Which of these heavyweight greats could take the combination

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  1. Chris Warren

    Chris Warren Active Member Full Member

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    of punches Foreman landed against Gerry Cooney without being knocked down or out

    Ali
    Young George Foreman
    Lennox Lewis
    Riddick Bowe
    Larry Holmes
    Mike Tyson
    Joe Louis
    Evander Holyfield
     
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  2. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    rocky marciano
     
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  3. PetethePrince

    PetethePrince Slick & Redheaded Full Member

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    Which ones? The ones that dropped him or the one that finished him or both?
     
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  4. Chris Warren

    Chris Warren Active Member Full Member

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    Both, the punches that first hurt Cooney and the finishing punches
     
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  5. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    I think Foreman would have finished every one of them had he hit them like that..even Ali..Foreman never was able to crank off a clean combination like that on Ali...
     
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  6. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Any man, when hit cleanly like that, with his head a sitting duck as Cooney's was, is susceptable to getting hurt; stunned; decked or ko'ed.
     
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  7. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Everybody on that list would not have taken that combination because it would not have hit them.
     
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  8. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Agreed .. only Mercer and Chuvalo may be standing ...

    Ali down
    Young George down
    Lewis out
    Bowe out
    Holmes down
    Tyson down
    Louis down
    Holyfield maybe not down but badly rocked ..
     
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  9. Manassa

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    167lbs Bob '1050 psi' Fitzsimmons.
     
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  10. PetethePrince

    PetethePrince Slick & Redheaded Full Member

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    The finishing uppercut right hook might finish anyone. What a shot and Cooney was hurt and didn't quite see it.
     
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  11. Chris Warren

    Chris Warren Active Member Full Member

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    Thats nice Janitor and now you are ignored, the other people who responded thanks for the replies and i agree with all of you
     
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  12. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    wow he agrees with my rocky pick
     
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  13. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    If you ignore everybody then who will you talk to?
     
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  14. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Himself, but he's pretty much doing that anyway.
     
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  15. essexboy

    essexboy The Cat Full Member

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    I wanna be ignored. :lol:
     
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