Pick One Hghtweight To Have 3 Consecutive Fights Against Ali, Lewis And Usyk?

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    And fight 8 rounds with them each.
    Who has the best chance of going 3-0?
     
  2. El'Ice

    El'Ice An old pal. Full Member

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    At their best:
    Joe Louis
    Evander Holyfield
    Mike Tyson
    Butterbean.
     
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  3. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    I ain't putting money on Butterbean...lol
     
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  4. Svoboda

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    3 very different styles, you would need a very complete fighter and nothing comes to my mind...
     
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    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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  6. Philosopher

    Philosopher Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Was about to post the same.
     
  7. BCS8

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    Wlad, Vitali, Holmes are the guys off the top of my head who would have a chance. Holyfield an outsider choice.

    If Fury could be the best he's ever been, three times in a row, then maybe him too. But you know he'd **** the bed if he won the first one.
     
  8. Hotep Kemba

    Hotep Kemba Active Member Full Member

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    Wladmir Klitschko I think.

    Height, reach, weight, physical strength knockout power, good footwork, excellent jab / lead hand in general, clinching & spoilery bull****. He has quite a few tools to help him.

    Mike is at a massive height disadvantage and is too one dimensional, Joe Louis isn't great at cutting off the ring so he's ****ed against Ali and Usyk, Vitali, Liston, Holyfield and Foreman already lost pretty emphatically to the names above, and I don't see Holmes beating Ali or Usyk tbh.
     
  9. MaccaveliMacc

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    slash Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Prime Tyson ..
     
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  12. Philosopher

    Philosopher Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The 8 round stipulation might, indeed, favour Mikey. I've always thought the Mike beats Lennie prime for prime, and he'd not have to worry about has tank against the other two. This is a good shout I'd not thought of...
     
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  13. Hotep Kemba

    Hotep Kemba Active Member Full Member

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    Oh wait yeah I forgot about that.

    That does change things. Mike first, Wlad second.