Super Greg Page vs Pinklon Thomas

Trust you to be the only one that picked me up on it hahahaha.

You can run, but you can't hide! Best go find Page - Snipes and Page - Coetzee and get back in here and redeem yourself! We are talking the best of Page dinner! Keep this up and i'll be buying mini Nick a ticket!

 

Ha ha, just imagine Mini Nick knocking on my door drawling "You dinner with Conteh? This is from Pa" and bashing me with a right hook. Anyway.....


You could have a point about best nights but if we're picking a random date from the calendar, between 1983 and 1985, I'd put my money on Thomas.

 

Hi there Prime Frazier. Yet another new alter ego, then? ... :hi: :rofl

 

Ok, anyone wanting to see Super Greg Page vs Scott LeDoux PM me! Hotdogs a bit too much here but blind Freddy can see the talent, and the fearsome right hand.

 

Thomas outworks the inconsistent Page.

Thomas UD

 

The Page of late 1982 to 1984 prolly beats Pinklon Thomas from that era based on having the faster jab and quicker legs........ But Thomas had heavier punches that could wear a mother down after several rds...... A toss-up....... I'll go with Page here, but only by a **** hair....... By 1986, both guys were heading down the road of ruin... No more meaningful wins would ever occur from either dude........ Thomas finally hung up his gloves for good in 1993, while Page would fight on and off until 2001........ We all know what happen to Page in his fight with the moronic biker 'Dale Crowe' in Kentucky.......

MR.BILL

 

Heroin or no heroin, I'm going with Pinklon Thomas. Greg Page was far too inconsistent for my liking, despite whatever stylistic problems he may posed for Thomas.

 

Magoo,

Page was inconsistant, however, Thomas fell like a rock from the sky....... I've rarely seen a heavyweight with bulging muscles everywhere look so slow and burnt out by age 29 / 30 like Pinklon Thomas did in 1987 / '88 on HBO and Showtime.... Yes, I realize he was fighting "Tyson and Holy" during that time, but Thomas just looked bored and shot to hell......... The dozen wins P.T. racked up in 1992 were basically against bums, stiffs, tomato cans & sorry mothers...... Overall, I use to like Thomas in the mid-80s........

MR.BILL

 

Agree about Thomas,

However, in all fairness Page was just as inconsistent and lackluster at the very same age of 29-30. While Thomas may have looked flat against the likes Tyson, Berbick and Holyfield, Page was regularly losing to guys like an aging Bugner, Douglas, Bey, Wills, Tubbs, and just about every Dick, Harry and Tom you can think of. I mean was Thomas really as slow as a 37 year old Joe Bugner? I also see that you commented on Thomas trying to put together a comeback against tomato cans... Okay, well in 1990, I saw Page fight Mark Wills on the undercard of Whitaker vs Nelson, and got layed out with an overhand right in round 6.... That was ****ing bad...Now, I realize that Page's losses in the mid 80's weren't the best rendition of Greg, but then neither were Thomas's performances against Tyson and Berbick.. If 1983-1984 is the year that we're going to work with in terms of prime for both of these men, then I'll take the Thomas who beat Witherspoon to pound out a 12 round decision over the best Greg....

 

Greg Page really sunk in 1986 with losses to Mark Wills and Buster Douglas....... By 1987, Page had become a stone to step on......

MR.BILL

 

Let me clearify that I really don't have a preference for one man over the other, and for all I know, either could have taken it... In fact, had they fought 10 times, I'm sure both would have had their fair share of wins and losses. They were both men who had a very short prime, limited accomplishments, bad management, and horrid lifestyles. I simply chose Thomas as the better fighter on the premise that he lost fewer fights when close to his prime and was certainly never beaten by the lengthy list of non-notables that Page was..

EDIT: I just realized that this was an old thread dug up from years ago... I responded to it on Page 1, back in June of 2007, and my pick was Greg page...LOL... I guess our opinions get swayed over time..

 

The best version of Page beats the best of Pinky. Pinky of course showed his best, or close to best version far more often than Page.

 

I see the version of Page that fought Coetzee/Ledoux not losing the bout. Decision bout all the way and the over/under would likely be about 11.5 rounds.

 

At least Thomas was more consistant with his weight of 216 to 222 pounds while fighting up until 1993........ Page would bounce all around between 221 or so for Berbick in 1982 to blow his title to Tubbs at 239 pounds in 1985..... Page even fought in the 240s while young, and eventually in the 250s upon aging........ Page often had lotsa' jiggly fat on his hips, girth and lower back........ Thomas normally looked like a statue of Marble..... However, Thomas would fight as about as fast as a statue moved, too......

I swear, I just reviewed my '88 tape of "Holy-Thomas" last week....... Thomas was aged 30 and in great shape...... Buffed to the max..... But Thomas fought like he was 65 yrs old against Holy........ He was slower than **** and easy to tag...... Holy at age 26 and 210 pounds hit Thomas with the sink and a bar of soap for 7 rds....... Dundee stops the fight with Thomas beaten to a pulp on his stool....... Good call.........

MR.BILL:hat

 

Thomas looked terrible in a few warmup bouts he had > the Berbick loss leading up to the Tyson fight. He just wasn't the same guy anymore and man, did those reflexes disappear or what? He sure had that competitive spirit and big heart though.