ATGs at other sports

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  1. BillB

    BillB Well-Known Member Full Member

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    How would some of the ATGs have done at other sports?

    Ali? Football maybe? QB? WR? Half back?

    Liston? Football? Lineman?

    Marciano? I think boxing was it for him.

    Baseball might be outside of the realm of speculation. We don't know how a person could hit or throw unless he's done it. Marciano had tried baseball and failed.
     
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  2. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    In Britain we have had a few Rugby players and Footballers try their hand at boxing; ex Footballer Curtis Woodhouse, a fair domestic talent, being a current example.

    So this would suggest some of the big men might of been able to make it in Rugby, and some of the smaller ones in Football.
     
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  3. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Wasn't Marciano considered national class at baseball?
     
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  4. BillB

    BillB Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He tried out for a pro team and was cut after 10 days or so.
    He could hit, but he was too slow at everything else.
     
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  5. Vockerman

    Vockerman LightJunior SuperFlyweigt Full Member

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    Carnera was a very good wrestler, Marciano was a baseball catcher and a very good one from what I remember, I believe I read he had an offer from a minor league team... I'm sure others know much more...
     
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  6. BillB

    BillB Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Marciano had a tryout with a Chicago Cubs farm team in 1947. He was cut after a couple of weeks.
    He was a good hitter but he was slow and couldn't throw.
     
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  7. Theron

    Theron Boxing Addict banned

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    I don't really know for Ali.
    Ken Norton i'd say for Football he was a great runner.
    Liston probably lineman sounds perfect.
     
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  8. Ivan Drago

    Ivan Drago You Will Lose. Full Member

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    Ice Hockey?

    From my understanding they're allowed to go at it on the ice so if you had a boxer on your team you'd just send him out to take out the other teams best guy then sub on one of your good players for him. Right?
     
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  9. jdempsey85

    jdempsey85 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Lou bizzaro - long distance runner
     
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  10. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    holyfield beat carl lewis (past prime) in a sprint. had some talent there

    if lifting cows is a sport well big george could do that

    martinez is pretty outstanding as a cyclist and soccer player

    amir khan seems like a perfect sprinter: fast out of the gate and then gets knocked the ****ed out by a left hook
     
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  11. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If we are talking 'Superstars'; no he did not, he beat him at 800 meters, which is the shortest 'middle distance' race. Still a very impressive achievement...
     
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  12. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    randy turpin could probably have excelled as an athlete ie middle distance running or a long jumper
     
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  13. Boilermaker

    Boilermaker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Anthony Mundine could have been better than Bradman if he played cricket.
     
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  14. MMJoe

    MMJoe Boxing Addict Full Member

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    George Foreman, Grill selling. I heard he used to be good at that.
     
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  15. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mike Tyson in hockey......as "an enforcer / goon".
     
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