Joe Frazier vs these top heavyweights

He loses to Foreman, Lewis, Bowe, Liston, Wlad and maybe Bowe. Marciano has a good chance, so do Louis & Tyson. I'd pick him to beat those three though, and the rest.

 

Frazier beats all pre Louis champions other than perhaps Dempsey. Dempsey-Frazier would be 50-50. Max Baer has a punchers chance but he doesn't have Foreman's left hand nor his physical strength to win here. Frazier wears Baer down.

Frazier is too good at cutting the ring to lose to slick boxers like Tunney or Corbett.

Frazier loses to Louis, is 50-50 vs Marciano. Frazier flattens Igno and Patterson, with Igno perhaps scoring a knockdown early.

Walcott, Charles and Moore do not have the chins to take Frazier's best. I love Conn but he couldn't stay away from Frazier either, and gets stopped.

Frazier will be outgunned vs Liston. Frazier actually does well vs any version of Ali. If anyone could cut the ring vs a peak Ali, its Joe. Ali is the favourite but if they fight 3 or 4 times, Frazier probably wins 1.

Frazier always loses to Foreman, FOTC or not. Foreman will block Frazier's left hook, taking away Joe's only major weapon. Joe will not be able to stay away either.

Frazier beats Norton in an exciting fight.

Frazier also beats Holmes. Larry hated getting pressured and didn't take a body shot like Ali. Watch the Witherspoon fight to see how Larry reacts when hit to the body. Frazier brings much higher intensity to fighting. Frazier will cut the ring vs Holmes, wear him down to the body, and win a close but convincing decision. Bad stylistic match up for Holmes.

 

Opie, I'm surprised you didn't also include:
Jem Mace
Paddy Ryan
Charlie Mitchell
Peter Jackson
Bob Fitzsimmons
Tom Sharkey
Kid McCoy
Tommy Burns
Marvin Hart
Sam Langford
Sam McVey
Joe Jeannette
Gunboat Smith
Harry Wills
Jack Sharkey
Young Stribling
Primo Carnera
Tiger Jack Fox
Buddy Baer
Elmer Ray
Rex Layne
Nino Valdes
Eddie Machen
Ingemar Johansson
Cleveland Williams
Mac Foster
Leon Spinks
Gerry Cooney
Michael Spinks
Buster Douglas
Old George Foreman™
Andrew Golota
Shannon Briggs
Michael Grant
David Tua
Ike Ibeabuchi
Chris Byrd
David Haye
Andy Ruiz Jr

 

Of the 43 fighters listed I have the results as follows:

Beats: 25
Loses: 10
Tossups: 8

 

Ali, Liston, Foreman, Dempsey, Lewis, Louis and Tyson all have an excellent chance. However, none of the aforementioned men would have an easy time. Hell, their's not a man who ever lived who would.

 

Carnera
Baer
C. Williams
Cooney
Briggs
Tua
Ibeabuchi
Haye

stop him.

 

Maybe Anthony Joshua

 

Guys who would almost beat Frazier: Louis, Marciano
Guys who are underdogs vs. Frazier, but could turn things their way with the right punch: Williams, Lyle, Tyson, Mercer, McCall
Guys who would certainly beat Frazier; Foreman, Bowe

 

Guys who beat Frazier
Ali
Louis
Tyson
Marciano
Liston
Lewis
Foreman
I’m sure out of Wlad, Fury, and AJ he losses to one of them. But not all.

 

WTF

 

• 3 fight series
  Frazier vs:

Sullivan W W W
Corbett W W W
Fitzsimmons W W W
Jeffries W W W
Johnson W W W
Dempsey W W W
Tunney L W W
Carnera W W W
Schmeling L W W
Baer L W W
Braddock W W W
Louis L W L
Conn W W W
Charles W L W
Walcott L W W
Moore W W W
Marciano L W L
Patterson W W W
Johansson W W W
Williams W W W
Liston L W N/A Liston early or Frazier late even contest
Ali (prime in the 60s) L L L
Foreman (FOTC Frazier) L L L
Norton W D W
Holmes W L W
Lyle W W W
Shavers W W W
Young W W W
Witherspoon W W W
Bruno W W W
Tyson L W L
Lewis L L L
Holyfield W L D
Old Foreman L L L
Bowe L L L
Morrison W W W
Moorer L W W
Mercer L W W
McCall W W W
Ruddock W W W
Tua W L W
Ike L L L
Wlad L L L
Vitali L L L
Golota W W W
Rahman W W W
Byrd L W W
Valuev ( I know he's not a top hw, but just interesting due to the size) W W W
Povetkin W W W
Fury L L L
Wilder W W W
Joshua W L L
Ruiz Jr L W W