Gene Tunney V Matthew Saad Muhammed

Great fight. But, have to go with Tunney. He is too smart to just let it turn into rock 'em sock 'em robots with Saad.

 

Tunney by points decision. Too fast and too much footwork. If Saad got close, Gene would grab.

 

Tunney makes a mockery of Saad, tattooing his face with jabs and setting him up for rights, and while Tunney couldn’t shorten up his punches to great effect, he certainly had the strength to neutralise Saad up close.

 

I love Saad and would love him prevailing vs great fighters,but please not top 5(even 10 to some extent) light heavyweights of all time.

 

Tunney on pts IMO - too much class & too many holes in Saad's D for him to take advantage of.

 

Tunney. A Top 10 ATG for me.

 

Tunney...Great fighter...fast hands...good chin...good power...and MAYBE the most intelligent fighter ever...always thinking during the fight...underrated by the casual fan...but folks who know boxing history know him as an all time great...very durable.

 

Tunney. Too much floating around the ring for Matthew to stop him and score points.

 

Too big, strong & fast as he would easily outbox Saad who was an exciting Light Heavyweight but copuld not win against the bigger fighter like Tunney.