Fighters you get mixed up with

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  1. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    what fighters do you randomly get mixed up with

    for me

    Bob Foster and Dick Tiger

    and

    Carmen Basilio and Emile Griffith

    dont know why
     
  2. The Kurgan

    The Kurgan Boxing Junkie banned

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    I used to find Julius Francis and Danny Williams hard to tell apart, which made things very confusing sometimes. "Why is Danny Williams getting a second shot against Sinan Samil Sam?" I asked myself.

    Edit: I forgot how impressive a prospect SSS was back in the day-

    [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ7DCrMWI80[/url]
     
  3. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Carmen Basilio and Emile Griffith
    ?????
     
  4. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member

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    How can you get Basilio confused with Griffith?:patsch
    Basilio and Fullmer I can see.
    For me it is allways Dulio Loi and Nicolino Locche, and like you I can give no rational reason:oops:
     
  5. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    i know i dont know why i get mixed up its so annoying threr nothing alike
     
  6. Dempsey1238

    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hope I recorded the right fights lol.
    You only have 2 fights left. I having hell finding the Robinson Archer fight. Its there some were.
     
  7. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    dont worry i made sure to get them right its more just when speaking about them i always think of Basilios face as emiles
     
  8. MrMarvel

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    I don't get this at all.
     
  9. MrMarvel

    MrMarvel Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I don't get any of them mixed up. Sorry.
     
  10. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    i always get muhammad ali and jem driscoll mixed up.i think its because they are almost identical !!:lol::lol:
     
  11. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Early on in their careers I used to get the Klits mixed up.
     
  12. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    clits do look alike close up !!
     
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    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :rofl Exactly, problem was that them 2 were about the same size.
     
  14. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    i know i dont why i get them mixed up i just do
     
  15. rusty nails

    rusty nails Tszyu for PM!! Full Member

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    i always mix up nino benvenutti, vito auntuofermo and oscar bonavena.. :nut