Prime Heavyweight Champion who would be LEAST effective in a street fight?

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  1. Foreman Hook

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    :thumbsup:thumbsuptruth.

    Clinchin'/pushin' make him helpless....look what Buster did.
     
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  2. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Since we're talking "easiest" here (not "easy"), I'd go for Burns. The best (only) chance you'd have against any of them is making it into a wrestling match, and Tommy wasn't that big. A well muscled man at 200+ lbs would probably have a pretty decent chance if they could grab hold of him without being hit.

    I can't really believe the mentions of Lewis and Wlad. You'd have to be a ****ing monster to have any chance against them in anything even resembling a fair fight. 250 lbs muscle bound guys who are world class boxers...
     
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  3. AndrewFFC

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    John Ruiz.
     
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  4. Unforgiven

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    It's impossible to say.
    Anything can happen in a "street fight". It just isn't comparable to sport fighting of any kind.
     
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  5. Johnstown

    Johnstown Boxing Addict banned

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    Yes but tommy comes from a time when boxers wrestled to build strength, often champion boxers wrestled with world class wreslters...many even did submission wrestling..not sure if he would be the easiest to handle in a grappling contest
     
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  6. Johnstown

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    Well...I think its at least somewhat comparable. To say it isn't comparable at all suggests that a boxer holds no advantage over a guy in a street fight (I am excluding guns in this argument).
     
    Johnstown, Oct 4, 2010
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  7. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    I think Lewis was a real badass when he was focused and had bad blood for someone...i
     
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  8. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Why would anyone want to fight Lennox Lewis in a pub or club? ...Stupidity.
     
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  9. Ponysmallhorse

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    George Foreman, Sony Liston, Riddick Bowe.
     
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  10. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Either John Ruiz or Gerrie Coetzee.Maybe Tony Tucker. Lennox Lewis is originally from East End of London, rough area.The Spinks brother from projects of St. Louis, so not too many people are going to do anything with them.Also, possibly Chris Byrd.
     
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  11. Boxed Ears

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    Use your imagination. Have you ever had a man's dreadlocks dunk into your ale, unbeknownst to them? Them and their careless ****ing dreadlock, carefree-assed arrogant whimsy?
     
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  12. Pachilles

    Pachilles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Woever said Leon Spinks, take another look at his face. He's got like 3 teeth i'll bet he's been in hundreds of street fights
     
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  13. Muchmoore

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    Tyson took him to the ground in their press conference brawl and had to be pulled off while biting his leg:)lol:)

    Rahman body slammed him too. There's footage of Lewis getting thrown like a ragdoll by Jeremy Williams in sparring as well.

    No way would he be the worst though. Michael Spinks probably. Leon would be pretty nasty I think, just look at his teeth.

    Edit: Probably not Michael Spinks actually, he had a pretty rough upbringing. Counting alphabet champs it'd have to be Chris Byrd.
     
    Muchmoore, Oct 4, 2010
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  14. Muchmoore

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    That's why Tyson tackled Lewis to the ground and had to be pulled off eh?

    :lol:

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb8nxSl3UlM&feature=related[/ame]

    ****ing with Tyson on the street would be ****ing ******ed. No other way to put it. Look what happened to Mitch Green (a gang leader as well as pro fighter). Tyson, Dempsey, and Liston would be the last three champs I'd want to face.
     
    Muchmoore, Oct 4, 2010
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  15. fininan

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    liston would be an piece of ****. when he disarmede a cop and threw him in the bin it was just a fluke. nothing more. what a pusssy
     
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