Johnny Risko v. John Tate?

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  1. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    15 rounds.
     
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    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Risko brings his hard hat and his lunch pail and scores a late KO. Tate was a soft frontrunner and not a hardened survivor from the Age of Real Men.
     
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    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Grit over brawn? Will to win and other "intangibles" over physical talent?
     
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  4. janitor

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    Why do you assume Risko to be strong on the former, or Tate to be strong on the latter?
     
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  5. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    I don't; I was being sarcastic. I assumed Seamus was too.
     
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    I can't remember seeing much of Risko.
    He has some very good wins on his record though.
     
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    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tate
     
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  8. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Risko beat many good fighters but from what I read was fairly one dimensional swarmer type. Is there any footage of him?
     
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  9. janitor

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    After Gene Tunney retired, Risko seems to have briefly been the favorite to succeed him as champion.

    He is the very definition of a nearly man.
     
    janitor, Sep 21, 2017
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