Cleveland Williams vs Ron Lyle winner gets to fight Joe Louis

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Who wins and how

  1. Williams KO/TKO

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  2. Lyle KO/TKO

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  3. Williams Decision

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  4. Lyle Decision

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  5. Draw

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    The Lyle that stopped Shavers fights a prime Big Cat. Who wins this war which will end by KO?
     
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  2. Kid Bacon

    Kid Bacon All-Time-Fat Full Member

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    Cleveland Williams vs Ron Lyle winner gets to be knocked out by Joe Louis

    There, I fixed it for you ;)
     
  3. Kid Bacon

    Kid Bacon All-Time-Fat Full Member

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    I go with Lyle; not that it truly matters who wins.

    Prime Louis beats the heck out of both challengers.
     
  4. Ney

    Ney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The winner will be the one spared a Louis beating.
     
  5. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    You mean “loser”, right?
     
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  6. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    How many times are you gonna make this thread?
     
  7. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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  9. Mike Cannon

    Mike Cannon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hi Buddy.
    What's more, he could carry out the feat on the same night !
    stay safe KB, chat soon.
     
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  10. BCS8

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    Williams was really an attractive looking combination puncher. He looks more dangerous than Lyle ... except that I think Lyle can take the incoming and Williams cannot. 60-40 to Lyle imho.
     
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  11. BoxingFan2002

    BoxingFan2002 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Lyle...better chin, better stamina, both hands power and beat better guys than Williams in better era than Williams.
     
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  12. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lyle outlasts him to stop him mid-late after dropping the early rounds, but this isn’t a given, I feel like Williams is underrated, he never was able to fully prove himself, lost to Liston, but didn’t lose to anyone else at his best, but never beat any names either, drew with Machen, the eye test shows me that Williams was in fact decent, fast hands, feet, good combinations and set up attacks very well, whoever the winner is loses to Louis, although either could theoretically give him a good fight, or Galento could have success, so could these, but Louis would be too crafty and skilled down the stretch, he had better upper body movement and that’d give him more ways to land and set up punches as they look to engage, especially as they tire and start making more mistakes, Louis could get low come over the top, roll and fire combinations etc.
     
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