Fighters with good power but with no heart?

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  1. Bad_Intentions

    Bad_Intentions Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Are there any fighters out there who were good but they lack heart?
     
    Bad_Intentions, Nov 24, 2008
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  2. RockyJim

    RockyJim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah,...Mike Tyson...
     
    RockyJim, Nov 25, 2008
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  3. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Very well may be the most cliched response to this question of all time.
     
    Russell, Nov 25, 2008
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  4. flamengo

    flamengo Coool as a Cucumber. Full Member

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    Any man willing to take the biggest step.... through the ropes, has heart.
     
    flamengo, Nov 25, 2008
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  5. stonerose

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    zab judah has the heart of a hamster.
    audley harrison was never that good but i dont think i've ever seen a fighter so scared of being hit.
     
    stonerose, Nov 25, 2008
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  6. Muchmoore

    Muchmoore Guest

    And one of the worst :lol:
     
    Muchmoore, Nov 25, 2008
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  7. Jbuz

    Jbuz Belt folder Full Member

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    Mike had more heart than often given credit for, but the fact that he never got up from a knockdown (that I can think of?) doesn't help his cause. He certainly fought some tough fights, but he certainly didn't have the heart of a champion, like a Muhammad Ali or Joe Frazier.
     
    Jbuz, Nov 25, 2008
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  8. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    The ****?

    He got up from Holyfield knocking him down.

    He got up against William's after he went down and broke his ankle.

    Regardless the man ate some monster shots from the likes of Ruddock without going down, so it's irrelevant.
     
    Russell, Nov 25, 2008
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  9. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Good names for this thread would be power punching MW Gratien Tonna and ultra hard hitting Courage Tshabalala.
     
    Russell, Nov 25, 2008
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  10. MRBILL

    MRBILL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Andy Golota & Jameel McCline seem to come to mind....
     
    MRBILL, Nov 25, 2008
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  11. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Wrong thread.
     
    Russell, Nov 25, 2008
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  12. Mike T

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    Herbie Hide
     
    Mike T, Nov 25, 2008
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  13. Hydraulix

    Hydraulix Left Hook From Hell.. Full Member

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    Mike Tyson and Sonny Liston. Neither one of them won a fight they were losing in.
     
    Hydraulix, Nov 25, 2008
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  14. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    The answer is clearly Charlie Zelenoff, 800lb left hook and quit when hit on the chin
     
    PowerPuncher, Nov 25, 2008
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  15. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Tyson was losing against Botha, and showed allot of heart in his losses
     
    PowerPuncher, Nov 25, 2008
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