How good was "Super Brian" Nielsen?

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  1. ideafix12

    ideafix12 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I remember the rumor that some of their fights were fixed. The fight with Tubbs is an example.
    Thoughts??
     
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  2. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not very
     
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  3. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    We called him The Uncrowned King.
     
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  4. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Of what Seamus.. Tennis?
     
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  5. BCS8

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    Pretty good but not a top fighter despite his record. A lot of the better fighters he fought were getting on in years when he faced them.
     
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  6. ideafix12

    ideafix12 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Was he considered to fight for the title at some point?
     
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  7. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He was a average level European heavyweight

    No better than say anders eklund
    So a Couple of levels below frank Bruno
     
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  8. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    A bit harsh, he was a smarter fighter than Eklund. Thus as you suggest, if it were possible, smart enough to avoid Bruno!
     
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  9. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    I hear Pollack is hard at work finishing a 3 volume set on Nielsen. I will await his judgement.
     
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  10. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    He got a bronze in the Olympics, but I guess it was a sound financial decision to fight stiffs in Denmark and cash out against Tyson rather than try to force a title shot and win in the US.
     
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  11. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I had him losing clearly to 47 y.o. Larry Holmes. And it was a prime version of Nielsen, not 36 y.o. piece of lard that fought Tyson
     
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  12. Seamus

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    I had him winning both fights.
     
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  13. The Professor

    The Professor Socialist Ring Leader Staff Member

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    Exactly. That's Nielson to a "t"
     
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  14. Jamal Perkins

    Jamal Perkins Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Just playing devils advocate here he beat a helluva lot of mid 1980s american heavyweights.....the problem is he did it in the late 1990s...still its a great resume...
     
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  15. El Gallo Negro

    El Gallo Negro Active Member banned Full Member

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    his fight with Tyson was epic, a grueling battle that brought out the best in both men.
    Neilson refused to fold or go quietly.
    Tyson had to brutally slay him like an evil dragon.
    he was a fighter that the peoples of Europe could actually be proud of
     
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