P4P Greater Fighter: Nino Benvenuti or Jake LaMotta?

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  1. MrOliverKlozoff

    MrOliverKlozoff The guy in shades Full Member

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    And is it close for you? Why/why not?
     
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  2. My2Sense

    My2Sense Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    LaMotta - far more accomplished/successful at the world class level.
     
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  3. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Nino maybe one of the most underrated fighters on here. It´s still Jake, just beat better fighters overall. Although Nino´s wins over Griffith and LMR are up there with any of Jake´s, he just lacks the depth.
     
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  4. MrOliverKlozoff

    MrOliverKlozoff The guy in shades Full Member

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    I'm glad somebody else feels that way. Not that I necessarily disagree about who is greater, but I do think there's too wide a gap between them, with the amount of praise each get. That I hear and read at least. Because I hear a whole lot of talk about LaMotta and next to nothing about Nino.
     
    MrOliverKlozoff, Jun 6, 2011
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  5. laxpdx

    laxpdx Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not a wide gap, but clearly LaMotta.
     
    laxpdx, Jun 6, 2011
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  6. DonBoxer

    DonBoxer The Lion! Full Member

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    Nino for me. A great welter and a great middle.
     
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  7. Swarmer

    Swarmer Patrick Full Member

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    jake has the better names by far. taking robinson's 0, cerdan, holman williams, zivic,dauthille, villemain, satterfield, yarosz etc etc
     
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  8. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    For an otherwise very knowledgeable forum, Benvenuti does get unduly underrated here for some reason.:think
     
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