Corbett v Foster?

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  1. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Jim Corbett v Bob Foster 15rds, 50s rules .
    Who wins?
     
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  2. CaravanDweller

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    Corbett couldnt crack an egg
     
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  3. Bujia

    Bujia Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Foster by KO.
     
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  4. George Crowcroft

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    Foster walks him down and beats him up.
     
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  5. Cecil

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    You'd have to go with Foster.
     
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  6. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What’s with everyone picking foster, he was extremely unsuccessful at heavyweight, he never beat any sort of name, the biggest name he beat at heavyweight was Bob hazleton who knocked him out in 2 rounds in the rematch
    Edit: I no longer hold this opinion, Foster beats him.
     
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  7. Fergy

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    Most heavyweight s id pick against Bob, but Corbett doesn't impress me a lot tbh. I'm going Foster by 12 rounds KO.
     
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  8. mcvey

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    Foster won about 20 fights as a heavyweight and his best win is probably stopping Willie Besmanoff.
    ps Foster was 40 years old when Hazelton beat him.

    How many men weighing over the 175lbs light heavy limit did Corbett beat?
     
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  9. FrankinDallas

    FrankinDallas FRANKINAUSTIN

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    The Sheriff knocks Corbett out of his thong. Corbett immediately arrested for public indecent exposure.
     
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  10. mr. magoo

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    Generally speaking Bob Foster didn’t do well at heavyweight. But Corbett didn’t fall into the category of hard punching big men who Foster typically fell to. In addition, Bob was tall, rangy, skilled and punched pretty hard himself.

    I don’t know that much about Corbett but on the surface it looks like a Win for Bob
     
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  11. BCS8

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    Foster all day here. Corbett doesn't impress me terribly and I think Foster's straight power punching is going to have Corbett in all kinds of trouble. Corbett doesn't seem like he hits hard at all and I'd bet Foster would walk through his punches.
     
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  12. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Corbett didn't fall into the category of big men period.
     
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  13. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    No he didn’t.
     
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  14. janitor

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    Oh come on guys.

    Foster was devastating under 175lbs.

    If his opponent weighed 176lbs, he was on a hiding to nothing!

    Corbett was an elite 180+ lbs fighter, and that is all that he would need to be!
     
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  15. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    He stopped Besmanoff, who was a tough guy.Actually I think this is a close fight.
     
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