Better All-Around Fighter: Primo Carnera or Riddick Bowe?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by mrkoolkevin, Apr 23, 2017.


Who was the better all-around fighter, Primo Carnera or Riddick Bowe?

  1. Primo Carnera

  2. Riddick Bowe

  3. They were equally good all-around fighters

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  1. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Yeah announced it a few months back when the thread yet again re-ignited :lol:

    You actually commented the next day. You reported me!!!
     
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  2. Kamikaze

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    Page 123 can we make it to 150?
     
  3. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  4. Kamikaze

    Kamikaze Bye for now! banned Full Member

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    This beast shall never submit not even to will of God. The end times are upon us.
     
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  5. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    Let’s recap the latest findings:

    - Carnera fought more 200lb+ fighters than any lineal HW champion in the history of boxing. Sorry Wlad. Move over Lewis.

    - Carnera fought with larger gloves in some of his fights. And had to wear special gloves when he lost his title. Clearly not a diva. Heart of a lion.

    - Carnera had a villa in Italy. True baller status. The prototype for Money Mayweather.

    Change your vote to Carnera! Join the right side of history!
     
  6. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    I'm tired of people doubting Primo Carnera. Just because he had a manager who sat with Lucky Luciano and had a nickname the Killer people assume there could be some things going on. False! Nothing there.

    Hard work and dedication paid off.

    There were probably some setups, maybe a few lives threatened, one opponent was poisoned because he misunderstood for a minute. Nothing make a big deal out of. People tend to overreact when it comes to possibley being wacked.

    No witnesses, well there was one witness but he committed suicide before the grand jury could talk to him. Poor guy, stabbed himself in the back 6 times and jumped off a building.

    When you look at Bowe's career and see him how it's sad. Unlike Carnera, Riddick could have gone another way.
     
  7. roughdiamond

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  8. roughdiamond

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    Mods need to do something about this thread, in seriousness. There hasn't been any truly noteworthy discussion for about 50+ pages, and the flame wars guarantee replies, which push out the noteworthy new threads due to constant bumps.

    Pls lock.
     
  9. Kamikaze

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    Dare we utter the beasts name oh blasphemous lord of scourge Preem Carnera!
    They call him Valuev others say Suga.... master of blight tower of death.
     
  10. Kamikaze

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    Where is your courage? this is a codex of knowledge that rivals the great library of Alexander.
     
  11. roughdiamond

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    I'm all for ESB courage and humour, but this thread went past the point of being funny a long time ago.
     
  12. White Bomber

    White Bomber Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It's Bowe all the way, why is this even a question ?!
     
  13. Kamikaze

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    You see coward- Carnera need not diverge any of us from the faith with his blessed labours it is the sin of vanity that you posses that disgusts our lord he is not one for peacocking his work speaks for itself.
     
  14. Kamikaze

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    This is where posters come to die. You misunderstood this is ESBs limbo where we go when our fate draws us away from the light and into the quiet dark we're we lay beneath the gaze of our holy farther in a lake of tears drawn forth from his misery the plight a farther has when his spawn fail. we float down the unholy stream drawing final breaths looking upwards at the angel city it is up to you wherever you let the stream take you to the depths of European boxing or you swim to the forlorn shores and stride back into the light through the valley of Valuev and call out our farthers name atop the mountains of Marciano to be saved.
     
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  15. Kamikaze

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    @cross_trainer
    You think you can casually read over the holy texts without drawing our lords sight?

    Behold Lord Carnera! A coward!