The last heavyweight champion that Tommy Burns could beat?

Who was it in your opinion and when?

 

Marvin Hart

 

A bold preciction!

 

I thought about Leon Spinks and James J Braddock too

 

Picking Spinks instead of Hart obviously moves thae date forward considerably.

 

I assume your stipulating 12 rounds for modern heavies?

 

Leon Spinks- Not very good but at least he had decent technical skills, fast hands, and was much taller than Tommy. Spinks on points.

Johansson- Knocks out Burns early with a right hand

Carnera- Too tall/big for Burns

Willard- Too tall/big for Burns

Braddock- Much taller, good jab, decent puncher, burns will be unable to hurt braddock. Braddock on points.


Briggs- Too big/powerful

Rahman- Too big/powerful

Buster Douglas- Too tall/big/skilled. Burns would be murdered by that jab.

 

Rocky Marciano...

 

Michael Spinks, if you accept him as a HW Champion. He was a slow starter, not a terrific infighter, and there's no question who has superior stamina here, with Tommy's dossier of 20 round performances. (He's not exactly acting fatigued when Jeff declares his first 20 rounder with O'Brien a draw.) Burns displays fine foot speed and mobility in his starching of Squires, and I don't think Michael has the power to take him out (in fact, nobody ever counted ten over Tommy). Whether or not he would defeat Michael can be debated, but I do believe Tommy could be capable of it.

 

Lets say he has to fight them under the rules of their era.

 

jess willard is as far as it goes, and thats a maybe.

 

I am sure that you could find somebody after Willard, who he would have more chance against.

 

Burns was a good fighter, he is look down apound today for his size and loseing to Johnson in the manner he was beating imo.

But he had a iron chin, and could hit, in theory, he is a danger for any one that has chin issues. So dont be shock if Burns lands a whopper on Louis or Dempsey and drops em.

I think he beats L Spinks, M Spinks might be a maybe. Perhaps Jack Sharkey or Braddock, but that would be about it imo. Perhaps Rahman now that I think of it.

 

I think Rahman would splat Burns out cold.

 

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