Klitschko, Fury, Parker, Takam & Joshua
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<p>that round lasted forever just watching, musta been like an hour to them!! </p>
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<p>I was always a fan of the real old school sluggers like Jeffries, Dempsey and Marciano. Mind you Jack Johnson was basically the Ali of his era. I've never subscribed to the theory that modern fighters would beat them just because they were bigger.</p>
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<p>I dont think its a matter of modern fighters being better , its just strength and power increases with evolution , its an old argument with all power sports I guess , </p>
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<p>I cant pick a greatest , so many greats from all different eras ,and like other sports its hard to compare eras,</p>
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<p>i like Ali for skill , his hand speed and footwork was something else, and we possibly didnt see the best of him with his stint in jail when he was at his peak, </p>
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<p>Tyson for power , at his best I dont think anyone could have stood there and exchanged with him , not in early rounds anyway when he used to burst out of the blocks like a mad man </p> -
<p>Would have loved to see a 3 round slug fest of tua vs tyson. Doubt it would last 3 rounds.</p>
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<p>Tua in his prime was amazing. Sure he fought a lot of bums but they all do in the early stages. The way Tua dealt to the likes of Ruiz and Moorer and the wins over Rahman and Maskaev was pretty dam impressive. Was a shame he didnt bring his a-game ve Lewis. That fight had some much potential but never came to the boil.</p> -
To me the 'bigger,faster,stronger' stuff is more pertinent in Rugby. Much more so. I mean can anyone imagine the 75-80kg midfielders of yesteryear handling Nonu?<br><br>
I reckon some of the older fighters could have slugged it out on an even keel with Tyson.....have a read of this tough bugger.....<br><br><a class="bbc_url" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_J._Jeffries">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_J._Jeffries</a><br><br>
Mind you, it's ultimately impossible to say and Tyson was damn scary in his prime.....hard to gauge Jeffries from shitty black and white footage.<br><br>
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When you look at Fury, with that body he could easily be mistaken with the fighters of yesteryear. One thing with boxing is that it has been professional for more than a century. The tops guys could afford to do nothing but train. Yes there have been advances in training, conditioning, nutrition etc. but the fundamentals are still the same. You could perhaps also argue that there was a much bigger and better pool of talent back in the day. <br><br>
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<p>Fury is revelling in the publicity. This is brilliant.</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.independent.ie/videos/sport/tyson-fury-im-mr-famous-now-34273794.html'>http://www.independent.ie/videos/sport/tyson-fury-im-mr-famous-now-34273794.html</a></p> -
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<p>Fury is revelling in the publicity. This is brilliant.</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.independent.ie/videos/sport/tyson-fury-im-mr-famous-now-34273794.html'>http://www.independent.ie/videos/sport/tyson-fury-im-mr-famous-now-34273794.html</a></p>
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<p>Shame The Fast Show isn't still on. Perfect material.</p> -
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When you look at Fury, with that body he could easily be mistaken with the fighters of yesteryear. One thing with boxing is that it has been professional for more than a century. The tops guys could afford to do nothing but train. Yes there have been advances in training, conditioning, nutrition etc. but the fundamentals are still the same. You could perhaps also argue that there was a much bigger and better pool of talent back in the day. <br>
Didn't they also use to fight an astonishing number of rounds in the early days? Like 50 or something.</p></blockquote>
Google images of Jack Johnson ( not the singer ) and Jim Jeffries ( not the comedian ) both of them have physiques seriously ahead of their time. Definitely a few weight sessions and steak meals in there along with awesome genetics.<br><br>
As for the rounds, yes they did a ridiculous amount and some of those were fucken bare knuckled !?!?!<br><br>
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<p>To me the 'bigger,faster,stronger' stuff is more pertinent in Rugby. Much more so. I mean can anyone imagine the 75-80kg midfielders of yesteryear handling Nonu?<br><br>
I reckon some of the older fighters could have slugged it out on an even keel with Tyson.....have a read of this tough bugger.....<br><br><a class="bbc_url" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_J._Jeffries">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_J._Jeffries</a><br><br>
Mind you, it's ultimately impossible to say and Tyson was damn scary in his prime.....hard to gauge Jeffries from shitty black and white footage.<br><br>
JK, Tua did bring his A game he just couldn't grow any taller! I still reckon even getting a shot was a great achievement though.</p>
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<p>Marciano was a beast in his time , but fought at about 85 kilos ,( I find that hard to believe he was that small but thats what they tell us) had a reach shorter than Mayweathers , I heard he only fought 2 guys that weighed more than 200 pounds ( 90 kilos) , modern fighters are 110 plus now </p>
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<p>He would be a small cruiserweight now you would think , </p>
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<p>Absolute beast in his era , and not intending to take anything away from him because he is a legend, but its hard to imagine him with his style , bothering the big units like Lennox Lewis and Klitchko too much now </p> -
<p>Mike Tyson v George Foreman would have been fun while it lasted</p>
<p>Holyfield v Bowe are great heavyweight fights</p>
<p>Tua had some great fights yes but some utter shite as well - motivation and ring smarts when needed (easily outskilled) were at times lacking.</p>
<p>Def Tua just did not have the work ethic and dedication of Parker - if he did he prob would have got a version of the title</p> -
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Google images of Jack Johnson ( not the singer ) and Jim Jeffries ( not the comedian ) both of them have physiques seriously ahead of their time. Definitely a few weight sessions and steak meals in there along with awesome genetics.<br><br>
As for the rounds, yes they did a ridiculous amount and some of those were fucken bare knuckled !?!?!<br><br>
Again, ya can't compare eras but fuck those old fluffybunnys must have been tough.</p></blockquote>
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<p>AJ prob ahead of Parker at this stage and he is very marketable</p>
<p>Parker v Unistov (who won other day) a good option then target an elimination fight.</p>
<p>Parker is being noticed on the HW stage so keeping winning is paramount</p>
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<p>In today's SST it says Parker is now ranked no.3 in the WBO rankings. Joshua is ranked no.2. </p>
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<p>I doubt Duco will get some of the better heavyweights to fight Parker in NZ so they'll have to fight in the US. The likes of Shannon Briggs have turned down fights with Parker.</p> -
<p>Shannon Briggs is a joke - he fighting guys worse than Parkers and trying to talk his way to a payday.</p>
<p>He managed it once against Vitaly and got nearly every bone in his face broken.</p>
<p>Parker would batter him</p>
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<p>I have never of the american guy ranked have to find his name again and google his ass</p>
