Seriously why was Jimmy Bivins nicknamed Spider-Man?

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  1. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    I don’t get it. “Cleveland Spider-Man” ? What?
     
  2. Melankomas

    Melankomas Corbett beats your favourite fighter

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    79 inch reach on a 5'9 body.
     
  3. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That was always my understanding as well. Most 5'9 men have a reach between 70-73 inch reach. 79'' is the reach you find on a modern heavyweight in the 6'3 to 6'5 range. Bivins was a beast of a fighter. Shame how his life ended up.
     
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  4. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    Short body long limbs? I mean- wouldn’t that depend on the spider? I’d much prefer Jimmy “Daddy Long Legs” Bivins if that was the angle but that kind of adds a new layer of confusion.
     
  5. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If he’d have had short, stubby arms and legs he would have been called the Cleveland Spider-Pig

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  6. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    It's a mystery. Did he ever fight Doc Ock?
     
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  7. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    Err- Doc Williams?
     
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  8. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Lol. Near enough, mate.

    But can you imagine fighting Doc Ock, in the ring??
    That's a fight you ain't gonna win.!
     
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  9. Raheem

    Raheem Member banned Full Member

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    Half man half spider