Would Michael Grant be ranked in the top 10 if he was fighting now in his prime?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I really don`t think they were that good, Holy was fantastic and Lewis was very good, but most top ten lists during Lewis`s reign were extremely poor.
     
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  2. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    Sure he would. If he was matched correctly.
     
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  3. JunlongXiFan

    JunlongXiFan 45-6 in Kirks Chmpionshp Boxing Predictions 2022 Full Member

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    No, he would be somewhere 25-30 in the modern day. Imagine him vs Jerry Forrest
     
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  4. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mo truth to this whatsoever Mark. It's as if you weren't watchin boxing in the 90s.
     
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  5. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :lol: so are most HW's Mark....
     
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  6. Heavy_Hitter

    Heavy_Hitter Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If Wilder was in top 10 Grant has a chance as well. He can go through Wilder's resume and lose only to Fury.
     
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  7. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Holy ****, imagine a Wilder right hand landing on Grant's chin.
     
    VG_Addict, Jun 30, 2022
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  8. Bigcheese

    Bigcheese Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The thing with being in the top 10 rankings in any era for a moment is that it's really not that hard to accomplish. That's like saying Breazeale was a top 10 fighter from AJ era because at one point he was probably ranked in the top 10. If you look at yearly rankings of the 70s and 90s you will find guys in the bottom half of the top 10 you have barely heard of.
     
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  9. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Lower half of the top ten but he would be there. This isn't an endorsement of Grant either, he beat decent fringe contenders on the way up to Lewis, maybe a top ten guy in Golota at the time. I'm sure there would be a thread on Joe Louis vs Michael Grant and why super heavy Grant would beat Louis.
     
    Pepsi Dioxide, Jun 30, 2022
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  10. Mitch87

    Mitch87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well Grant would beat Wilder and Ortiz who are in the Ring top 10 but there's about 10 guys not in the ring top 10 that would also beat Wilder and Ortiz.
     
    Mitch87, Jun 30, 2022
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  11. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I enjoyed the big fights in the 90`s, but Morrison was all over the place, he used to get nailed flush despite his devastating hook.
     
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  12. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Wilder would finish Grant in seconds. Ortiz is far more skilled than Grant was.
     
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  13. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Ortiz would have toyed with Grant.
     
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  14. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    every HW pretty much gets nailed flush mark. That isn't an era thing. Not like we're working with HW with Mayweather-like defense.
     
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  15. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Not Lewis and Holy was harder to hit than Tommy also, he had very bad fundamentals.
     
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