Jake La Motta vs Herol Graham - who wins?

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Jake La Motta vs Herol Graham - who wins?

  1. La Motta KO

    10 vote(s)
    58.8%

  2. La Motta pts

    3 vote(s)
    17.6%

  3. Graham KO

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  4. Graham pts

    4 vote(s)
    23.5%
  1. BVA

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    Who do you think and how?
     
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  2. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    LaMotta outjabbed Robi in their last bout until the right hook to the body slowed him down, Graham did not have a body attack like Robi so couldn`t slow LaMotta down and would be wealked down after the stamina went from his legs like it did v McCallum because Graham wwas running so much, LaMota`s jab was so hard to read against Robi, he didn`t telegraph it at all and it was really quick and consistent, LaMotta wwas out of Graham`s depth completely.
     
    mark ant, Dec 13, 2018
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  3. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    They're both shitty posters but I'd give it to Herol.
     
    OvidsExile, Dec 13, 2018
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  4. BVA

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    Herol had a chin like a medicine student drop out nerd.
     
    BVA, Dec 14, 2018
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  5. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Graham was too fragile to beat Lamotta.

    He gets grinded down and battered.
     
    Xplosive, Dec 14, 2018
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  6. HerolGee

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    la motta by catchup ko late.
     
    HerolGee, Dec 14, 2018
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  7. BVA

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    is Herol Graham still alive? I know he's tried to commit suicide a few times. Poor guy, he must have earned peanuts during his nearly man career.
     
    BVA, Dec 14, 2018
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  8. armour

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    Herol Graham always found a way to lose, he could fight though he wasn't like an Indian. But he had that 'loser' gene that Indians have,
     
    armour, Mar 26, 2019
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    15 or 12. 15, no contest.
     
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  10. BUDW

    BUDW Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jake grinds him down to later rds
     
    BUDW, Mar 26, 2019
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  11. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    Lamotta smash after being embarrassed for most of the fight, i think now.
     
    HerolGee, Mar 27, 2019
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  12. rayrobinson

    rayrobinson Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Please gents lets not get carried away here.

    Lamotta gets outclassed, and he is chasing shadows all night long.

    Graham was the most gifted 160 to come out of the UK at that time and yes he got stopped but not with someone like Jakes power.
     
    rayrobinson, Mar 27, 2019
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  13. Loudon

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    Jake was a warrior. Tough as nails and relentless. But you couldn't have wrote Herol off if they'd have fought. Although Jake could have applied constant pressure, it certainly wouldn't have been unfeasible for Herol to have out manouvered him.

    Saying that he was out Herol's depth is frankly ridiculous.

    La Motta was 5'8 with a 67" reach.

    Herol was 5'11 with a 77" reach.

    You can't seriously be telling us that with a 10" reach advantage as well as an elusive style from a southpaw stance, that Herol couldn't possibly have beaten him?
     
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    Loudon, Mar 27, 2019
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  14. sean

    sean pale peice of pig`s ear Full Member

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    i have only seen about 1 hour compilation of lamotta on a boxing greats video maybe 25 years ago

    i saw graham from novice to retirement
    graham was one of my favourite fighters
    he was avoided to the extreme

    he was number 1 contender for the light middle title of tommy hearns in the early 80s but was avoided and was in the who needs him club

    then he stepped up and was number 1 conteneder for haglers title in the mid 80s and again never got a shot

    i think it was in 1989 after 6 years of being a number 1 contender that he lost a split decision to mike mccallum
     
    sean, Mar 27, 2019
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