Which Boxers were lucky\unlucky in regards of timing?

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  1. techks

    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    Unlucky: Eubank after Watson 2(though I never hear Mccallum blamed even partially)
     
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  2. Il Duce

    Il Duce Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jerry Quarry,,,,,,,,

    Davey Armstrong
    Tim Witherspoon
    Eddie Machen
    Yaqui Lopez
     
    Il Duce, Dec 10, 2010
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  3. Gesta

    Gesta Well-Known Member Full Member

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    OK, when your right 5% of the time , you are wrong 95% of the time.

    Although 140 might of been his best weight, so it might of been better to stay there for a while longer anyway.
     
    Gesta, Dec 11, 2010
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  4. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Elbows McFadden. He beats the past and future lightweight champs, drops a razor thin decision to the next champ, all in one year, never lifts the title. These also happen to be three of the greatest fighters in the lightweight divisions history, all fighting in one era, perhaps the strongest ever for the limit. Fleischer called him "a champion in any other era". Probably right.
     
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  5. jaffay

    jaffay New Orleans Hornets Full Member

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    Larry Holmes

    his prime was post Ali and pre Tyson, Bowe, Holyfield era

    Harry Greb

    such a amazing record in times when they barely recorded fights on tape...

    Jack Johnson

    In other times his title defenses against Langford (not that green leaf Sam he fought), McVey, Jeannette or Willis would be a big time fight with full crowds.
     
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  6. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Lucky: Virgil Hill
    Unlucky: Sam Langford
    Unlucky: Harry Wills
     
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  7. DonBoxer

    DonBoxer The Lion! Full Member

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    I think if you can pick a HW who could beat Liston Patterson Frazier Foreman Norton , then they are pretty unlucky they weren't around instead of Ali.
     
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  8. fg2227

    fg2227 Guest

    SHAVERS he had to fight Ali and Holmes two top 3 heavies of all time.
     
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  9. johnmaff36

    johnmaff36 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Gotta go with jerry quarry on this. Not only were the champs ATGs when he was fighting, but the contenders were top notch too. There didnt seem to be an easy path to negotiate without fighting quality opposition,as it should be of course, but jerry didnt complain and just got on with it.
     
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  10. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    What hell, man? :lol:
     
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  11. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    in that era any of the nearly men like jerry, chuvalo, lyle and shavers could have won a title in the 20's/30's until joe louis anyway.
     
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  12. junior-soprano

    junior-soprano Active Member Full Member

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    yep joe was unlucky having ali and foreman around.. probably also liston unlucky having to face a very fast ali. wasn't ali there i could see liston being champ till the end of the 60ties..
    and ofcourse al them great black fighters in the early 20th century when whites didn't face blacks a lot of times
     
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  13. Il Duce

    Il Duce Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Saoul Mamby,
    Both unlucky and lucky.

    Bruce Curry
    Both unlucky and lucky.
     
    Il Duce, Dec 11, 2010
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  14. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lucky-Leon Spinks
    Unlucky-Marvin Johnson.
     
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  15. punk

    punk Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Buster Douglas had very lucky timing in his career. I would also have liked to have seen the man in my avatar in some superfights.
     
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