For example:
Frazier beats Ali in great fight
Foreman then steamrolls right thru Frazier
But then ali comes back and tkos foreman
Name some other times in history or in recent memory that triangle theories were proven wrong
Vargas beats winky (questionably tho)
Winky schools Mosley
Mosley tkos Vargas
This one is reaching but:
Roy Jones beats Hopkins(both young up and comers tho)
Years later, tarver kos Jones( after losing a decision to Jones the first time)
Hopkins schools Tarver after losing a lot of weight for the Rocky movie
You can also replace Mosley and put Trinidad there and you have another one.
Vargas beats winky (questionably tho)
Winky schools Mosley
Mosley tkos Vargas
This one is reaching but:
Roy Jones beats Hopkins(both young up and comers tho)
Years later, tarver kos Jones( after losing a decision to Jones the first time)
Hopkins schools Tarver after losing a lot of weight for the Rocky movie
What's the difference between my example and yours. Mosley vs. Dela Hoya was close and Mosley admitted to being on PED's in the 2nd fight which puts his whole career under suspicion. Similar don't you think?
I admit it's similar
well, when I read that "Byrd beat Vitali" I think about the fight and to me it was not like that. Vitali quit because of an injury but he was beating Byrd, it wasn't like Byrd was winning the fight really.
Cotto vs Mosley was razor close, wasn't it?
Margarito beat Cotto? Well, Cotto won the rematch, furthermore there is suspicion about the first fight.
What's the difference between my example and yours. Mosley vs. Dela Hoya was close and Mosley admitted to being on PED's in the 2nd fight which puts his whole career under suspicion. Similar don't you think?
I don't think this is a good example because Moorer was beating Foreman the whole fight until those 2 punches landed.
Triangle theories are more based on somebody beating somebody on points or being ahead on the scorecards when a knockout happens.
That's how you see it but I count the win as long as it was not a robbery or a lousy disqualification. I understand your statement but the official result, in this case, seems valid to me and I give credit to Foreman for a legitimate win even if I had only given him one round prior to the 10th.
Bird beat Vitali
Vitali beat Sanders
Sanders beat Wlad
Wlad beats Bird
well, when I read that "Byrd beat Vitali" I think about the fight and to me it was not like that. Vitali quit because of an injury but he was beating Byrd, it wasn't like Byrd was winning the fight really.
Vernon Forrest beat Mosley
Mayorga beat Forrest
Mosley beat Mayorga
Cotto beat Mosley
Mosley beat Margarito
Margarito beat Cotto
Cotto vs Mosley was razor close, wasn't it?
Margarito beat Cotto? Well, Cotto won the rematch, furthermore there is suspicion about the first fight.
Holyfield beat Foreman
Moorer beat Holyfield
Foreman beat Moorer
A few years later Holyfield beat Moorer in a rematch and it became full circle but until 1994 it was a good example of the triangle theory.
I don't think this is a good example because Moorer was beating Foreman the whole fight until those 2 punches landed.
Triangle theories are more based on somebody beating somebody on points or being ahead on the scorecards when a knockout happens.
The most recent one I can think of is this one:
Hatton beats Malignaggi
Malignaggi beats Senchenko
Senchenko beats Hatton
That one is not so significant but it's got to be the latest one.
Holyfield beat Foreman
Moorer beat Holyfield
Foreman beat Moorer
A few years later Holyfield beat Moorer in a rematch and it became full circle but until 1994 it was a good example of the triangle theory.
For example:
Frazier beats Ali in great fight
Foreman then steamrolls right thru Frazier
But then ali comes back and tkos foreman
Name some other times in history or in recent memory that triangle theories were proven wrong
Well ali went 1-1 with both Frazier and norton
Then foreman destroyed norton and Frazier in 2
Then everyone knows what happened after that
The one you mention doesn't really work, because Ali beat Frazier twice.
I guess since Ali went life and death with Frazier twice, and foreman destroyed Frazier twice, I always figured that that's the reason why people had Ali as such a big underdog against foreman. Which is what triangle theories are, the thinking was "Frazier gave Ali Hell, foreman dominated Frazier, therefore foreman will dominate Ali as well"
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