Can you imagine how Ali would've been burned down after the Doug Jones fight, here?

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  1. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    Povetkin lost 3, at most 4 rounds to Chambers and was the decisive winner. Yet about 50% here now says that he sucks, that he's overhyped, that he should go down to CW (!! asif he can just lose 27 pounds while being in lean shape already, remember Roy Jones?).

    I don't want to compare Povetkin to Ali, but let's not forget that he has only had 14 pro fights. Ali squeked out a close 6-4 decision against Jones and was knocked silly by 185lbs Cooper. He looked relatively bad against Jones, glass chinned Norton, Young and others. Didn't matter; he still accomplished more than any heavyweight not named Joe Louis.

    Again, i'm not saying that Povetkin will be a great like Ali, all i'm saying is that some of you are overreacting; Chambers is one of those guys who makes you look bad; so are Byrd and Donald but he had no trouble there. They were old, but then again, Alexander only had 12 pro fights! I don't see him beating Wlad either, but it appears that that is the criterium on whether "he's good" or "he's not worth ****". He's being called too small while he's a mere 1 inch shorter than and 15 lbs heavier than a prime Ali. And no, he doesn't look ripped, but that's just body type... he is lean, fast and throws 77 punches a round at 227 lbs. He's a great addition to the somewhat improving heavyweight mix. Some people just keep bitching.
     
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  2. MattMattMatt

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    :goodThis is what I was thinking earlier.
     
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  3. McGrain

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    :lol: :good
     
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  4. ApatheticLeader

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    Good post - gooooooood post.
     
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  5. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  6. Mendoza

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    Ali would have been balsted as a prospect when he was nearly out vs Cooper too.

    I have seen Povektin fight about 10 times. He wasn't as sharp as he usually is last night. But he did prove his intangibles and smtaina for sure.
     
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  7. Icemmann

    Icemmann Breakin it down. Full Member

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    Not to mention he would have been 'exposed' by Frazier after fight of the century.
     
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  8. Galileo Galilei

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    Good post.

    A lot of people here just suck.
     
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  9. DaveyScan

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    I'm not saying it wasn't a good win per say.. I'm just saying that he'll get squashed by WK like a bug on a windshield.
     
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  10. ChampionsForever

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  11. 2smart4u

    2smart4u Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :smoke The press blasted ALI back when those events happened also ! in fact the press blastes the heavyweights in every generation ! Then claims it was great after all is said and done !:lol:
     
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  12. MancMexican

    MancMexican Blood & Guts Forever Full Member

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    Boxing history would be perceived very differently if boxrec and keyboard warriors had existed thirty years ago
     
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  13. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    This is the first time i agree with you.
     
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  15. lyraus

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    I'm pretty sure boxing fans DID blast Ali after that fight. I saw an old interview of his on some talk show shortly after it, and the co-host of the show told Ali to his face that he thought he lost that fight and seemed like he wasn't a fan of Ali's at all.
     
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