Top 5 Mythical Heavyweight Matchups?

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  1. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    What are your picks?
    Here's a starter;

    Dempsey v Marciano
    Dempsey v Louis
    Liston v Jeffries
    Ali v Louis
    Ali v Johnson
     
    mcvey, Mar 26, 2015
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  2. Jester

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    Ali vs Louis
    Liston vs Foreman
    Frazier vs Marciano
    Dempsey vs Marciano
    Liston vs Louis
     
    Jester, Mar 26, 2015
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  3. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    I thought about Liston v Foreman, but decided Liston v Jeffries would be more informative re Jeffries abilities:good
     
    mcvey, Mar 26, 2015
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  4. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Dempsey v Marciano
    Ali v Lewis
    Louis v Liston
    Frazier v Dempsey
    Louis v Vitali K
     
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  5. Bummy Davis

    Bummy Davis Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Vlad vs Larry Holmes - Vlad
    Dempsey vs Tyson - Dempsey
    Vitali vs Frazier - Vitali
    Marciano vs Louis -PRIME close tough fight
    Dempsey vs Frazier- tough pick
    Tyson vs Dempsey tough pick
    Louis vs Tyson- i favor Louis by KO but he has to get past early rds
    Louis vs Lewis- i favor Louis by KO but he has to get past early rds
    Vlad vs Lewis- tough pick
    Vitali vs Lewis both Prime- tough pick
    Marciano VS Tunney I favor Marciano to catch him late
     
    Bummy Davis, Mar 26, 2015
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  6. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Makes it more interesting if you can't use anyone twice, so ...

    Dempsey vs. Marciano
    Ali vs. Louis
    Tyson vs. Foreman
    Holmes vs. Frazier
    Holyfield vs. Liston
     
    Saintpat, Mar 26, 2015
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  7. 15thRound

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    Ali vs. Louis
    Ali vs. Tyson
    Ali vs. Holmes
    Bowe vs. Lewis
    Marciao vs. Frazier
     
    15thRound, Mar 26, 2015
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  8. Entaowed

    Entaowed Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Bummy you have 2 different predictions for Dempsey vs. Tyson, you jus' reversed the names.

    I do not think Dempsey could do it. Without much size & tying up ability, at least one, tyson will be too strong skilled &more than match Dempsey's speed.
     
    Entaowed, Mar 26, 2015
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  9. Good Cop

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    We've got some fresh new leads that haven't been exhausted just yet. 5 damn fine matchups, no repeats:

    Holmes vs Liston
    Patterson vs Holyfield
    Frazier vs Bowe
    Tunney vs Foreman
    Marciano vs Langford
     
    Good Cop, Mar 26, 2015
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  10. thistle1

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    Dempsey vs Marciano/Frazier
    Joe Loius vs Ali
    JJW vs Holmes
    Forman vs Tyson
    LL vs Klit again and little Klit.
     
    thistle1, Mar 27, 2015
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  11. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    FIVE mythical matches. Good job you're not a referee!:nono
     
    mcvey, Mar 27, 2015
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  12. red cobra

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    Ezzard Charles vs Jack Dempsey
    Rocky Marciano vs Gene Tunney
    Lennox Lewis vs Young George Foreman
    Jack Johnson vs Max Schmeling
    Floyd Patterson vs Jack Sharkey
     
    red cobra, Mar 27, 2015
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  13. Sangria

    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    Holyfield-Charles
    Dempsey-Johnson
    Bowe-Lewis
    Holmes-Foreman
    Tunney-Walcott
     
    Sangria, Mar 27, 2015
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  14. Bummy Davis

    Bummy Davis Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I started with 5 and it shifted on my computer, got all messed up...I make a guess but hard to match these era's in reality...there was certain strengths back then, people were hard, but also strengths in each era so its only speculation.....still JD was exciting so was MT and other matches would be attrition fights, skill vs a different skill...Dempsey - Tyson would be early action but could last until the 10th prime vs prime...they would find each other quick and exchange JD also loved that kind of fight more than a chase
     
    Bummy Davis, Mar 27, 2015
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  15. Bummy Davis

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    :good good match ups
     
    Bummy Davis, Mar 27, 2015
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