Resume Comparison - Lenny Lewis, Jess Willard And Primo Carnera!

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  1. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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    for the record i meant to say h2h because of their size and style.

    resume wouldnt make any sense
     
  2. Nightcrawler

    Nightcrawler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    while i may not agree, i think a much more reasonable argument could be made for that
     
  3. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    This is a good resume.....
    H2H Carnera was incredibly strong and big, very tough, with a decent jab, with underrated mobility, certainly great for a guy with his size (better mobility than Lewis), with a good enought inside game......

    Carnera was Good !!
     
  4. My2Sense

    My2Sense Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Add Young Stribling (HOFer) to that list as well.
     
  5. My2Sense

    My2Sense Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Agreed.

    Taken on its face, I don't think there is such a "clear" difference between Lewis and Carnera's resumes at all. And in fact, I don't think too many people have ever really criticized Carnera's resume in itself - it was the various circumstances and "suspicions" surrounding those wins that always clouded his legacy.


    As for Willard, he has the distinction of dethroning a long-reigning HOF champ, but his resume outside of that is comparatively sparse due to his stretches of inactivity.
     
  6. Kalasinn

    Kalasinn ♧ OG Kally ♤ Full Member

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    So you think Willard & Carnera are on the same H2H-Level of greatness as Lewis? :huh
     
  7. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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    Yep. It is infact the unpopular opinion thread. I think Lewis would probably beat them based on styles, but by the same token I would expect them to do very well in lewis's era.
     
  8. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Neither would head to head :lol: That's just goto go down as a bad comment mate and shows how underrated Lewis is by some. Michael Grant is probably as good as those 2, although Carnera is allot better than Willard
     
  9. Ramon Rojo

    Ramon Rojo Active Member Full Member

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    H2H makes even less sense.
     
  10. Lester1583

    Lester1583 Can you hear this? Full Member

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    Now that's what i call underrating!:admin
     
  11. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    I'm afraid that I have to side with the Lewis suporters here.

    Willard and Carnera are under rated, but they are not in Lewis's class.
     
  12. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Carnera was pretty good but being a mob protected fighter in the strongest era of boxing makes me suspicious of him.

    Not just that, but circumstantially whilst his knock out of sharkey was great, sharkey had not proven his own superiority to max schmelling. So primo was very good but never premiere and i'd stop short of calling him great.

    Now had he gone on to defeat max or max his legacy would have been secured.
     
  13. punchy

    punchy Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I agree Carnera was good very underrated but he was not Lewis good, Lewis was at another level I don't think Carnera gets out of the second round with Lewis. Willard would do better but that does not mean he was a better fighter than Carnera.
     
  14. manbearpig

    manbearpig A Scottish Noob Full Member

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    Why do you have to be 'afraid' to agree? It's okay to think a more modern and more black fighter is better. Don't worry.
     
  15. johnmaff36

    johnmaff36 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Dont waste your time and effort on attention seekers and/or idiots.:good