Could John L Sulivan lick Francis Ngannou?

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  1. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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  2. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    In a boxing match, almost certainly.
     
  3. GALVATRON

    GALVATRON Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Of course and the video footage of Sullivan proves that.
     
  4. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Almost certainly could or would?
     
  5. Mr.DagoWop

    Mr.DagoWop Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Sullivan never fought a black man and according to him he never shall.
     
  6. ticar

    ticar Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    What's with this Ngannou threads on a boxing forum?
    He's an mma fighter.
    Stipe Miocic is gonna end the Ngannou hype.
     
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  7. GALVATRON

    GALVATRON Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Where do you train I will be free after winter? Why don't we just meet face to face and see who knows what since I know nothing and you tell ppl other than yourself they waste their time? We can have a parody you can don a mustache and I' ll paint myself black?
     
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  8. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    I think that the only people who would have much chance against Sullivan in a boxing match, are other boxers.
     
  9. janitor

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    He was by no means consistent on the point.
     
  10. Boilermaker

    Boilermaker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Except for the World Title Defence against Herbert Slade?
     
  11. Mr.DagoWop

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    He wasn't black
     
  12. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Ngannou is supposedly a converted boxer, right? Anyways, boxing is a major aspect of his fighting style.
     
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  13. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Then you would have to ask how far he got with boxing, and why he didn't stick with it.
     
  14. janitor

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    If the question is "would Sullivan ever have fought a black fighter", then the answer is "he might have done it in certain circumstances".

    Like with Jack Dempsey, the narrative is complex on this.
     
  15. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Just like we would have to ask, how good a boxer Sullivan really was.
     
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