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Gul Dukat
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« on: November 19, 2009, 03:00:14 AM » |
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Which is the most gifted boxer in the Heavyweight, who have waste his possibilities?
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« on: November 19, 2009, 03:00:14 AM » |
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« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2009, 03:23:22 AM » |
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Without a doubt Tyson. He could have dominated the division for over a decade. Instead, he dominated it for a couple of years and started to party instead.
Even way past his prime, without the hunger or passion, he still came back to win world titles after his stint in jail. Instead of going down in history for being one of the best fighters of all time, he goes down as one of the best in his prime but mainly for being a freak show.
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« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2009, 08:35:13 AM » |
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Tyson. He should have stayed unbeaten until at least 2000 had he trained and kept his eye on the ball. He'd have only lost when he started to slow down.
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jimjack
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« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2009, 08:47:18 AM » |
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Mike Tyson.
Still the best hw ever on his day, he just could have had many more of those days.
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« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2009, 01:46:13 PM » |
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Tyson, Tim Witherspoon ( OK managerial problems did it for him but still ), Tony Tucker, Ike Ibeabuchi
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« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2009, 12:45:32 AM » |
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In a way he didn't waste any of his talent but I would say he is the biggest talent the heavyweight pro ranks never saw. Felix Savon!  |
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Gul Dukat
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« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2009, 02:28:21 AM » |
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In a way he didn't waste any of his talent but I would say he is the biggest talent the heavyweight pro ranks never saw. Felix Savon! Teofilo Stevenson |
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« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2009, 03:25:42 PM » |
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Riddick Bowe was a good fighter but his career should have been more if he had the balls to fight Lewis instead of throwing that WBC belt in the bin.
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« Reply #8 on: November 22, 2009, 03:49:55 PM » |
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Riddick Bowe was a good fighter but his career should have been more if he had the balls to fight Lewis instead of throwing that WBC belt in the bin.
No his career would have ended with Lewis giving him a Ruddock style hiding. |
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Tito
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« Reply #9 on: November 22, 2009, 04:09:51 PM » |
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No his career would have ended with Lewis giving him a Ruddock style hiding.
I agree Lewis would have beat him but Bowe still was good enough to beat some of the other Champions of his era. |
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Gul Dukat
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« Reply #10 on: November 22, 2009, 07:36:18 PM » |
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Bowe would have eaten the Lewis who got offslapped by McCall.
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« Reply #11 on: November 22, 2009, 07:46:50 PM » |
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Bowe would have eaten the Lewis who got offslapped by McCall.
Bowe would have got eaten if the Lewis who beat Ruddock, Tua and Tyson had fought him  |
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« Reply #12 on: November 22, 2009, 07:59:57 PM » |
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Good thread, Gul. I agree with the majority and will go with Tyson. He possibly spent his peak years behind bars. He fought for the world title while suffering from gonorrhea for F*ck sake! He just didn't know how to behave himself. Who knows how much better he could've been. Ibeabuchi is another one who F***ed it up. He was well on his way to securing a fight with Lennox Lewis. He could've featured in some big money fights but now he's probably in some padded cell smothering himself in marmite and crackin' one off! Maxy Baer is another one who could've left a stronger legacy behind had he taken the sport more seriously. I also agree with the person who mentioned Riddick Bowe. I think some people have forgotten how he good he was. He was a very talented fighter. Just a shame he had to hit the Bargain Bucket so hard at KFC  |
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« Reply #13 on: November 22, 2009, 08:01:23 PM » |
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Bowe would have eaten the Lewis who got offslapped by McCall.
No chance. Lewis HATED Bowe and would have been so highly motivated, he'd have murdered hum. |
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Alvy
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« Reply #14 on: November 22, 2009, 08:07:07 PM » |
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No chance. Lewis HATED Bowe and would have been so highly motivated, he'd have murdered hum.
You know what I find sad?...That us lot have to debate this without ever knowing the answer. We should've got to see that fight. That would've been big. C'est La Vie... Still, we can't blame Lennox. We can all recall Bowe going through extremes to get out of that fight what with publicly binning the WBC strap! |
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