Would Usyk Be A Stylistic Nightmare For Ali?

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  1. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ha, ha, ha. I knew you would try that.

    What you wrote was "only southpaw", and that was because you didn't know about Dunn. Even for a teenager like you it's better to just be a man and fess up. You didn't know.
     
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  2. cslb

    cslb Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    lol I think the young guys think us old heads are overly nostalgic and partly senile while they have a more accurate view of what’s going on.
     
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  3. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yep, and like kids do, they go 100% in the other direction. Ali beat two generations of HWs but everyone of them was crap etc etc.
     
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  4. Man_Machine

    Man_Machine Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Scant experience combined with a relatively ordinary IQ limits the routes to understanding - precipitating characterizations derived from the path of least resistance - and which typically fall short.

    It's an easy trap for some youngsters to fall into. A certain type simply don't know what they don't know.
     
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  5. themaster458

    themaster458 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Sure I didn't I can admit when I'm wrong unlike you boomers. Regardless its not a relevant fight to bring up and you only did so just to seem smarter then you really are so congrats bro you know about an irrelevant fight which you probably never even watched.
     
  6. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    But... You just showed that you can't. You had to be called out on your failure to do so before you did.
     
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  7. themaster458

    themaster458 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Amazing that you're so triggered by me pointing out your scared cows aren't invincible that you have to nitpick just to get a point on me while refusing to engage with my actual argument, kinda pathetic ngl but whatever boomers will be boomers
     
  8. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    But you did say this;
    Ali struggled with the only southpaw he fought .. A simple, yeah I forgot about Dunn ,would have been appropriate.
     
  9. The Long Count

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    Ali is the rare heavyweight like Wlad and Joe Louis that beat multiple generations of heavyweights it’s why they rate so highly.
     
  10. The Long Count

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    I think most people would forget about Dunn to be honest lol. Let’s not pretend that Dunn was memorable.
     
  11. themaster458

    themaster458 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I mean yeah I did which tbf pretty much everyone else did considering I've had this discussion multiple times and he's only been brought up now
     
  12. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    That's not the problem. The problem is instead of simply admitting he forgot about Dunn which is understandable, he amended his statement to say Ali only fought one GOOD southpaw.
     
  13. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Now Deceased 2/4/25 Full Member

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    It's still very early, Usyk just came off of a great victory over Tyson Fury, I will reserve judgement until after their Dec 21 2024 rematch to comment. I am sure that when Ingo destroyed Floyd Patterson in June 1959, that the media and fans were making assumptions about Johansson's place in history against the past greats, it happens after a great victory, but we shall see what happens.
     
  14. The Long Count

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  15. The Long Count

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    It was a great victory, and a huge event, two undefeated champions came together in a full unification match. And the fight in my opinion lived up to hype. Modern classic.
     
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