big daddy bowe vs jack dempsey.....

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  1. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    :lol:left myself open for that one...
     
  2. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    The fact that Bowe was never stopped has to be judged partly in the context of his comparativley thin resume at the elite level. Also lets not forgett that Golotta might have stopped him twice by TKO with a different reff. Bowe was good on the inside but if he tries that against Dempsey he is going to be trying to out Dempsey Dempsey in a smaller mans game.

    Bowe did run out of steam a bit and have to take a breather while he was trading with Holyfield at one point. If he does that against Dempsey then there is going to be no second chance.

    My inclination is against Bowe in this fight.
     
  3. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Now to realy stir things up a bit.

    Is it even a foregone conclusion that Bowe would beat Willard?
     
  4. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Yes, Bowe would destroy the unskilled oaf in Willard. Willard would be a nice big punching bag for Bowe. Willard was a farmer with a pitchfork, not a world class fighter. He looks dreadful on film.
     
  5. the only people who think dempsey would win are racist like SuzieQ. The nutthugger who worships the waste of space Rocky Marciano. Any person with half of brain would pick Bowe by frst round murder.
     
  6. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How is this guy still allowed to post?
     
  7. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    agreed. it's a question worth asking Jan but the answer is pretty clear to me, based on the balance of probabilities bowe destroys him.
     
  8. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    The guy who Pierre Coetzer frustrated to the point he had to cheat to win? Really?
     
  9. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    J, prepare for war ! That is blasphemy on ESB ...:patsch
     
  10. Unforgiven

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    He was champion of the world. He knocked out Jack Johnson, who was old but still a formidable and credible fighter.
    Willard clearly had some value as a fighter. You make it sound like he wasn't even a legit professional fighter.
     
  11. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    I think Judy Bowe would probably be more competitive than Dempsey. What did she go 240?
     
  12. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Bowe's also more proven at the absolute top level than Dempsey, actually beating a great heavyweight and all. He even managed to do it twice.
     
  13. janitor

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    Balance of probabilities is all verry well, but what if this was a real fight where your prediction would be ruthlesly exposed if you were wrong?

    The reality is that Willard has precisely the physical and technical tools that

    A. Bowe left some questions unanswered about his ability to deal with.

    B. Bowe seemed to have problems with.

    If the tiume machine was working, this would be a win win fight form my perspective. If Willard won I would have a crushing counter argument. If Willard lost he could hardly do as badly as people expect of him.
     
  14. McGrain

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    Nothing is ever a given, but the footage that exists on Willard indicates a fighter who is not in Bowe's class.
     
  15. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Andrew Golotta was not in Bowes class either.

    The guy had issues with certain styles.