1976 vs. 1984 Olympic Boxing Team

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  1. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    Who would have been on the 1980 team?
     
  2. Rope-a-Dope

    Rope-a-Dope Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  3. KuRuPT

    KuRuPT Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm finding it pretty funny to listen to how Howard Davis would beat Whitaker as a pro. I don't even think he'd beat him as an am, but maybe, but as a pro... nah.
     
  4. Rope-a-Dope

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    I'd pick Davis (1976 Olympics Val Barker Trophy winner, over SRL and the Spinks brothers) over Whitaker as an amateur, but definitely not as a pro.
     
  5. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I agree Davis isn't beating Whitaker in the pros. That poster jumped the shark there.

    I do pick Davis in the amateurs. He'd use his height and reach to stay outside and peck away. Whitaker wouldn't reach him much.
     
  6. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Howard Davis could beat Pernell as a pro, and I stand by that. Pernell ain't never faced a cat like that before, and by the time he figured Howard out, too late. And Tyrell Biggs would definitely beat John Tate, who was a good, but not spectactular amateur.
     
  7. KuRuPT

    KuRuPT Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Max Baer COULD beat Joe Louis.... Tyson could beat Holyfield... Nobody said it was impossible for Davis to win. You're making the claim that he's likely to win, and that is a whole other argument, and frankly one with little foundation. There is nothing about Davis in the pros that suggests he was likely to beat Pea, literally nothing.
     
  8. Titan1

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    The man fought and beat quality competition. Granted, he got knocked down a lot, and he had no business losing to Watt, but he would beat Pernell, probably a close fight, but it could get done.