The McGovern-Gans fight.

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  1. lufcrazy

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    :good
     
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  2. McGrain

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    My man.
     
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  3. Senya13

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    Battling Nelson in September 1910 claimed Young Corbett was the hardest hitter he ever faced.
     
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  4. LittleRed

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    So perhaps it was McGovern's fate to lose to Young Corbett. A mini Foreman-Frazier; McGovern aggression would forever doom him against Corbett, but that was the only way he could fight.
     
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  5. Flea Man

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    Young Corbett was clearly a great fighter himself. Agreed it's a short prime for McGovern, like Tyson I guess but, of you give him the win over Gans, some sick L4P achievements and quality wins (Dixon and Gans both make the top 40-50 of any respectable list, Gans should be top ten on everyone's and no lower than 19, Dixon makes higher on than 49 on most lists I see.

    I tend to think the totally unrelated Young Corbett III was the greater of the YCs.
     
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  6. LittleRed

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    The southpaw that McClarnin obliterated?
     
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  7. Flea Man

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    Yes. Amazing win that.
     
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  8. lufcrazy

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    I agree flea that YC3 > YC2

    I also think that YC2 just had McGoverns' number and whilst we call it a short prime, 98-03 is 5 years and that's not too short a prime imo. Sure he never recovered from those beatings but he was a BW and FW champion and very dominant in his victories.
     
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