One of the most replaceable HW champs? Sonny Liston?

Let’s spark some debate here @Rollin agree or disagree? Or are you just an idle fence sitter that ducks everybody? Ortiz would you’re right could absolutely roll through Listons opposition - What do you think of Corrie Sanders? I think he could do a Blitzkreig year and get Machen, Folley, Williams and Patterson in 12 months if it works out for him, the version of Machen Liston fought only used his left hand so the only potential bump in the road is handicapped.

 

Not a bad pick, I can’t really see a one armed Machen winning or a glass chinned Folley, Williams and Patterson going 10-12 without being “touched” once.

 

Nah not even in my opinion “Big” James probably losses to Patterson and Machen, Machen may have had one hand when he fought Liston but you don’t beat JT with rights anyway… I will say he could GET to the title, Machen may prove to lose but I think he losses to Patterson, maybe let him fight Ingo and he’d win the title in devastating fashion.

 

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I actually agree, I don’t think Ortiz would meet much push back from any of Liston’s opposition he’d have them all by 30-50lbs which wouldn’t hurt, he’d be a thumping southpaw with good fundamentals - Machen is teeny with one hand here, Folley also teeny and had a glass chin, Patterson more teeny had a glass chin, Williams mid sized with a glass chin… they all had a way of doing themselves in I’d say that’s a great pick.

 

Actually funnily enough a lot of the “weak” HW era fighters Sanders, Ortiz, Vitali, Ruiz Jnr, Whyte, Wilder and Povetkin would all be really good picks for this question? @cross_trainer I could easily see say Buster Douglas doing this but not say as confidently for Ken Norton, Buster Mathis Snr, Jerry Quarry, Cockell, Layne, LaStraza etc I think MAYBE Jersey Joe Walcott could be a man on a mission here?

 

JT was always a 180lbs-190lbs guy at heart and a former football player, he’d be a big LHW come HW back then IMO that is without all the weight manipulation he went through, so I can see your point.

 

Not sure how serious you are, you’re probably not lol… Machen probably gets him but he could maybe get Williams, Patterson and Zora 3/4 for me but they’re all 50-50 in my head I don’t like that gamble.