Lamotta vs. Zale, who wins

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  1. thistle1

    thistle1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'd take Zale everytime, LaMotta had the best success against WW come middles, Zale fought some right good proper middles and light-heavies with great success... Jake was more like a fighter today capitalizing on fighting down - LaMotta was a middle come l-heavy, but seemed more often than not to fight the smaller fighters to great success.

    Zale more often than not, if not everytime!
     
    thistle1, Jan 17, 2011
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  2. Boucher

    Boucher Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I think you have them mixed up!
    Zale fought 3 men who could be classed as lightheavies.
    Al Timmons 171lbs 16-12-2 wtko 6rds
    Billy Brown 172 lbs 2-3-0 wko 1rd
    Billy Conn 175 1/2 lbs,[ very unlikely,] he only weighed 168lbs when he fought Louis.Despite what was printed. l u dec.
    Zale is famous for his trilogy with light middleweight Graziano, who ,in turn ,feasted on puffed up welters.
    Lamotta fought.
    Pretzie188lbs
    Nardico 177lbs
    MUrphy 175 1/2lbs x2
    Fox 173 3/4lbs
    Colan 174lbs

    Solid Middles.
    Dauthille x2
    Hairston
    Hayes
    Mitri
    Williams
    Marshall
    Satterfield
    Kochan
    Yarosz
    Hunter
    Villemain x2
    Dejohn
    Jake met many more big guys than Zale, who only met ONE quality big man,and lost to him.
     
    Boucher, Jan 17, 2011
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  3. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    B, you know your stuff. Yes Zale lost to Nate Bolden who was a wily boxer.
    Zale could be outslicked ,but at his best ,would, and did beat the bangers,and "in your face" guys,like Fred Apostoli,who was so impressive
    on film, I've seen.And of course Al Hostak,who was a vastly better version
    of Gerald Mclellan of a few years ago. But possibly better than Tony Zale,in those days [late 1930s-early 1940s] was the truly great Freddie Steele, who was almost unbeatable in his career til he suffered a painful breastbone injury losing to Apostoli, who he beat once before..As a middleweight Steele/ Robinson, toss up i believe.... :good
     
    burt bienstock, Jan 17, 2011
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  4. SLAKKA

    SLAKKA Boxing Addict Full Member

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    "Tony Zale had the best right hand to the body of any middleweight i ever saw"
    Eddie Futch
     
    SLAKKA, Jan 17, 2011
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  5. Boucher

    Boucher Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Coming from you I take that very kindly Burt , I am envious of the battles you have seen ,thanks for sharing them with us on this site!


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    A fine Champ, and a truly rugged warrior.:good
     
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