Heavyweight contenders round robin

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  1. silverking

    silverking New Member Full Member

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    In a round robin of all these 50's to 70's heavyweight contenders who would have come out on top -
    Ernie Terrell
    Eddie Machen
    Zora Folley
    George Chuvalo
    Nino Valdes
    Henry Cooper
    Karl Mildenberger
    Cleveland Williams
    Jerry Quarry
    Mac Foster
    Leotis Martin
    Oscar Bonavena
    Earnie Shavers
    Ron Lyle
    Joe Bugner
     
    silverking, Feb 18, 2018
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  2. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Just a thought - why don't you remove Terrell since he held a version of the title and add in Bob Baker and Jimmy Young to make a neat even 16. If you pair them off or place in groups it would be easier.
     
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  3. silverking

    silverking New Member Full Member

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    Yes, I should certainly have included Jimmy Young to round it up to 16.

    A lot of the others did fight each other so grouping is difficult.
     
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  4. Mr.DagoWop

    Mr.DagoWop Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Jerry Quarry for sure.
     
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  5. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Tournaments like this are very uncertain, even when there is a clear standout.

    Sh1t happens, and some people are luckier in the draw, than others.

    I suspect that the winner would be one of Valdez, Machen, or Quarry, in chronological order.
     
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  6. silverking

    silverking New Member Full Member

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    Quarry is a good pick although Machen was too smart for him when he was a little green, Folley would have given him the same problems and I suspect he would have difficulty with Jimmy Young whilst Terrell would have tied him up all night long.

    Machen was unable to beat Folley and only drew with Williams whilst losing to Terrell and Mildenberger so I can't see him coming out on top.
     
    silverking, Feb 19, 2018
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  7. Frankus

    Frankus Active Member Full Member

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    Quarry or maybe Folley for me. Geez tough to pick a clear winner from that bunch.
     
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  8. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Classic Catch 22:....Liston destroys Folley, Folley ups Machen, and Machen goes 12 rds with Liston, and tries to get Liston to give him a "title shot" knowing he had developed the proto-type plan that Clay later will use to beat Liston.
     
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  9. JohnThomas1

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    I'm thinking Quarry or Jimmy Young if he's in there. May need to think about it more tho. I know who a certain somebody is going to pick already :D
     
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  10. mattdonnellon

    mattdonnellon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    young! Maybe Harold Johnson should be in there...
     
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  11. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Terrell has a case here.
    He beat:
    Machen
    Chuvalo
    Williams
    Jones
     
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  12. silverking

    silverking New Member Full Member

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    He also beat Folley.
     
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  13. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Boy. A lot of losers in there. (LOL) Nobody really good enough to defeat every style.
     
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  14. Grapefruit

    Grapefruit Active Member Full Member

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    Chuvalo and quarry would be the last men standing. And their fight would go either way
     
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  15. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Yes he did,thanks for spotting my omission!
     
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