Legendary Prime vs Prime (Heavyweight)

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  1. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Patterson was stopped 5 times.
    Tyson was stopped 5 times.

    Patterson has a bad chin.
    Tyson has a very good one.

    Yeah, right.
     
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  2. itrymariti

    itrymariti Cañas! Full Member

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    Who gives a **** how many times Tyson was stopped
     
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  3. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    Seriously?

    First,
    Prime, and Washed Up are almost polar opposites. How do you go from prime to washed up? Washed up means you can barely hang with the contenders. Ali vs Holmes, Ali was washed up.

    Second,
    How is the discrepancy in the level of skill of pre-exile Ali, and post-exile Ali not visible to you? You don't see the difference in Ali when fighting Liston, and when fighting Frazier?
     
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  4. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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    You're just going by stats bro.

    Patterson was really knocked around though.
    Tyson quit against mcbride, and was out on his feet/tired against Holyfield. I hardly call that evidence of a bad chin.
    In the Douglas fight, he was knocked around for 10 rounds before that knockout. He took shot after shot and still stood. I think the Douglas knockout was a matter of attrition because Tyson couldn't one shot KO him.
    I'll give you Williams, but even that isn't really legit, because I think tyson had leg problems..?

    Patterson CLEARLY shows a bad chin compared to Tyson. Patterson was knocked down and out for 10 against Liston, and then 3 times against Liston, down many many times against Ingemar Johannson, stopped twice by Ali, and floored by quarry twice and bonavena.
    He did NOT have a good chin! yeah, he can come back, and win, but he just gets floored too easy to have a good chin.
     
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  5. Garrus

    Garrus Big Boss 1935-2014 Full Member

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