Lennox Lewis vs Jack Sharkey

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Thank you!
     
  2. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Jack Sharkey could fight.
     
  3. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Fitzsimmons fought with some men that thought the same - that their size and strength advantages mattered. It didn't, all finished their fights in hospital.

    If you are so sure about your superiority, why don't you post some of your fights videos? Show us how more advanced human species is after 100 years.
     
  4. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He'd knock first Jack out, get overconfident and lose decision to second one ;)
     
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  5. greynotsoold

    greynotsoold Boxing Addict

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    Who did you fight and beat to make you so sure? Are you the best sparring guy at your gym?
     
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  6. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Want to hear my tale on how in 1988 I knocked out Mike Tyson in sparring.
     
  7. Johnny_B

    Johnny_B Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    My friend, imagine for example a good amateur that weighs around 220 and is 6.2 feet against a welterweight world champion. If you wre a betting man, who'd you put your money on ? ;)
    Skill can only take you so far, you can have all the skill in the world, but you ain't gonna beat a guy that's twice your size.
    Let me give you another example. Take for example Mayweather and Pacquiao, arguably the 2 greatest boxers in the last 2 decades p4p. Now pit them against an average HW like Kevin McBride. Do you really think they stand a chance ?! Of course not. All their skill will be mitigated by his huge advantage in terms of power and size. Their punches would probably just tickle him.
     
  8. greynotsoold

    greynotsoold Boxing Addict

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    I take it that you are the good amateur? You remind me very much of another 225 pound "good amateur" that had sparred other "good amateur" heavyweights. He said the exact same thing until he sparred a really good 156 pound amateur and got his piano tuned.
    Let me see if I understand you...you are an amateur, self-described "good", and you are telling me that you would beat Felix Trinidad or Jose Napoles or Floyd Mayweather? That you would beat Bob Foster? That you would, and you are certain, beat a guy like Wayne Thornton or Roger Rouse?
     
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  9. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    McCall and Rahman were far more powerful than Sharkey and Primo couldn`t have taken the shots Lewis took from Mercer and Bruno, Lewis would take Sharkey`s punches far better than Jack would have taken Lewis`s powerful bombs.
     
  10. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Lewis would have beaten Primo far more easily than he would have beaten Sharkey.
     
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  11. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    On the same night.
     
  12. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Sharkey would have a better chance if he had been trained by Steward, but even then he would be far too small.
     
  13. Johnny_B

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    Of course I'd beat Napoles and Mayweather. I'd probably break their bones if I hit them. Sure, they stand a good chance of tapping me and running to win on points, but they'd never really "hurt" me, if you understand what I mean.
    Bob Foster would be a different perspective alltogether, cause he's just as big as me in terms of height and reach. He's obviously favorite, but I have a chance if I can connect. All I need is a good punch.
    I don't know much about the last 2 boxers you mentioned. Either they're old timers, either they weren't very good.
     
  14. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This guy is clueless :D :D :D
     
  15. Unforgiven

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    Name some of the fighters you've beat then .....
    Name some of the fighters you can swear that you've handled easily in sparring .....

    You'll be taken far more seriously if you give us some details of your credentials.