John Tate vs Ernie Terrell primes

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Devon, Mar 16, 2025.


Who wins?

  1. Tate KO/TKO

    12.5%
  2. Tate PTS

    75.0%
  3. Terrell KO/TKO

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  4. Terrell PTS

    12.5%
  1. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    2 big men for their day.
    Who wins this matchup?
     
  2. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Tate beat Knoteze and Coetzee who were big hitters but got stopped by Weaver and Berbick. Odd. Very odd.

    I think a motivated Tate might just be able to box his way to a decision. But if he loses focuses for just a second, he likely gets stopped.
     
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  3. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Big John was introduced to the white powder after winning the title, he never got off it either.
     
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  4. zadfrak

    zadfrak Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tate is just too busy in there. He'd win the rounds. Better footwork and many more combos.

    And Ernie would do his Joe Bugner thing and > the bout claim he was ripped off and he was the actual victor. But nobody else would see things that way.