If you had to design a fighter who would be overrated by Classic, what would he be like?

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  1. BCS8

    BCS8 VIP Member

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    I very much like these mythical champions.

    In addition to what has being said (all crystalline truth, of course) my guy has a giant bushy mustache and is a functional alcoholic. His legend is amplified by the time he smashed up six other drunks in an alley and the time he climbed drunk into the ring against a local tough guy and still beat the snot out of him. He has a couple of genuinely good performances (maybe a close win or a draw) against ATG fighters when he manages to pull himself together and those form the kernel of truth around which a giant ball of horse**** gathers. Anecdotal feats of strength like lifting a calf over his head or a car off a trapped man amplify the idea that this guy was a genetic freak who only because of his chronic drinking, failed to dominate heavyweight for a few decades.
     
  2. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    This thread, I like it. I wanna see more fictional guys that or I’ll end up making more.
     
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  3. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    Ah, yes. "Gentleman" Paddy ap O'McCool. First Lithuanian-American contender, predating Jack Sharkey by decades. How could I forget?
     
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  4. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT banned Full Member

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    Inverting Policemen and placing them in trash cans always makes for a compelling argument before even knowing what said individual could be capable of in the ring.

    Easier back in the old days too when one didn’t have to mindfully choose between general waste and recyclable goods. If the options were available back then, I like to think that Sonny would’ve done the “right”
    thing.
     
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  5. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    This was a great thread idea.
     
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  6. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Not sure how I missed this.
     
  7. Ioakeim Tzortzakis

    Ioakeim Tzortzakis Irresistibly tempting Full Member

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    Has a record of 100 fights, 100 wins, and 100 KO's all in the first round. Has roughly 80 wins over ranked men, 50 wins over lineal champions and 30 wins against Hall of Famers. He is also 69-0 in title fights and his nickname is Jimmy McKill.