Heavyweight Tourney

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  1. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    I always liked the idea of a potential HW tournament as seen at the end of this video (13:55)
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    And since I don't think Rummy himself is going to do it with the new top 5 best wins series I thought we could.
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    Ali vs Folley
    Louis vs Sharkey
    Wlad vs Liston
    Holyfeild vs Povetkin
    Lewis vs Vitali
    Patterson vs Schmeling
    Tyson vs Fraizer
    Holmes vs Foreman

    How'd you see this round going?
     
  2. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ali
    Louis
    Liston
    Holyfield
    Lewis (we already know)
    Schmeling
    Frazier
    Holmes
     
  3. George Crowcroft

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    What makes you pick Holmes over Foreman?
     
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  4. The Undefeated Lachbuster

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    Ali clearly
    Louis clearly
    Liston via mid round KO
    Holyfield late stoppage
    Lewis lol
    Patterson late KO
    Tyson, but this is the closest fight and it'd be a war. Tyson mid round stoppage
    Foreman, another close fight. Foreman mid round KO
     
  5. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Mine for the record is

    Ali (as we know)
    Louis (as we know)
    Liston
    Holyfeild
    Lewis (as we know)
    Schmeling
    Tyson
    Foreman
     
  6. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He’s quite simply the better boxer

    I thought I would get called on Frazier vs Tyson as I have been for years lol.
     
  7. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Oh right. Ive always fought if he and Holmes faced off Foreman would win, purely based off the Shavers fights.
    If Shavers could land on Holmes, then Foreman probably could as well and in his prime (when he fought he was bulletproof) he'd walk through Holmes shots and wouldn't be KO'ed.

    And I didn't notice the Tyson Fraizer pick. How come you chose Fraizer?
     
  8. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I guess it’s pissible that Holmes could lose based off of Shavers if we could equally suppose that George might be so gassed after 6 rounds after Ali that he might just fall over if Holmes blew on him after 8 rounds. Not sure I think either scenario the best one but both plausible. I like Holmes in s comfortable decision.

    I think Joe is better than mike but I rate them side by side on my 7-9 tier with Evander. I think Joe outworks Tyson and by the late-mid rounds 8-9+ he takes complete control. I am in the minority and quite fine with that lol
     
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  9. George Crowcroft

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    Agreed Holmes vs Foreman is a hard fight to pick because both could lose and therefore both could win. Ive always fought if Joe made it past 6 with Tyson then he wins by stoppage but I've always doubted he made it that far
     
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