MW Tournament (Round 2) Tony Zale vs Iran Barkley

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  1. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    MW Fantasy Tournament
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    Last fight of Round 2


    15 Rounds

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    Closing date is 6 February.
     
  2. greynotsoold

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    Barkley would fight his ass off, but Zale would beat him. Probably stop him late.
     
  3. Nightcrawler

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    zale by KO 8. a complete war. best for best, two of the toughest middles i've ever seen but zale edges it here. round after round his body work takes a toll on barkely who slows down, while zale soaks up the incoming damange. iran is finally dropped in the 7th and stopped in the 8th with a deep left hand to the solar plexes
     
  4. Vic-JofreBRASIL

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    Good prediction.......but I don´t know......I like Barkley in this one.....He is incredibly big for a MW, too strong......and I can´t see the smaller Zale being able to prevail here.....I mean, I can....but I wouldn´t bet my money on that.....

    Zale IS the greater fighter in terms of resume....but I think this is a bad matchup for him....would be a war....would be 80% of the time on the inside IMO...and I see Barkley winning this war, maybe dropping Zale once, and getting the decision in a close bout.....
    Barkley by UD.....
     
  5. Nightcrawler

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    yeah, the size makes me wonder to:think barkely looked MASSIVE against duran, more like a light heavy and zale was relatively small for a middle
     
  6. kingfisher3

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    barkley bigger, zale better chin
    someone by mid to late ko/tko
    if in ny/ac i bet barkley, zale elsewhere.
    so i guess i say zale
     
  7. Nightcrawler

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    also worth considering: is this same day weigh ins? barkley was able to rehydrate a ridiculous amount in part due to the rules of the day. might well have an effect on the size difference
     
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  9. Vic-JofreBRASIL

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    Oh....didn´t think about that :think
    I guess same day weigh in it´s more fair.....