Fighters That Would Probably Stop Marciano?

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  1. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Prime Greg Page has to be considered also.
     
  2. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    If you say so.

    Seems like there's a lotta good stuff on the top of your head. :sisi1
     
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  3. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    An older, slower Ali, that was.

    Getting knocked on his as$ by 'enry had little to do with things.
     
  4. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    So when George beat Moorer it made a great ending to a marketable story. The grandfather won a world title. He finally beat a world class opponent too. Everyone was happy for him. It was amazing and surreal. I remember that. But where do we go from here? He wasn’t going to fight Bowe, Lewis and those kinds of guys. If he was taken seriously it wasn’t by those guys. Or Holmes who wanted to fight him. It was like George finally did it. Let’s enjoy the moment. I don’t believe it was “woh! there’s a new era in boxing! Big George has done it and he’s the real deal!” In boxing circles everyone knew George was very limited and that he most likely would break up the titles. And he did. But we gave him a pass because he was so old. He paid his dues. He made history.
     
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  5. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    And Tom Selleck. He had a moustache and hairy legs remember.
     
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  6. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Seems like an accurate assessment to me.
     
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  7. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    He literally caved Brook's head in, so I am not sure what more he wanted!
     
  8. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Middleweight v welterweight .Bit like Marciano v Foreman and co!
     
  9. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    It’s exactly how it was. Somehow a generation who was not there have decided to reinvent the whole thing like George wasn’t a novelty. That he was this monster who was always taken so seriously. It wasn’t that he was taken seriously. There was surprise that he could compete. That he was still capable. Everyone in boxing knew there was only certain fights he was ever going to win.
     
  10. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Oh Dear!
     
  11. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Any chance you might get off your Foreman soap box and talk about the thread?
     
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  12. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Unexceptional is a bullsh*t description it was a great shot!
     
  13. Combatesdeboxeo_

    Combatesdeboxeo_ Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    To me rocky beats holmes. Larry did not hit harder than walcott so i don't how would keep rocky out of His (larry's)ass
     
  14. GoldenHulk

    GoldenHulk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The only chance Marciano has would be if Lewis brawls with him, which Lennox won't do. It's going to be jab, jab, jab, right hand or right uppercut. Basically a replay of Lewis-Botha.
     
  15. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Why do you always assume you can define what people are thinking and their motives for doing so, it is a display of astonishing arrogance!