70s vs 90s HW's

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  1. Showstopper97

    Showstopper97 The Icon Full Member

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    Two of the biggest & best eras of heavyweight boxing in history collide in fantasy matchups. Who wins between these set of top 10 hw's in the 70s vs these top 10 90s hw's. These are in order & you can feel free to rearrange them to the fights that you want.

    1) Ron Lyle vs Ray Mercer
    2) Earnie Shavers vs Razor Ruddock
    3) Tommy Morrison vs Jerry Quarry
    4) Ken Norton vs Michael Moorer
    5) Larry Holmes(70s) vs Riddick Bowe
    6) Muhammad Ali vs Evander Holyfield
    7) Joe Frazier vs Mike Tyson
    8) Lennox Lewis vs George Foreman (70s)
    9) Oliver McCall vs George Chuvalo
    10) Floyd Patterson vs Frank Bruno
     
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  2. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    1. Mercer
    2. Ruddock
    3.I lean towards Morrison
    4.Norton
    5.Bowe
    6.HOLYFIELD
    7.Tyson
    8.Lewis
    9.Chuvalo
    10.Bruno
     
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  3. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    1) Ray Mercer
    2) Earnie Shavers
    3) Tommy Morrison
    4) Michael Moorer
    5) Riddick Bowe
    6) Muhammad Ali
    7) Mike Tyson
    8) Lennox Lewis
    9) Oliver McCall
    10) Frank Bruno
     
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  4. Kamikaze

    Kamikaze Bye for now! banned Full Member

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    1. I lean towards Lyle by about 5%
    2. Ruddock undoubtedly
    3. Quarry is a small step above Tommy
    4. Norton 60/40 though I wouldn’t be surprised by Moorer winning, he did beat Evander convincingly in his prime it was only three years after the fact Evander beat a different Moorer...
    5. 50-50 fight in my eyes, with Holmes the favourite due to his pedigree.
    6. Ali dominates for a UD...
    7. Tyson it’s a styles thing...
    8. George, brutally
    9. Oliver marginally...
    10. I don’t know...
     
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  5. mattdonnellon

    mattdonnellon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    lyke
    ruddock
    quarry
    norton
    holmes
    ali
    tyson
    lewis
    mccall
    patterson
     
  6. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    #01. Ray Mercer
    #02. Razor Ruddock
    #03. Jerry Quarry
    #04. Michael Moorer (50/50)
    #05. Larry Holmes
    #06. Muhammad Ali
    #07. Joe Frazier (50/50)
    #08. Lennox Lewis (50/50)
    #09. George Chuvalo
    #10. Floyd Patterson
     
  7. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    1. Lyle
    2. Ruddock
    3. Quarry
    4. Norton
    5. Holmes
    6. Holyfield
    7. Tyson
    8. Lewis
    9. McCall
    10. Patterson

    Ike, Tua, Golota, Grant absent.
     
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  8. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1. Lyle
    2. very close, but Shavers
    3. Quarry
    4. Norton
    5. Holmes
    6. Ali
    7. Frazier
    8. Foreman
    9. McCall
    10. Bruno

    More than a few of these were tough decisions.
     
  9. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    1) Close call but I'll take Ray Mercer in a slugfest after getting stunned.
    2) Razor Ruddock gets Shavers out within 2 rounds.
    3) Tommy Morrison is just the bigger guy who had good speed. I love Jerry Quarry though.
    4) 50/50 Moorer would need to come out blazing, which would be dangerous.
    5) I lean towards Riddick Bowe 60-40.
    6) Tough call as well. Muhammad Ali 55-45.
    7) Mike Tyson is Joe Frazier's worst nightmare. Foreman is a tea party compared.
    8) George Foreman is Lennox Lewis's worst nightmare. Lennox would have to box and tie George up.
    9) Oliver McCall should win late rounds.
    10) Frank Bruno is too big for Patterson.
     
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  10. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1 Lyle
    2.Razor,,,not confidently
    3.Quarry
    4 Norton
    5 Holmes
    6 Ali
    7 Tyson
    8 Foreman
    9 Chuvalo
    10 Bruno

    7-3 70's fighters
     
  11. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    1 Mercer
    2 Ruddock
    3 Quarry
    4 Norton (but I like this to be close)
    5 Bowe
    6 Holyfield
    7 Frazier
    8 Foreman
    9 McCall
    10 Patterson
    5-5 off of this scenario
     
  12. Man_Machine

    Man_Machine Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1. Lyle
    2. Shavers
    3. Quarry
    4. Norton
    5. Holmes
    6. Ali
    7. Frazier
    8. Lewis
    9. Chuvalo
    10. Bruno
     
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  13. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    1) Ron Lyle vs Ray Mercer =Mercer
    2) Earnie Shavers vs Razor Ruddock=Ruddock
    3) Tommy Morrison vs Jerry Quarry=Quarry
    4) Ken Norton vs Michael Moorer= Norton
    5) Larry Holmes(70s) vs Riddick Bowe=Holmes
    6) Muhammad Ali vs Evander Holyfield=Ali
    7) Joe Frazier vs Mike Tyson=Tyson
    8) Lennox Lewis vs George Foreman (70s)=Foreman
    9) Oliver McCall vs George Chuvalo=Chuvalo
    10) Floyd Patterson vs Frank Bruno=Bruno

    6 to 4 70's.
     
  14. NickChristo

    NickChristo Member Full Member

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    1) Ron Lyle vs Ray Mercer - Ron Lyle
    2) Earnie Shavers vs Razor Ruddock - Razor Ruddock
    3) Tommy Morrison vs Jerry Quarry - Jerry Quarry
    4) Ken Norton vs Michael Moorer - Kenny Norton
    5) Larry Holmes(70s) vs Riddick Bowe - Riddick Bowe
    6) Muhammad Ali vs Evander Holyfield - Muhammad Ali
    7) Joe Frazier vs Mike Tyson - Mike Tyson
    8) Lennox Lewis vs George Foreman (70s - - Lennox Lewis)
    9) Oliver McCall vs George Chuvalo - Oliver McCall
    10) Floyd Patterson vs Frank Bruno - Floyd Patterson
     
  15. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    i really like a few of your points here
     
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