Jose "White Line Fever" Ribalta returning aged 49!!!

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  1. Flea Man

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    He'd beat Kimbo.
     
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  2. The Kurgan

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    Ribalta vs. Ruddock? Like Botha vs. Holyfield, I doubt they can hurt each other that badly.
     
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    Jose Ribalta was never anything special in my opinion. 6'5" with an 80" reach and 215-220Lbs. at his best... came in at 212 Lbs. vs. Mike Tyson, LKOby10 in 1986. He was down 3 times vs. Tyson.

    He drew with Cecil Coffee in 1984, lost a split-decision vs. Bonecrusher Smith in 1985 (he was down once), lost a majority-decision to Marvis Frazier in 1985, knocked out David Jaco in 5 rounds in 1986, knocked out Leon Spinks in 1 round in 1987, and lost a majority-decision to Tim Witherspoon in 1990.

    After Witherspoon he went 7-12 (5) and was knocked out 7 more times. During this stretch he dropped Bruce Seldon prior to getting stopped in the 3rd round, he was stopped in 2 by Joe Hipp, in 6 by Larry Donald, in 2 by Vitali Klitschko, in 4 by Chris Byrd, in 1 by Razor Ruddock in 1999... his last pro fight.

    38-17-1 (27) overall and stopped 9 times. He was past prime in 1990 for ****'s sake! He would get the **** beat out of him by Sam Peter.
     
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  4. The Kurgan

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    Ribalta was a sparring partner for Mike Tyson around 1991. Tyson employed quite a few former opponents (like Boogieman) as sparring partners. It would have hurt like hell, but the money would have been good.

    As a matter of historical accident, Tyson never faced his most famous regular sparring partner, Oliver McCall. The closest they came was in 1995, before McCall lost to Bruno.
     
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    i always thought mccall would have beaten tyson.
     
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    Foreman Hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooook!:rasta
     
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    Depends on when they fought. I think that, until about Holyfield II, Tyson would have probably won. He was doing well in a tough 11 round bout fight against a well-prepared and healthy Holyfield; I think he could go the distance and I doubt that McCall could pick up enough rounds.
     
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    Foreman Hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooook!:smoke
     
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    Someone I know talked to him -- he's asking for around $50,000 to fight Wilder in an 8 and more to fight Fury.

    What a friggin' joke.
     
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    Well, needless to say this is a horrible idea.
     
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    It's just talk.
     
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  12. Stevie G

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    Hello there Hook. I've chatted to Jose on Facebook,myself.
     
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