Rico Verhoeven vs Muhammad Ali

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Verhoeven vs Ali

  1. Verhoeven by PTS

    1 vote(s)
    4.3%
  2. Ali by PTS

    2 vote(s)
    8.7%
  3. Ali by KO/TKO

    14 vote(s)
    60.9%
  4. Verhoeven by KO/TKO

    6 vote(s)
    26.1%
  1. PopPellegrino

    PopPellegrino Active Member Full Member

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    This matchup is inspired by the absolute "wisdom" of @Redbeard7

     
  2. PopPellegrino

    PopPellegrino Active Member Full Member

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    Saying Verhoeven wins against Ali makes Bert Sugar look like a sane man when he said Carnera kills Klitschko.
     
  3. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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  4. G Man

    G Man Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ali's wins were against guys with strings of losses to bums. The 60s era is a myth.
     
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  5. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Ali in his PRIME before one of his greatest ever performances getting saved from a certain KO loss by the bell and corner shenanigans vs a paper skin very chinny Henry Cooper who weighed 22lbs less than him and is Bivol sized

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    Now imagine what Cooper would've done to a 39 y/o version, let alone a 260lb 6'5'' giant like Rico.

    Rico 6'5'' and 258lbs
    Henry 6'1.5'' and 185lbs
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  6. CooperKupp

    CooperKupp “B.. but they all playin NBA basketball again!” Full Member

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    This Rico beats the **** outta ali. 6’5 and 260lbs with a gas tank like that!

    Hate to break it to ya but he’d be a problem for most boxers on his best night. This was his best night. And a few of those shots he hit Usyk with would KO 90% of HWs

    I bet Rico cracks harder than Ken Norton. Isn’t that the same guy who broke ali’s jaw and arguably beat him three times?? lol
     
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  7. PopPellegrino

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    I agree Valuev would destroy Ali.
     
  8. PopPellegrino

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    Doesn't Rico have a 30% KO ratio in kickboxing? Not exactly Wlad over here.
     
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  9. CooperKupp

    CooperKupp “B.. but they all playin NBA basketball again!” Full Member

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    Well… he was kinda Wlad over there though! He went on a 12 year undefeated reign as the champ! lol
     
  10. Serge

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    No, but the 22lb lighter Bivol sized paper skin and chin HW Cooper came within a whisker of doing so to a prime Ali and would've had the bell not come to Ali's rescue

    I bet people think the 185lbs Cooper actually hit harder than a 258lb Rico who FTR Ali never fought anyone remotely close to in size

    No disrespect intended to the great Ali
     
  11. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Jesus Christ. The corner myth has been debunked so many times.
     
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  12. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    It’s ok to admit that Usyk had an off night and is past his prime.

    the fact that 3 people have picked Rico to beat Ali is really absurd and just Usyk fanboyism.

    In reality, Rico would not win 1 round vs Ali. Not one
     
  13. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Not for me it hasn't and even if it has for you the bell literally saved Ali from a certain KO loss vs a TWENTY TWO pound lighter paper chin and skin Bivol sized LHW and not when Ali was 39 y/o and well past his prime facing a giant way bigger than him

    But Usyk is 39 y/o and well past his prime so if people wanna be nasty little A holes I'm going to mirror that exact same energy and jog their memories re. the losses, near losses, embarrassing losses, KDs, near KO losses even the greatest of the greats suffered in their PRIMES and I don't think that's at all unfair to do so
     
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  14. dmt

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    This simply isn’t true. Ali wasn’t saved, he won fair and square. This is just grasping at straws
     
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