Primo Carnera v.s. 1973 George Foreman

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  1. Entaowed

    Entaowed Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Foreman was mentally weak at his peak? The premise is false.
    After Ali he had those difficulties.

    And he was 40-0 w/37 KOs before then.
    Baer is not going to outlast him.
     
    Entaowed, Mar 29, 2015
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  2. mcvey

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    He couldn't tie Louis up. Louis moved him when and where he wanted, Foreman would crush Primo.
     
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  3. red cobra

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    Louis, in fact, muscled Primo in their bout by lifting him off his feet at one point to position him.
     
    red cobra, Mar 31, 2015
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  4. mcvey

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    Louis's verdict on Primo was, " he had nothing".
     
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  5. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yep.
     
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  6. mr. magoo

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    Foreman.
     
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  7. he grant

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    Interesting how no one here says that Primo's power could impact George .. the man did have many KO's ..
     
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  8. janitor

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    Carnera could hurt you plenty if he hit you right, but I don't think that his power would have bailed him out here.
     
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  9. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    He couldn't even hurt Tommy Loughran...and hit him flush at times. Primo's "ko" record had some help, if you know what I mean.
     
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  10. red cobra

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    A guy who fails to even drop Tommy Loughran ain't gonna hurt George Foreman.
     
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  11. janitor

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    Tommy Loughran had a chin like a block of iron.

    You can't draw any inference from his failure to hurt Loughran.
     
    janitor, Apr 3, 2015
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  12. afterglow

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    Foreman KO1.
     
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  13. he grant

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    Really .. he was iced by Jack Sharkey w all of 13 KO's and bounced like a ball by light heavy Lomski .. he had an iron chin like Roy Jones did .. iron if not hit ..
     
    he grant, Apr 3, 2015
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  14. red cobra

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    And Primo could never hurt him or drop him. It's easy to amass a ko record when you have Jimmy the Weasel and Al the Chin sitting at ringside.
     
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  15. red cobra

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    Foreman ko 5.
     
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