Worst Boxers who could beat a greater Boxer due to matchup style?

What is the biggest mismatch you can make on paper that could be overcome due to the worse fighter having the style to beat the better boxer?

Deontay Wilder is a straight up bum but I would have him favored over Joe Frazier because of Frazier's weakness vs big punchers (see George Foreman). Frazier is too short to overcome to overcome Wilder's massive right hand. I could see Wilder losing to like 10 of Frazier's opponents like Quarry or Bonavena.

 

Prime Frazier would probably stop Wilder 9/10 times, he really didn't have a weak chin at all. Ken Norton is a great fighter who would lose to some lower skilled, heavy handed guys. Wlad K lost to Ross Purity.

 

I could see Ken Norton losing to some people who were not worthy to shine his spit bucket.

 

I can see Max Baer beating a lot of good swarmers.

 

He did beat Bobick, mind you...

 

Mayorga beating Hearns

 

If you think Wilder was a “bum” ydksab

 

If Earnie Shavers caught Lennox Lewis with a lucky punch.........
Still think the Lion takes Shavers out in the second round 9 out of 10.

 

Frazier would beat Wilder to a pulp

Also Ken Norton can loose to some medicore fighters as long as they're huge punchers. I could see Bert Cooper or Wilder or Morrison beating Norton. I wouldn't even rule out Briggs KOing him though I'd favor Norton

 

McCall was at the Shavers level, and beat Lewis. Rahman, too.

 

Yes.

 

I am not saying that he would always lose to a puncher, I am just saying that he might plausibly lose to one, who was not in his class.

 

Rahman was better than Shavers, Shavers beat Norton but Norton was weak to big punchers. Rahman also beat Corrie Sanders who's arguably even more dangerous than Shavers due to his superior speed. Despite being a massive puncher, Shavers got outboxed and KO'd by multiple journeyman.

 

As well as some outright bums with losing records.

 

At what weight?