Keith Thurman in the 1940s

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Say he fought in the 1940s Welter era. How well would he perform? Does he clean house and then rampage through the middle weight division, scaring Jake LaMotta into an early retirement? Or something less far fetched?
     
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  2. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    A man that fights an average of once a year doesn't go very far in the 1940s. LOL!
     
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  3. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    If Robinson and Thurman fought there'd be fans crying and screaming at the ref to stop the fight as Robinson beats a lucid Thurman on the ropes
     
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  4. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    In every of boxing there are fighters who are great and not so great
     
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  5. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    I don't know why I just pictured a woman ringside hysterical and in tears witnessing the massacre.
     
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  6. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Like a vision or an apparition?
     
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  7. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Thurman wouldn't get past Zivic or Angott,...never mind SRR or Gavvy. He's a punk, that's all.
     
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  8. Golden_Feather99

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    He wouldn't need to. Thurman would be a heavyweight in the 40s.
     
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  9. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Yeah right
     
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  10. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Remember, Thurman is a modern day fighter with modern day skills
     
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  11. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    More of a vision
     
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  12. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Thurman gets his balls crushed by Zivic
    He gets his his face ripped apart by Gavalin (although he'd make the distance)
    He'd resemble a dog's chew toy against SRR
     
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  13. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I know, I get it, I'm just having a bit of fun with it. But on the subject of the '40s, I was reading an old article on a top contender (wish i still had it now) and the top contender was injured and laid up and inactive for 7 months. In that time he dropped out of the top 10. That will tell you how often they fought and the competition they endured.
     
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