Rico Verhoeven vs. Buddy Baer.

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  1. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who would win?
     
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  2. BCS8

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    Rico, and I'm not being ironic.
     
  3. Rubber Glove Sandwich

    Rubber Glove Sandwich 'Iranian flag green' reflecting pool Full Member

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    Rico, and whether I'm being ironic is up to reader interpretation.
     
  4. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Buddy easily. Buddy was one of the best HW's of one of the best era's he retired at 26 before his prime. 60-5 by before he turned 26. Buddy was probably more talented than Max but he got less of a chance to showcase that.

    Rico won a lot of rounds against a 39 year old champion whose been losing a ton of rounds pretty regularly since he was 32-33. Starting with Chisora. Rico did not win or get robbed. He lost by KO and he would have lost if he'd continued and won the final round which he wouldn't have. Rico is high regional level at best.
     
  5. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Jesus Christ.
     
  6. SouthpawsRule

    SouthpawsRule Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hard to say honestly. On one hand Buddy Baer doesn’t have any size disadvantage here and is an actual boxer.

    On the other hand he is from the pre-historic ages. I wanna say Rico, way more athletic and I think a kickboxer today isn’t that far behind a boxer of those times.
     
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  7. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    But they’re the same person time traveling
     
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  8. BCS8

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    For comparison

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    Come, guys. It's obvious who the better boxer is.
     
  9. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Is who Buddy Baer would send Rico to.
     
  10. Rubber Glove Sandwich

    Rubber Glove Sandwich 'Iranian flag green' reflecting pool Full Member

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    Rico and his two professional fights has more rounds in world championship bouts than Buddy Baer.

    That's funny.
     
  11. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

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    You know Buddy Baer would KO him.
     
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  12. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

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    Yes and it's Baer
     
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  13. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Preach it brother
     
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  14. slash

    slash Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Rico just begging to be uppercut.
     
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  15. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Its amazing how the champion from the 30's has better punching technique and far better combination punching than the champion from the 2020's
     
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