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  1. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT banned Full Member

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    No prob man. I actually forgot about it myself. I’ll have a read. Cheers.
     
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  2. My dinner with Conteh

    My dinner with Conteh Tending Bepi Ros' grave again Full Member

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    Music is the only real answer. :D
     
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  3. MAD_PIGE0N

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    The fact they weren't excusing their inactivity with other fighters and weren't crying they're constantly robbed is enough.

    Consider the fact that some of the greatest fighters had so many fights that the number of their losses is close to the total number of nowadays fighters. And it's not because they were better athletes or anything back in the days (not that they were worse), they were really about fighting.
     
  4. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    Nobody comes close to Mysterious Billy Pickles. He perfected the “Adam’s apple chop” and “roundhouse uppercut”. Not to mention the “knock knee roll” and for pioneering the marrying of the “arm pull turn” & “back hand elbow” combo.

    The time he beat Kid Salami will live forever. Salami lost his voice that night.
     
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  5. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT banned Full Member

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    Thanks Swag. Interesting description from Futch since the few reports I’ve read otherwise don’t describe a foul.
     
  6. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    My grandparents knew his cousin, Reverend Ned Futch. Rev Futch was trained as an amateur boxer by his cousin, Eddie and ended up winning some golden gloves tournaments.
     
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  7. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Maybe boxing has not "Improve at all" There is the fight chain list. I am going to stick with the heavyweights as of now.

    Sullivan lost to Corbett, but perhaps a in prime Sullivan beats Corbett??

    Jack Dempsey did beat the next breed of heayweights with Jack Sharkey, So who knows how he would do????

    Louis did give the Rock a pretty good fight even old??? Could Louis rule the 50's up to the 60's ete???

    Ali did say the Rock would give him hell, So perhaps Marciano can complete with the later generations???

    Holmes may of smash Ali in 81, but a prime Ali would be right there in the 80's and 90's.

    Holyfiled in his prime would give Lewis a better run for his money imo, I also think he can complete, along with Tyson today.

    Perhaps if Wlad was a bit younger could he beat Tyson Fury??

    So perhaps Dempsey can complete today maybe?
     
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  8. JohnThomas1

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    Foreman's comeback really really needs to be in your nice little list as well.

    Lineal titlist in 1973 and 1994, 21 years apart and it's an old as the hills dilapidated version to boot. At least 2 generations later. I think this more than anything speaks volumes for the ability of some from the 70's Era (for starters) to wreak absolute havoc in the 90's.
     
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  9. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah I completely skip over that lol. I was trying on how the old guard as old men did vs the next gen, and how in hell did I foget Foreman lol. But people still see George as a threat vs today, were they really dont have that view with Louis, Dempsey or Marciano.
     
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