Sweet 16 march madness 64 man bracket heavyweight tournament...Your gonna love this!

tua over tunney....i like it!!!

 

first 8 is easy.

 

I'll stick with that one too.

 

# 1 Rocky Marciano vs # 16 Billy Miske - com on, you could pick MUCh better for rocky- Rocky
# 8 Cleveland Williams vs # 9 Lee Q Murray - Cleveland
# 5 Wladimir Klitschko vs # 12 Tony Tucker -Tucker able to score an upset. Thos os MUCH more competitive that others. But i still pick Wlad.
# 4 Ezzard Charles vs # 13 Gerry Cooney - Conney. O would not say that huge conney is underdog here
# 3 Jersey Joe Walcott vs # 14 Nino Valdez - Walcot
# 6 Gene Tunney vs # 11 David Tua - Tua)
# 7 Ken Norton vs # 10 George Godfrey -Noeton(i like him too much )
# 2 Jack Dempsey vs # 15 Earnie Shavers - it can go 2 ways^ 1- Shavers Ko in first 4 rounds 2- Dempsey UD.

 

# 1 Sonny Liston vs # 16 Hasim Rahman - Rahman can score it. BUT HE WONT Liston with jab TKO(God i hate Rahman)
# 8 Jack Sharkey vs # 9 James Corbett - Sharkey
# 5 Sam Langford vs # 12 Eddie Machen - cant see machen wining this one.... Sam
# 4 Harry Wills vs # 13 Buster Douglas - Baster
# 3 Joe Frazier vs # 14 Razor Ruddock - fraizer no doubt
# 6 Archie Moore vs # 11 Sam Mcvea - Archie
# 7 Joe Jeanette vs # 10 Vitali Klitschko - HOW IN HELL!? Joe is shorter for 27 cm How in HELL?
# 2 Larry Holmes vs # 15 Greg Page -WHOOOOO this is could be one hell of the fight. Still Holmes UD.

 

# 1 Muhammad Ali vs # 16 Jimmy Bivins - this can be competitive for 1-2 rounds but after 3rd nothing except HORRIBLE beating is waiting for Ali joking - Ali tko 5.
# 8 Ingemar Johannson vs #9 Jimmy Young - Young
# 5 Max Schmeling vs #12 Clarence Henry - Max)
#4 James Jeffries vs # 13 Primo Carnera - Primo is tall **** and I hate him) James Ko 1 0:01 of the fight)
#3 Lennox Lewis vs # 14 Fred Fulton - Lewis VICIOUS KO
#6 Peter Jackson vs #11 Jerry Quarry - Peter
#7 Tim Witherspoon vs #10 Zora Folley - Zora is funny pick) - Tim
#2 Mike Tyson vs # 15 Michael Moorer -thats can be interesting!!! Never saw Mike against good southpow. But I pick mike.

 

Good stuff. Here are my picks:


First Round


# 1 Joe Louis vs # 16 Roland Lastarza
# 8 Elmer Ray vs # 9 Pinklon Thomas - Both men had very short but impressive runs. I've never seen Ray on film, so this is kind of a wildcard, but i'm giving him the upset favor over Thomas, who is one hell of a fighter by the way.
# 5 Floyd Patterson vs # 12 Ron Lyle
# 4 Evander Holyfield vs # 13 Tony Tubbs
# 3 George Foreman vs # 14 Tommy Loughran - Loughran may have a better chance than expected, but ultimately, you gotta favor big George
# 6 Riddick Bowe vs # 11 Harold Johnson
# 7 Max Baer vs # 10 Ernie Terrell - I think Terrel's skills would make the difference here
# 2 Jack Johnson vs # 15 Rex Layne

# 1 Rocky Marciano vs # 16 Billy Miske
# 8 Cleveland Williams vs # 9 Lee Q Murray - I haven't seen Murray, so this one could go either way, but Williams probably has the greater legacy, so i'll give it to him
# 5 Wladimir Klitschko vs # 12 Tony Tucker
# 4 Ezzard Charles vs # 13 Gerry Cooney
# 3 Jersey Joe Walcott vs # 14 Nino Valdez
# 6 Gene Tunney vs # 11 David Tua - Some will find this to be a stretch, and i do too in a way, because i think quite highly of Tua. However, i think the Byrd fight is telling here. Byrd, also a smaller man, easily outboxed him and even hurt him. The big question is: can Tunney take a Tua hook? Byrd could, but Tunney might be in for a normal count and find himself losing... however, my upset pick is Tunney by UD.
# 7 Ken Norton vs # 10 George Godfrey
# 2 Jack Dempsey vs # 15 Earnie Shavers


