If Lewis/Klitchsko was in black and white most here would call them unskilled bums

That fight was a shootout; Vitali seemed pissed with Lewis and Lewis obliged him in a brawl. Great, great fight.

 

LOL put Fury-Klit in B&W then tell me they don't look like bums.

 

Primo carnera was a bumbling oaf

 

What a strange hypothesis.

 

Yes, but would you say the same if a B&W filter were applied to the footage?

 

I beg to differ.

 

Yes.

They would also claim that neither Lewis nor Vitali are really greats because we don't know how they would do against a good boxer who was 7'5".

Then they would say that neither would hold a candle to prime Cleveland Williams, who, after all, was highly commended by the guys who beat him, and had a very useful win against Alex Miteff.

Finally, we could have to hear a point-by point on how every single fighter that either faced was over-the-hill, or a hype job, not at all like the lions fought by Larry Holmes.

 

Let's be honest, it wasn't exactly their most skilfull fight to start with. A BW filter, slightly out of focus and jumpy view would make anybody look worse I think.

 

Whenever I rewatch this fight i chuckle w the whole modernists stuff

 

Lmfao

 

This fight was entertaining as hell, but it was terrible from technical standpoint. I'm sure that people would attack them had they fought 80 years ago instead of just 20.

 

True. However, being serious for one moment, I think that I'd have seen the value of the contest, even through a black and white lens. As scrappy as the fight was overall, there were some aspects of skill on display.

That said, I should imagine there is software available, which can add old 8mm film effects - big, distracting scratches and all, to test the theory - mere grayscale wouldn't be enough.