Lewis' right on Rahman or Tyson's right on Botha: Which was more devastating?

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  1. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Both are just opinons. Personally I think he'd do well if he never got caught but who knows? The ring magazine picked him over a Foreman in a mythical match up so it's certainly possible he could do well against many ATG's.
     
  2. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    Hiya Van! Here goes......

    Well, if McCall and Lewis could turn the trick.......:lol:
     
  3. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You want to see clinching try watching some of Ali's fights. He was the king of clinching.
     
  4. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ah..Zak you're good for a laugh I'll give ya that. I guess we all just shout out the second part of your sentence in unison :yep
     
  5. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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  6. Stewbear

    Stewbear Active Member Full Member

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    lol that is hilarious considering he went down twice:lol:
    do you not even care how stupid you sound nowadays zakman so bitter and twisted I love it.
    Think I might just rewatch Lewis beating the **** out of Evan Fields oh I mean holyfield again :]
     
  7. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I voted for the Tyson right, but it's not an easy call.

    What impressed me with the Botha knockout is that Tyson's punch travelled just a few inches (from behind it seems he barely punched at all) but it took out a fairly tough man instantly. It reminded me of a Joe Lous right hand. That fight proved beyond doubt for me that Tyson, in addition to having speed and snap, had very heavy hands.

    The Rahman KO was maybe more spectacular, but Rahman (although unconscious) was able to kind of get up. When Botha tried getting up he kept falling over.

    But talking of the Rahman KO, wasn't his gameplan to stick his arms out in an attempt to keep Lewis at bay the most ******ed thing EVER? Lewis had a longer reach. What was Rahman thinking?
     
  8. quintonjacksonfan

    quintonjacksonfan Active Member Full Member

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    Shavers-Holmes 2 was a great fight
     
  9. quintonjacksonfan

    quintonjacksonfan Active Member Full Member

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    Ali not overated. He dominated two different eras. Your boy Tyson dominated

    3 years .
     
  10. Stewbear

    Stewbear Active Member Full Member

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    Does it not say more about their chins?
     
  11. barneyrub

    barneyrub Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Holmes was out of it when he got up, worse than lewis versus mccall, the difference is that it was a different referee that gave him the benifit of the doubt.
     
  12. barneyrub

    barneyrub Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Heres some clinching and grabbing,

    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=iecZ7Z1I0no
     
  13. MoneyPunch

    MoneyPunch New Member Full Member

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    Tyson on Botha.
    Rahman was hurt, but up again relatively quickly.
    Botha was wiped out, down for ages, and incoherant when up, and pretty non responsive.

    That was a 1 punch demolition, whereas Lewis has softened Rahman up.

    Tysons punch was short, bang on the chin and with his whole body weight behind it.
     
  14. ironchamp

    ironchamp Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Agreed.

    Not to mention Botha was more likely the more durable of the two and to see him collapse like that completely finished I tend to lean towards Mike's punch.
     
  15. My dinner with Conteh

    My dinner with Conteh Tending Bepi Ros' grave again Full Member

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    I'll go with Tyson's, because he was getting outboxed and looked clueless, whereas Lewis was well on his way to victory.