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which he hasn't done.I would actually compare Wladimir to Duane
Bobick.Remember Bobick did well beating up on fringe contenders such as
Scott LeDoux and Chuck Wepner and often looking fantastic in doing so, sound
familar? But when Bobick tried to step up to the next level, he was exposed as
having no defense and also having no chin by Ken Norton, John Tate, and
others.People dismiss Bobick nowadays as being all hype and not enough
skill but going into the Norton fight, he was 38-0 and this was after a great
amatuer career in which he beat Teofelio Stevenson and Larry Holmes. A lot of
people were saying he was likely the next great heavyweight, again, sound
familar?Gerry, you often make informed statements on boxing but you
missed the boat on this one buddy!|
|6/7/04 10:01:31 AM|Massimo " skyscraper" Cini|Roma, remember Enrico Fermi
?||lakers 0 pistons 1 SOB !||||10|34/11.MDE. Was Wilt a professional ? |
|6/7/04 11:14:36 AM|Gerry Schultz|Cleveland, not Roma||same||||10|Sorry, it
would seem I was referring to the wrong Klitschko, I thought you meant Vitali. I
would take Chuvalo by devastating KO over the other one and his glass chin.
Sorry, my bad! I just have to keep my Klitschkos straight.|
|6/7/04 01:52:57 PM|Angelo|Washington, DC||funktron@yahoo.com||||10|Fran: Good
point on the Phillies---they were a very talented team that couldn't move to the
next level until Rose got there and showed them how to do it. Schmidt had a
great relationship with Rose and to a large extent, I think Rose helped Schmidt
to relax and not worry about carrying the team on his back. Rose also
demonstrated a desire that the team didn't have before he got there---and the
team stepped it up a notch to win a championship. Yes, Rose was the catalyst
for the success. It didn't hurt to have Dallas Greene as the skipper either---
another guy who knew how to get the job done without stressing out. Kent:
Good points on Bobick. I still think he was a decent heavyweight who got in
over his head against Norton. He never got in the rhythm of the fight because
he was hanging on for his life in the first half minute. He didn't put a glove
on Norton and in this case, Norton's offense was his best defense. If Norton
had been less aggressive and the first round was a feeling out process, like so
many of these fights are, Bobick could have banged with him a little. Instead,
he got his head taken off. I thought it was a fluke for Bobick, until Tate did
the same thing to him. Hey, Norton vs. Tate might have been a good one! |
|6/7/04 03:24:24 PM|Fran|Philly||Plc7755@aol.com||||10|I saw Bobick in the
amatuers and he was fast and had some bounce in his feet. He was good but I
never saw that same movement or hand eye co-ordination after Stevenson in the
Olympics. He seemed ordinary and just plodding making money off of his amatuer
career. No zip and of course Philly gym wars didn't help.|
|6/7/04 03:55:53 PM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||kentallenent@aol.com||||10|I was just
comparing Bobick and his rise up the ratings ladder to W. Klitschko. Both
showed good offensive skills that were offset by poor chins. Bobick had poorer
defensive skills than W.K. but W.K. has worse defense than a lot of people
thought he had.It makes more sense that Gerry thought we were talking
about Vitali.|
|6/7/04 04:26:19 PM|steve |N.J.||dmmsrm@comcast.net||||10|Kent and Gerry,thanks
for the info on the group,"Chicago".I love that song,but somehow got it confused
with the Eagles and Beach Boys.I am,after all,a grandpop.Mike Weaver at his peak
was better than Holmes was when he fought Spinks.Weaver gets out boxed for about
three rounds,then TKO'S Spinks in the fourth round.I don't remember Chuvalo
standing up well to anyone with a good ,stiff jab and alot of power.Remember his
fights with Forman and Frazier.I think Klitschko's power was at least pretty
close to those guys.C'mon,guys, Chuvalo caught every punch ever thrown at
him.Fifth round stoppage on Chuvalo's cut or closed eyes.|
|6/7/04 04:48:06 PM|steve |NJ||drmsrm@comcast.net||||10|In all fairness to
George Chuvalo,I have heard him speak on the radio.He has a rapid fire,and very
articulate speech pattern.Not even one slurred word!He kind of reminds me of