Heavyweight tourney

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by lbarrow, Dec 20, 2007.


  1. lbarrow

    lbarrow Well-Known Member Full Member

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    all prime vs prime
    round 1
    Floyd Patterson vs. Rocky Marciano
    Michael Spinks vs. Joe Frazier
    Muhammed Ali vs. Jack Dempsey
    Lennox Lewis vs. George Foreman
    Larry Holmes vs. Sonny Liston
    Ken Norton vs. Primo Canera
    Riddick Bowe vs. Jersey Joe Walcott
    Joe Louis vs. Ingmear Johanneson

    my predictions:
    Marciano vs. Frazier
    Ali vs. Lewis
    Holmes vs. Norton
    Bowe vs. Louis

    Frazier vs. Ali
    Holmes vs. Bowe

    Ali vs. Holmes

    winner ali
     
  2. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    I agree Ali wins the tourney but I think Joe Louis beats bowe, definetly.
     
  3. teeto

    teeto Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Floyd Patterson vs. Rocky Marciano - Marciano
    Michael Spinks vs. Joe Frazier - Frazier
    Muhammed Ali vs. Jack Dempsey - Ali
    Lennox Lewis vs. George Foreman - Lewis
    Larry Holmes vs. Sonny Liston - Holmes
    Ken Norton vs. Primo Canera - Norton
    Riddick Bowe vs. Jersey Joe Walcott - Bowe
    Joe Louis vs. Ingmear Johanneson - Louis

    Round 2
    Marciano vs. Frazier - Marciano (maybe Frazier h2h but i pick Marciano)
    Ali vs. Lewis - Ali (difficult to pick stylisticaly)
    Holmes vs. Norton - Holmes
    Bowe vs. Louis - Louis

    Round 3
    Marciano vs. Ali - Ali
    Holmes vs. Louis - Louis

    Ali vs. Louis - Ali

    Louis is still my number 1 ATG HW , but I cant be biasd , i think h2h Ali
     
  4. Woller

    Woller Active Member Full Member

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    Ali would win the tournament beating Louis in the final, but Louis would win the return fight!!

    Woller
     
  5. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I don't like your seedings...but here goes anyway:

    Floyd Patterson vs. Rocky Marciano - Marciano
    Michael Spinks vs. Joe Frazier - Frazier
    Muhammed Ali vs. Jack Dempsey - Ali
    Lennox Lewis vs. George Foreman - Big George
    Larry Holmes vs. Sonny Liston - Holmes
    Ken Norton vs. Primo Canera - Norton
    Riddick Bowe vs. Jersey Joe Walcott - Bowe
    Joe Louis vs. Ingmear Johanneson - Louis

    Round 2
    Marciano vs. Frazier - Marciano- Frazier
    Ali vs. Foreman- Ali (I believe George could have won a second fight..but Ali didn't want that!)
    Holmes vs. Norton - Holmes
    Bowe vs. Louis - Louis

    Round 3
    Frazier vs. Ali - Frazier (When both men were at their best...Frazier proved the better man!)
    Holmes vs. Louis - Holmes

    Holmes vs. Frazier - Pains me to say it but Holmes on a Split Decision
     
  6. Marciano Frazier

    Marciano Frazier Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Marciano KO 3
    Frazier KO 6
    Ali SD
    Foreman KO 5
    Holmes UD
    Norton UD
    Walcott SD
    Louis KO 2
     
  7. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    I like walcott over bowe.
     
  8. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :scaredas: I never saw that coming!