15 rounds in their prime. Of course we know that blacks didn't get the chances that they deserved during this time period. It's a shame because there would have been some great matchups and this is one I came up with. Thank you for your input.
2007-03-06 08:08:43 · 3 answers · asked by toughguy2 7 in Sports ➔ Boxing
Wills was as good as any fighter in this era. I think Tunney would win a close decision. This would have been a great fight. Great matchup Bluedevil.
2007-03-06 19:48:01 · answer #1 · answered by gman 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Spectacular match up, one of the best I have read on Yahoo answers. These two match up evenly in almost every comparable catagory. They honestly are about as evenly matched a historical pair as you could find. The blogbaba isn't often stumped, but this one is a tough call.
Tunne has a name reconition edge that would factor slightly in the scoring if it went the distance, and lets be honest, it's not going the distance. If ever there was a sure fire bet for a KO, it's this one. Wills and Tunney were classic throw backs, and deadly sluggers, but I have to give Wills a hair thin edge in power. Who ever landed the first solid shot wouldn't necessarily have an edge, both had solid chins. Tunney had slightly better boxing skills, but odds are almost a given this one would be toe to toe from the first bell, so it's incidental.
Not to cop out, but both would get hurt early, and fight to a draw nine times out of ten.
Tunney would win the tenth one by a point.
2007-03-06 17:16:22 · answer #2 · answered by blogbaba 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gene Tunney for sure.
2007-03-06 21:40:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