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Re: guys who are more effective than they look

Posted: 20 Oct 2021, 22:26
by giacomino
margaret thatcher wrote: 20 Oct 2021, 19:18 are you named after gianfranco , giacomino ? :oo
Ha! No. Giacomino in Italy is common for “Little Jimmy” and I had a 6’3’ inch cousin. I am 5 ‘10 on my tallest days and was, thus, “little” or “ino”

Re: guys who are more effective than they look

Posted: 21 Oct 2021, 11:41
by Onetimeonly
Gene fullmer

Re: guys who are more effective than they look

Posted: 23 Oct 2021, 00:00
by Old bones Ian
Billy Hardy would hardly strike fear into someone if you saw him, but a really tough boxer

Re: guys who are more effective than they look

Posted: 23 Oct 2021, 00:58
by Matt Teague
Ricardo mayojga
Raw as hell…. Not textbook at all, but won world title and fought the best in division

Re: guys who are more effective than they look

Posted: 23 Oct 2021, 04:07
by BigGar
Manuel Medina springs to mind with this one.

Re: guys who are more effective than they look

Posted: 23 Oct 2021, 05:47
by Counter-puncher
BigGar wrote: 23 Oct 2021, 04:07 Manuel Medina springs to mind with this one.
did someone say Manuel Medina? :yay:

Datsue wrote:
An actual advert from the back of The Ring, circa 1999 wrote: Gotta vacant title fight to fill? Call 1-800-WEIRDLY-HERKY-JERKY & book Manuel Medina today! Will contest absolutely any sort of vacant belt! Guaranteed successful first defence for someone who probably doesn't deserve their title anyway*! Willing to travel to your boy's back garden & accept lawn ornaments as judges! Cuts easily! Can't punch! What are you waiting for?!?!? Him to get old? HE ALREADY IS!!!! For excess punishment to take its toll? IT ALREADY HAS!!! HE'S BEEN A PRO SINCE HE WAS ABOUT ELEVEN!!!

Call 1-800-WEIRDLY-HERKY-JERKY today!

*: NB: Nueva Weirdly-Herky-Jerky Inc LLc accepts no responsibility should your boy actually be fuckin' clueless enough to follow Manuel around all night eating flounced jabs & zero-leverage right crosses. An inability to cut off the ring will be sorely exposed by liberal applications of Manuel Medina-ness. Even if your boy is fuckin' clueless enough to lose to him, we guarantee you a rematch within twelve days, or before Manuel's cuts have healed properly, whichever is sooner. Your statutory rights are not affected.
:yay: :yay: :yay:

Re: guys who are more effective than they look

Posted: 23 Oct 2021, 15:58
by gb
Baldo the paedo?

Re: guys who are more effective than they look

Posted: 23 Oct 2021, 18:11
by polecateddy
Dariusz Michalczewski must have been. Never looked that amazing, but lots of good fighters used to wear out in 8 or so rounds against him.

Re: guys who are more effective than they look

Posted: 23 Oct 2021, 20:55
by margaret thatcher
gb wrote: 23 Oct 2021, 15:58Baldo the paedo?
ya for sure, on the face of it looked slow, wasnt tough to hit, wasnt a big hitter, etc

Re: guys who are more effective than they look

Posted: 23 Oct 2021, 20:56
by margaret thatcher
polecateddy wrote: 23 Oct 2021, 18:11 Dariusz Michalczewski must have been. Never looked that amazing, but lots of good fighters used to wear out in 8 or so rounds against him.
dariusz was a strong and fit all rounder, so ya, never really shined in any particular department, but as a total package very effective

Re: guys who are more effective than they look

Posted: 24 Oct 2021, 02:33
by Fray Bentos
Counter-puncher wrote: 23 Oct 2021, 05:47
BigGar wrote: 23 Oct 2021, 04:07 Manuel Medina springs to mind with this one.
did someone say Manuel Medina? :yay:

Datsue wrote:
An actual advert from the back of The Ring, circa 1999 wrote: Gotta vacant title fight to fill? Call 1-800-WEIRDLY-HERKY-JERKY & book Manuel Medina today! Will contest absolutely any sort of vacant belt! Guaranteed successful first defence for someone who probably doesn't deserve their title anyway*! Willing to travel to your boy's back garden & accept lawn ornaments as judges! Cuts easily! Can't punch! What are you waiting for?!?!? Him to get old? HE ALREADY IS!!!! For excess punishment to take its toll? IT ALREADY HAS!!! HE'S BEEN A PRO SINCE HE WAS ABOUT ELEVEN!!!

Call 1-800-WEIRDLY-HERKY-JERKY today!

*: NB: Nueva Weirdly-Herky-Jerky Inc LLc accepts no responsibility should your boy actually be fuckin' clueless enough to follow Manuel around all night eating flounced jabs & zero-leverage right crosses. An inability to cut off the ring will be sorely exposed by liberal applications of Manuel Medina-ness. Even if your boy is fuckin' clueless enough to lose to him, we guarantee you a rematch within twelve days, or before Manuel's cuts have healed properly, whichever is sooner. Your statutory rights are not affected.
:yay: :yay: :yay:
:lol: :salut:

The Best I've Faced - Manuel Medina

ps://www.ringtv.com/524685-best-faced-manuel-medina/