RJJ 175lbs (Prime) vs Primo Carnera (Preems era 15rd)

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The winner is?

  1. Primo Carnera

    33.3%
  2. Roy Jones Jnr

    66.7%
  3. Draw

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  1. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s Full Member

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    It’s been so long since we’ve seen a Carnera thread… let a thousand more bloom.
     
  2. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    Carnera could win if he commits to that dirty foot-stepping roughhousing he did against Loughran. Roy would just be too small to counter that.
     
  3. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Carnera was better than given credit for. With his size and ability, he may give RJJ trouble
     
  4. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    I think RJ would HATE This fight.
     
  5. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Most world class heavyweight boxers, with an once
    of real aggression and bad intentions beat Roy Jones Jr.
    When Jones Jr. agreed to fight Ruiz, he knew he
    didn't need to worry about someone actually
    coming in to the ring with the mentality to destroy him.
    "The quiet man" fought like he was just happy to get
    a big payday.
     
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  6. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s Full Member

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    Worst guy you’d pick to do the job on RJJ?
     
  7. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Good question.
    Good Possibility Eric Esch,
    Maybe Jeff Simms.
    Both fighters were extremely limited.
    But both would throw punches at Jones with bad intentions.
    And try to win.
     
  8. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s Full Member

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    Butter Bean you think could beat Roy Jones Jnr? He couldn’t get past Mitchell Rose, I think him beating Jomes is a stretch of the imagination but you’re entitled to it and discussion is richer for it lol is there something he did that makes you think that?
     
  9. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    U did ask for the worst.
    At least with those two, they'd try to take the fight into the gutter against the naturally smaller man.
    And both men had power in both hands.
     
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    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s Full Member

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    Do you like Beans chances? I did ask for the worse but I thought that’d be lottery odds. My 0.2$.
     
  11. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    As I wrote earlier, I believe most world class natural heavyweights
    beat Jones Jr.
    Weighing over 300 lbs Esch is as heavy as the can get LOL.
     
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