Tournament of giants from different eras

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  1. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Participants: Jess Willard, Primo Carnera, Buddy Baer, Ernie Terrell, Gerry Cooney, Jorge Luis Gonzalez, Michael Grant, Dominic Breazeale

    QF#1: Jess Willard vs Dominic Breazeale

    QF#2: Primo Carnera vs Michael Grant

    QF#3: Buddy Baer vs Jorge Luis Gonzalez

    QF4: Ernie Terrell vs Gerry Cooney

    Semifinals:

    The winner of QF#1 faces the winner of QF#2

    The winnier of QF#3 faces the winner of QF#4

    Final

    Who wins?
     
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  2. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Willard, Carnera, Baer, and Terrell advance.

    That gives us Willard vs Carnera, and Baer vs Terrell

    I could honestly see any of those four being the last man standing.
     
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  3. Charlietf

    Charlietf Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Mate,Terrell was a lanky skinny guy hardly a giant
     
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  4. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    6'6'' though... Well, lets call him tall heavyweight
     
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  5. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Carnera and Cooney end up in the final for mine.

    Do what you want from there, I'm putting no money on that one.
     
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  6. lbarrow

    lbarrow Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Willard
    Grant
    Baer
    Cooney

    Semi finals.
    Willard bears grant
    Cooney beats baer
    Final
    Cooney beats willard
     
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  7. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    #1 Don't know enough about Breazeale
    #2 Carnera by decision
    #3 Baer by tko
    #4 Terrell by decision.
     
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  8. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Don't worry about Breazeale, he's not very good. I know that's heavy handed in a thread which includes Willard, Grant and Buddy, but he's the worst of the lot here.
     
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  9. DanDaly

    DanDaly Active Member Full Member

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    Willard v Carnera
    Baer v Cooney

    Willard v Baer

    Willard
     
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