You can choose 3 boxers, current and past, to help you in a bar fight, who do you take?

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  1. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    How are we even purporting to measure the alleged increase in bar patrons' barfighting skills since Sullivan's day?

    AFAIK, barfighting is not a regulated sport. There is no AAU manual or DVD coaching series of proper barfighting (or streetfighting) technique. Most famous boxers' "off hours" fights are not even on film.

    Larry Holmes had a streetfight where he dropkicked a guy from a car. Another boxer, even. How often was Larry drilling the fight winning dropkick in the gym, do you reckon?
     
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  2. White Bomber

    White Bomber Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I am aware of how obese kids are nowadays, but in most Eastern European countries, they are still healthier than in West European countries.
     
  3. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That's true and that's why we have such a beautiful women :)

    That said, they're not as healthy as people from the end of 19th centruy.
     
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  4. Safin

    Safin Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Vitali Klitschko
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  5. Cookiedough

    Cookiedough Active Member Full Member

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    It would have to be one hell of a football team!!!
     
  6. fcb1068

    fcb1068 Active Member Full Member

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    Only Wilder is enough, I don't need three.
     
  7. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tyson
    Hagler
    Liston
     
  8. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tex Cobb to do the fighting.

    Big Baby Miller and Valuev for me to hide behind.
     
  9. louis54

    louis54 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    In sullivans time the average man hit harder, probably in many cases way harder due all the manuel labor done since childhood of so large a percentage of the male population world wide
     
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  10. louis54

    louis54 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    labor most di
    But gotch was better
     
  11. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Charles "Sonny"Liston, hell that stare usually would freeze one blood. Also has the street rep.and Mob connections
    Big George Foreman, a man that can carry cattle over his shoulders , probably the strongest heavy in history as far as physical strength is concerned. Of course Foreman part 1. When he was lean and mean.
    Joe Frazier, if things go south, I'll need someone who won't fold his tent and run. And that left hook is the perfect punch to right handed street brawlers, they don't expect it. Lol
     
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  12. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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  13. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    :D
     
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  14. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    He simply fails on all fronts.
     
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  15. Somali Sanil

    Somali Sanil Wild Buffalo Man banned Full Member

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    Bummed then battered ?