Bert Cooper vs Oscar Bonavena

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  1. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    who wins and why?
     
  2. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Early rounds favour Bert , Bonevana was hittable and Cooper could crack.
    But over 12 or 15 I'd lean towards Oscar .
    His stamina and experience against elite heavyweight s and incredible toughness would likely wear Cooper down in a battle.
    Bonevana was accustomed to surviving wars with the best of his era.
     
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  3. BCS8

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    I've just been watching a bunch of music videos and my brain interpreted that as "Alice Cooper vs Bonavena" and I thought, damn, Oscar's got this! :boxing1 But Bert? Ehhh, that's a difficult assignment. Bring in the Cooper that had that war with Mercer and Bonavena might be in trouble.

    These guys should have gotten double pay for this one. Compare Ray's face at the start of the fight to the end of it. He earned every red cent:

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  4. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    If Bert Cooper is in decent condition
    I'll take him to pull a mild upset. That short inside right hand would have Ringo buzzing.
     
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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Cooper from the Mercer bout most definitely. Anything less than that effort I doubt it.
     
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  6. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    That fight was an absolute banger!
     
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  7. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He knocks Cooper out, even Bonavena would beat him, Cooper was a dangerous test, not he's lost to too many guys to be favored here
     
  8. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Bonavena by 5th round Kayo.
     
  9. Devon

    Devon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Bonavena to outlast him and potentially stop him after losing the early rounds.
     
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