# 1 Sonny Liston vs # 16 Hasim Rahman - Interesting fight. Both incredibly strong, powerful but somewhat slow. I think what will makes the difference is durability - Liston has it, Rahman doesn't.
# 8 Jack Sharkey vs # 9 James Corbett
# 5 Sam Langford vs # 12 Eddie Machen
# 4 Harry Wills vs # 13 Buster Douglas
# 3 Joe Frazier vs # 14 Razor Ruddock
# 6 Archie Moore vs # 11 Sam Mcvea
# 7 Joe Jeanette vs # 10 Vitali Klitschko
# 2 Larry Holmes vs # 15 Greg Page


# 1 Muhammad Ali vs # 16 Jimmy Bivins
# 8 Ingemar Johannson vs #9 Jimmy Young
# 5 Max Schmeling vs #12 Clarence Henry
#4 James Jeffries vs # 13 Primo Carnera - Over 20 or 25 rounds, i'd favor Jeffries, but i think Carnera would outbox Jeffries, whose style is not really that suited (nor designed) for modern, gloved boxing.
#3 Lennox Lewis vs # 14 Fred Fulton - Look for a first round KO like the Golota fight; Lewis always went agressive against tall fighters and Fulton has a pretty weak jaw
#6 Peter Jackson vs #11 Jerry Quarry - I have no idea here, never seen Jackson. I flipped a coin and Quarry won.
#7 Tim Witherspoon vs #10 Zora Folley
#2 Mike Tyson vs # 15 Michael Moorer

 

Here i was thinking i'd gone for the upset by picking Tua hahaha. Good stuff.

 

I thought he posed a huge one, but went fro Frazier as the safer pick.

 

# 1 Joe Louis vs # 16 Roland Lastarza
# 8 Elmer Ray vs # 9 Pinklon Thomas
# 5 Floyd Patterson vs # 12 Ron Lyle
# 4 Evander Holyfield vs # 13 Tony Tubbs
# 3 George Foreman vs # 14 Tommy Loughran
# 6 Riddick Bowe vs # 11 Harold Johnson
# 7 Max Baer vs # 10 Ernie Terrell
# 2 Jack Johnson vs # 15 Rex Layne

# 1 Rocky Marciano vs # 16 Billy Miske
# 8 Cleveland Williams vs # 9 Lee Q Murray
# 5 Wladimir Klitschko vs # 12 Tony Tucker
# 4 Ezzard Charles vs # 13 Gerry Cooney
# 3 Jersey Joe Walcott vs # 14 Nino Valdez
# 6 Gene Tunney vs # 11 David Tua
# 7 Ken Norton vs # 10 George Godfrey
# 2 Jack Dempsey vs # 15 Earnie Shavers


# 1 Sonny Liston vs # 16 Hasim Rahman
# 8 Jack Sharkey vs # 9 James Corbett
# 5 Sam Langford vs # 12 Eddie Machen
# 4 Harry Wills vs # 13 Buster Douglas
# 3 Joe Frazier vs # 14 Razor Ruddock
# 6 Archie Moore vs # 11 Sam Mcvea
# 7 Joe Jeanette vs # 10 Vitali Klitschko
# 2 Larry Holmes vs # 15 Greg Page


# 1 Muhammad Ali vs # 16 Jimmy Bivins
# 8 Ingemar Johannson vs #9 Jimmy Young
# 5 Max Schmeling vs #12 Clarence Henry
#4 James Jeffries vs # 13 Primo Carnera
#3 Lennox Lewis vs # 14 Fred Fulton
#6 Peter Jackson vs #11 Jerry Quarry
#7 Tim Witherspoon vs #10 Zora Folley
#2 Mike Tyson vs # 15 Michael Moorer


sorry SuzyQ about that edited now

 

I'm pretty confident about Frazier knocking out Ruddock. Ruddock is no Foreman. I think he might put Frazier on the canvas early, but Frazier will come back and come back stronger. Perhaps not dissimilar to the Morrison fight. Which brings me to my next point, which i'm sure you'll appreciate: Ruddock, even if somewhat past his best, couldn't stop Morrison!

This is definitely one of those fights that can be argued either way. Good to know that we both managed to pick the upset, despite opposing outcomes.