This would be like a cape buffalo and an ox clashing heads. Bonavena never stops moving forward or using his awkward momentum to deliver those seemingly wild but accurate hayemakers and rough house tactics. Brewster is also a step forward guy who doesn't mind digging his heels in and tearing up an opponent's body whilst throwing powerful hooks upstairs. Both guys had chins of granite, although Brewster seemed a bit sturdier and had more raw power while Bonavena had the advantage in stamina and hand speed. I think due to the weight and size, if they're constantly leaning on each other and having a phone booth fight Brewster will neutralize some of Bonavena's speed and sap his stamina. Eventually Brewster manages to drop Oscar in the 9th and forces a stoppage in the 11th with Oscar having major swelling but still game but the doctor advising against it. Both guys would be completely out of breath and the ring would be soaked with sweet. If This fight were to happen I wouldn't be shocked if it came close to the punch stats for thrilla in Manilla!
One one hand, projectwd outcome by Glass City Cobra is very reasonable and even expectable. On the other, Bonavena was stopped only once ane it wasn't by a pressure fighter. He lasted 2 full fights with Frazier and he completely neutralized strong bull Chuvalo. I can eee him being trickier and win close decision.
Good post fella Do you think Weaver would give Lamon a similar fight, and who do think is better between Weaver and Bonavena?
Seems like a fairly interesting fight to me, and one that hasn't been thought of before around here, I've seen far worse fantasy matchups involving far more irrelevant boxers.
Bonavena had more quantity over quality and looked good even in his losses. Could have beaten Frazier on a different score card and pushed a borderline prime Ali to his limits. He had decent wins over Chuvalo, Mildenburger, Leotis Martin, Peralta, and Zora Folley. He has an awkward rugged style and liked crowding and clubbing guys, kind of like a heavyweight Showtime Shawn Porter. He did have underrated ring IQ and defense. Weaver has quite the elevator career, with mixed results every time he stepped up in class. He was very exciting and managed to win the WBA championship with top notch to decent wins over Coatzee, Tate, Carl Williams, Ledoux, and Tillis. Unfortunately, he was the type of guy who either looked spectacular in victory or horrible in his losses. He was blown out by Dokes, Holmes, Thomas, Smith, etc. A crowd pleasing slugger who could box a bit but had glaring weaknesses in terms of defense and chin (although on rare occasions he was able to come back from the brink and score come from behind KO's). In terms if resume, Weaver has better top wins and won a belt, but also has worse losses (including several devastating losses by KO) so it kind if cancels itself out. Bonavena was also tragically killed in his early 30's and slacked off in his training so we probably never got to see the best of him. I think I would give Weaver a slight nod if we're comparing careers. In terms of h2h they're very close, Bonavena was more well rounded and tougher while Weaver had more heart and athleticism to explode and catch people off guard. As for Weaver vs Brewster, I think Weave's lack of durability would get him into serious trouble against brewster. However, while Brewster clearly had the better chin, he had worse defense and was often wide open pressing forward gobbling up punches like Cheetos to land one of his own. This could spell disaster for both guys. When You factor in that both guy's Sunday punches were the left hook, and we known the saying, never trade them. I think Weaver has more clutch when the going got tough and explosiveness and he could conceivably get a close split decision but he'd likely have to get off the floor to do it. If Brewster manages to corner him and let his hands go non stop suckering Weaver into an all out war, he'd probably get a stoppage within 8.
