

    Morrison would get knocked out.


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  9. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I think it's possible that he might have beaten Michael Spinks had they met in 1987.. Spinks was pound for pound the better fighter but tucker would have had the size and style to perhaps neutralize that version of Spinks. I would also give a prime tucker a chance against the 1993 rendition of Lewis who he lost to.. Neither man was at their pinnacle. Tony was 35 years old and Lewis wouldn't improve his game until he met Manny.. With a healthy right hand and more conviction he might even have done better against Tyson.. He had the tools to beat some good Heavies but most of them are " maybes"
     
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  10. Nighttrain

    Nighttrain 'BOUT IT 'BOUT IT Full Member

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    He destroyed Tony Tucker . . .
     
  11. SluggerBrawler

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    I think he would beat Frank Bruno. Bruno's stamina will work against him while Tucker's chin, size, jab and clinching will work for him. Bruno may outbox him as long as he lasts though.
     
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  12. foreman&dempsey

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    Yes he would,he was bigger ,longer,heavier,as fast and very mobile
     
  13. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don't care if he was bigger, longer or heavier, he ain't half the fighter Holmes was....
     
  14. janitor

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    A thousand pities that his fight never happened.

    Whoever had won, it would have been a game changer.
     
  15. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It wouldn't have been a game changer.

    Tyson would have beaten the winner.