The best fighter Shavers would beat?

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  1. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Can we pick a slightly off par version of the heavyweight?

    If so then he might well have beaten the Jack Sharkey of the second Carnera fight.
     
  2. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    How do you see him doing against Primo?
     
  3. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Yeah I go back and fourth on it. Despite what his biggest fanboys say Marciano was NOT very hard to find. And that doesn't bode well against Shavers. On the other hand, Quarry wasn't hard to find either, and we all know how well Shavers faired against him. BUT, Quarry was an excellent counter-puncher, which is actually the primary reason he beat Shavers in the manner he did. Marciano was nowhere near the counter-punching skills Quarry had.

    It's a real 50-50 for me. If pressed, I'd lean towards Marciano bearing in mind Shavers' losses to less than stellar opponents in men like Stallings.
     
  4. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Tbh, I doubt he'd beat a prime Ellis or Norton.
     
  5. BUDW

    BUDW Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wilder would get roasted
     
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  6. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Maybe. But not by Rocky. :lol:
     
  7. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    If he could land cleanly on Floyd Patterson he might win it. But if Floyd gets passed the first 4-5 rounds then Earnie’s chances greatly diminish
     
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  8. Jamal Perkins

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    Golota he catches in one of his funny moods

    Ruiz......Berbick...michael Spinks.....Tommy Morrison...hide...bent....akinwande...he beats all those mutha"s
     
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  9. Balder

    Balder Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Lennox Lewis and Wlad
     
  10. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    One lucky shot would be enough against either, or Joshua for that matter.
     
  11. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    At the risk of simplifying it, potentially almost anybody, provided he could land with full force right on the point of the chin. Only a few I think, could come back from that.
     
  12. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's a miracle Holmes not only did, but basically just went back to kicking his ass all over the ring.
     
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  13. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    I think he knocks him down, maybe more than once. But gets stopped late.
     
  14. Guru88

    Guru88 Active Member Full Member

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    Jack Dempsey and Rocky Marciano
     
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  15. RockyJim

    RockyJim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Too funny!!!
     
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