Send in your light heavyweight to befuddle prime Joe Frazier

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Which LHW could befuddle Frazier

  1. Michael Spinks

    22.2%
  2. Dwight Qawi

    3.7%
  3. Ezzard Charles

    22.2%
  4. Archie Moore

    11.1%
  5. Other not listed

    40.7%
  1. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    He'd be dead at 175lbs.
     
  2. GOAT Primo Carnera

    GOAT Primo Carnera Member of the PC Fan Club Full Member

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    He was pretty lively at 178 (twice) by the age of 25.
     
  3. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Fighting who?
     
  4. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    I don't see anyone I would pick with a great deal of confidence.
    Your gonna have the big truck/little truck scenario. If your gonna get out of the way might as well get all the way out of the way. Roy Jones would be my longshot.
    Fast feet
    Fast hands
    Smart enough to use his quickness intelligently.
    Chin? Hope Joe never catches him square.
    RUN ROY RUN
     
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  5. sweetsci

    sweetsci Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Roy Jones of the Ruiz fight totally dominates the Frazier of the Cummings fight. :)

    Edit: Oops, you did say "prime" Joe Frazier. My pick would still be Roy Jones, but I wouldn't bet a lot on it. A little, but not a lot.
     
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  6. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    You forgot about RJJ's spectacular punching power.
     
  7. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    It's universally accepted that Joe Frazier had the best chin in boxing history.
     
  8. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bob Fosters punches bounced off him.
     
  9. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Dwight physically looks more like Joe than actually fights like him. Joe was nothing but pressure..seek and destroy. Dwight was a brilliant counter puncher with very good timing which is why he was able to out jab so many opponents that had longer arms. Besides there appearance I dont think they have much in common IMO
     
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  10. Dance84

    Dance84 Unicorn and seastar land Full Member

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    One man for the job that id pick if i only had one. Not saying he'd beat Frazier. But one man who i think would have the greatest chance of any light heavyweight. The man who beat my favorite light heavyweight Moore , the man who went 15 rounds with Rocky and has that old school Grit ,skill and speed . That is the cobra himself Ezzard Charles
     
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  11. Guru88

    Guru88 Active Member Full Member

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  12. escudo

    escudo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    James Toney could probably make the final bell. Doubt he wins but could steal a couple rounds. Joe Frazier is a horrible style for smaller less durable guys.
     
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  13. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Correct.
     
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  14. Minotauro

    Minotauro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don't think any light heavy could give him a nail bitter Frazier from the Foster fight was a beast and likely stops every light heavy. Charles would have the best shot but unlikely also Langford but difficult to judge based on his footage.
     
  15. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    No more chicken for you