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djday45 · 11-19-2008, 09:05 AM

Sparring partner for Marciano Hall was a journeyman and gatekeeper of the 50's heavyweight scene the game has him pretty accurate with some slight mods.

CONDITIONING - 8. He was so not a 1 lol. Giving him the rating off fighting too frequently represents more the fact he was also a regular sparring partner as well as an active fighter. So he would sometimes be taking fights on short notice and taking too much damage sparring.

CONTROL VS BOXER - 8. upping both control factors by one as this is a classic journeyman level who is still capable off pulling off the occasional excellent win like Hall did against Charles and draw against Holman. He could surprise somewhat just not very often.

CONTROL VS SLUGGER - 8. See above.

RESISTANCE TO CUTS - 3. Was stopped twice on cuts and swellings so degrading this one step to reflect that possible weakness.

FIGHT ON ROPES - 2. Improving this one as he was a sparring partner survivor very experianced in taking the Rock's poundings in the gym.

HITTING POWER - 3. Upping this slightly as his stoppage record is not truly terrible. Just as an aside I feel out of all the weight classes if you look at stoppage percentages the big boys should rarely be given ones in this category. even if you up the rating just a couple of points there should always be a slight chance of the huge guys lowering the boom on each other. This factor slowly trickles off once you start sliding down the weight classes but it is a given that these guys pack on average more of a wallop.
The game as a whole often woefully underrates this catergory especially if the fighter is not that well known. Truly bad power ratings should be just as rare as truly great ones I feel.

COUNTERPUNCHING -32. Degrading this one step as really he was most often in survival go the distance mode and having an equal or better counterpunching rating than punches landed should be reserved for more talented fighters or guys who were known as specialists in this area.

OVERALL RATING - 4. remains the same. It is in fact a poor 4 due to his pretty solid chin, he wont win many fights though against good guys or of the same ability, as it should be. Maybe a Mel Turnbow for the 50's lol.

11-19-2008, 09:05 AM	#105 (permalink)
djday45 All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,474 Thanks: 3 Thanked 19x in 12 posts	Toxie Hall Sparring partner for Marciano Hall was a journeyman and gatekeeper of the 50's heavyweight scene the game has him pretty accurate with some slight mods. CONDITIONING - 8. He was so not a 1 lol. Giving him the rating off fighting too frequently represents more the fact he was also a regular sparring partner as well as an active fighter. So he would sometimes be taking fights on short notice and taking too much damage sparring. CONTROL VS BOXER - 8. upping both control factors by one as this is a classic journeyman level who is still capable off pulling off the occasional excellent win like Hall did against Charles and draw against Holman. He could surprise somewhat just not very often. CONTROL VS SLUGGER - 8. See above. RESISTANCE TO CUTS - 3. Was stopped twice on cuts and swellings so degrading this one step to reflect that possible weakness. FIGHT ON ROPES - 2. Improving this one as he was a sparring partner survivor very experianced in taking the Rock's poundings in the gym. HITTING POWER - 3. Upping this slightly as his stoppage record is not truly terrible. Just as an aside I feel out of all the weight classes if you look at stoppage percentages the big boys should rarely be given ones in this category. even if you up the rating just a couple of points there should always be a slight chance of the huge guys lowering the boom on each other. This factor slowly trickles off once you start sliding down the weight classes but it is a given that these guys pack on average more of a wallop. The game as a whole often woefully underrates this catergory especially if the fighter is not that well known. Truly bad power ratings should be just as rare as truly great ones I feel. COUNTERPUNCHING -32. Degrading this one step as really he was most often in survival go the distance mode and having an equal or better counterpunching rating than punches landed should be reserved for more talented fighters or guys who were known as specialists in this area. OVERALL RATING - 4. remains the same. It is in fact a poor 4 due to his pretty solid chin, he wont win many fights though against good guys or of the same ability, as it should be. Maybe a Mel Turnbow for the 50's lol.