How big would they be today?

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    . 220
     
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    i have a question for you... foreman WEIGHED 232 IN 1976, WITHOUT TRAINING WEIGHTS OR LOOKING FAT, HOW THE HELL WOULD HAVE WEIGHED 230 IN MODERN TIMES IF HE WOULD HAVE TRAINED LIFTING WEIGHTS?
     
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    Well that is the point though,the bigger HW's would be better with added size. Foreman would be 6'6 250 with the calculated bmi mass . Tyson was built for taller guys due to what Cus created ,at 6'2 he wouldn't be the Tyson we know but if you take Louis and make him 6'3 225 he then benefits like Foreman would . This is why when you guys say Marciano beats Foreman ,Tyson ,etc etc its not believable .
     
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    Jeffries 235
    Johnson 218
    Dempsey 212
    Louis 220
    Marciano 195
    Liston 225
    Frazier 215
    Foreman 232
    Ali 225
    Holmes 220
     
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  5. Mendoza

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    About how I see it, though 220 would be too heavy for Louis, who depended on speed to generate his power.

    One key point, in a 12 round format, they could afford to be a little heavier.
     
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    I think Louis would be fine. Like Ali and unlike many others he had big legs and a upper body that would have been bigger and stronger today I feel ..
     
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  7. Mendoza

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    I don think Joe Louis had big legs. Ali had 25-26" thighs.
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    Joe would be bigger today, sure, but if he lost his speed, he might not be better.
     
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