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Re: May 1973 ~ 'Heavyweight Rankings'
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Joe Roman didn't look all that slick here to me.
"Defense" must have taken a different meaning back then.
Jose Roman... The Chris Byrd of the 70's ey haha
Jose 'King' Roman didn't win all those bouts on defense alone.
The man could box. He spanked {World-ranked} Jose Manuel Urtain pretty good.
Triple left-jabs, then a quick right-hook.
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Jose Urtain 56-11 (decent opponent for the day)...__________________________________________________ _____________Joe Roman didn't look all that slick here to me.
"Defense" must have taken a different meaning back then.
Jose Roman... The Chris Byrd of the 70's ey haha
Jose 'King' Roman didn't win all those bouts on defense alone.
The man could box. He spanked {World-ranked} Jose Manuel Urtain pretty good.
Triple left-jabs, then a quick right-hook.
How many of his opponents were cruisers?
How many of his opponents were bummy?
There is an even quicker assessment that can be made...
Jose Roman... 53-27... Bummy record himself!
Foreman stages one of his 3 title defences against a bummy boxer, a massively out-talled and out-weighed one = proof of greatness for the OTNB's (look how Foreman handles him with ease!)
I wonder if Foreman were he champion today, would be ALLOWED to defend against someone like Roman! Kind of doubtful is what I'd say!
"Enough with the games mate! Your messing with the Grand Master!"
Lennox Lewis
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Re: May 1973 ~ 'Heavyweight Rankings'
Jose 'King' Roman
"Quality Wins"
* March 15, 1969 ........ W Dec 10 ..... Jack O'Halloran ~ 16-1-1
* June 6, 1969 ............ W Dec 10 ..... Chuck Wepner ~ 18-3-2
* May 25, 1970 ........... W Dec 10 ..... Jack O'Halloran ~ 19-7-2
* October 26, 1970 ..... W Dec 10 ...... Manuel Ramos ~ 27-13-3
* April 3, 1972 ............ W Dec 10 ...... Jose Manuel Urtain ~ 39-3-2
* November 21, 1972 .. W Dec 10 ..... Terry Daniels ~ 32-8-1
Jose's record was 43-7-1 before he faced George Foreman.
You can't register '43-wins' if you're a bad fighter.
Long Live 'King' Roman.
Last edited by Bill Paxtom; 01-06-2015 at 03:27 AM.
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Yeah I have no problem with Roman either.Jose 'King' Roman
"Quality Wins"
* March 15, 1969 ........ W Dec 10 ..... Jack O'Halloran ~ 16-1-1
* June 6, 1969 ............ W Dec 10 ..... Chuck Wepner ~ 18-3-2
* May 25, 1970 ........... W Dec 10 ..... Jack O'Halloran ~ 19-7-2
* October 26, 1970 ..... W Dec 10 ...... Manuel Ramos ~ 27-13-3
* April 3, 1972 ............ W Dec 10 ...... Jose Manuel Urtain ~ 39-3-2
* November 21, 1972 .. W Dec 10 ..... Terry Daniels ~ 32-8-1
Jose's record was 43-7-1 before he faced George Foreman.
You can't register '43-wins' if you're a bad fighter.
Long Live 'King' Roman.
It took a lot of guts to go up against Big George after he just whacked out Frazier.
But in terms of Foreman, this can only spell "cherry-pick"
Foreman's record sans Norton and Frazier, who are ONLY famous because they fought Ali, is devoid of great quality (1st half career).
Lyle was good win but that was pretty even slug fest until the end.
"Enough with the games mate! Your messing with the Grand Master!"
Lennox Lewis
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Manager - Dick Saddler on selecting Jose 'King Roman as George Foreman's
1st Tilte Defense.
"Everyone is entitled to one free choice out of the Candy Dish."
"The experts are saying that Jose is an 'unknown'. That is a lie. His Mother knows him."
"Look, he's got '43' wins. They may not all be pretty, but a win is a win."
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Cherry Pick
"Enough with the games mate! Your messing with the Grand Master!"
Lennox Lewis
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Re: May 1973 ~ 'Heavyweight Rankings'
Larry Middleton ~ #18 Ring Magazine ~ #7 WBA
Manager - Mack Lewis was clammoring for a chance to pit his Baltimore fighter
against George Foreman.
Larry Middleton was a 'lanky' 6' 5" 208 lb. 'boxer/mover' with a snappy left-jab and
a decent right-cross.
Larry {Age; 31 years, 3 months} had an impressive record of 23-3-1 {14 KO's},
and was avoided as a Title Challenger by Smokin' Joe Frazier in 1972.
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