Donovan Ruddock v Tommy Burns!

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  1. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    15 rounds in 8 oz gloves, prime 4 prime...

    Can Noah drag Donovan into one of his brilliant genius traps and land a right hand harder than Tyson and finish matters or will brave Tommy wade through dozens of smashes in hope of landing his Sunday punch but fall short?

    This is an epically close call, a c*nts hair separates their physical prowess, power and boxing ability.

    I'm leaning toward Tommy. What do you think?
     
  2. mattdonnellon

    mattdonnellon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mind your balance....
     
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  3. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Birthing Hips Burns Destroys Donovan!!!!!!!
    Burns Blunts Ruddock's Razor!!!!!!!
    Tommy Tames The Smash!!!!!!
    Noah Nukes Ruddock!!!!!!

    Okay?:noclue
     
  4. Vince Voltage

    Vince Voltage Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Let's be logical. Ruddock would smash the little guy's skull in.
     
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  5. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    I think there is no way that Ruddock enters the ring wearing the trunks of yesteryear. Burns would have too much of an advantage.

    In the ring, Ruddock would be a virtual Godzilla next to Burns ( expect in hip measurements ), approaching Toyko with no mad scientist to aid Burns.
     
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  6. Boilermaker

    Boilermaker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Interestingly, in his professional career, Ruddock fought only one light heavyweight (as Tommy Burns realistically was). Ruddock struggled to a majority decision, meaning that he did not win on at least one judges scorecard.

    Ruddock, to be fair, fought in a time that was dominated by superheavyweights and where light heavys didnt ever get a shot (hardly) and if they did, they were not required to fight regularly enough to make going up in weight a problem. Although it should be remembered that other than Bowe and Lewis (who ko d Ruddock brutally early ), the most successfull fighters of this era were probably Holyfield (ex 190 lber), Tyson (closer to Burns in stats than Ruddock), Spinks (ex light heavy) and Moorer (ex light heavy).

    The bigger fighters (leaving aside Johnson who was better than both) that Burns fought gave him far less trouble than the bigger guys he fought like Rickard, Squires, Lang etc.

    The other interesting thing to note is that both while both of these fighters fought all time great figthers (Tyson and Johnson), Ruddock was KOd in 7 rounds the first time and Burns whilest stopped in the 14th, technically would not have been stopped under the 12 round rules Ruddock fought under.

    It also goes without saying that Ruddock was stopped a lot more than Tommy Burns who outside of Johnson was never stopped.

    So far as what was actually achieved in their own time, you would have to say that Tommy Burns achieved more than Ruddock, wouldn you?
     
  7. energie

    energie Boxing Addict Full Member

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  9. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Do you think Ruddock could possibly squeak out a decision?
     
  10. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Two Canadian's going at it, interesting match.

    Going to go with the bigger guy with much more power. Ruddock.
     
  11. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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  12. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Burns retired against Beckett.
     
  13. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    The only decision Ruddock should be making is to skip town on fight night.....
     
  14. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    So what would the obviously negligible fight night weight difference be between these two? Something like 40 pounds?
     
  15. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Every time I see you post I imagine you talking like Drederick Tatum
     
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