Tunney-The Most underrated ever?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Irish Steel, Mar 19, 2008.


  1. Amsterdam

    Amsterdam Boris Christoff Full Member

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    No, I rate Gavilian, I'm specifically talking about the hysterically poor MW division Robinson fought in, those guys were not impressive.
     
  2. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    They were also naturally bigger fighters who posed stylistic problems for Ray. If there was a style that seemed to throw him off, it was a relentless inside fighter. He had a tremendous body attack himself, but often the guys like Basilio and Fullmer(though he was past his best) made it difficult for him to close the distance. In an inside brawl, some would pose significant problems for him(at MW at least) but in a punch out, good luck.
     
  3. Very under-rated Tunney was an awesome boxer, and at 190-200 lbs would be a champ in the Cruiserweight division, today, he fought in an era WITOUT STERIODS, SUPPLEMENTS, AND ADVANCED TRAINING METHODS, he whippeD Dempsey twice that's enough to convince me..:hey