Joe Frazier vs these 3 modern heavyweights

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  1. Frazier beats Fury, loses to Dubois & Zhang

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  2. Frazier beats Fury and Dubois, loses to Zhang

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  3. Frazier beats Dubois, loses to Fury & Zhang

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  4. Frazier beats Dubois and Zhang, loses to Fury

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  5. Frazier beats Zhang, loses to Dubois and Fury

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  6. Frazier beats Zhang and Fury, loses to Dubois

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  7. Frazier beats them all

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  8. Frazier loses to them all

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  1. BCS8

    BCS8 VIP Member

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    Sure, assuming that Zhang didn't put a hole through him first. Frazier is slippery but Zhang is a faster and crisper puncher than Foreman. Frazier is gonna have to make the fight if he wants to win, and Zhang catching him coming in would be lights out.
     
  2. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold The Hype Job Spotter. Full Member

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    If Kabayel can do it, then a much better fighter in a similar style in Frazier can.
     
  3. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Kabayel is 6'3, 240+ pounds, 80 inch reach.

    Frazier is 5'10, 205 pounds, 73 inch reach.

    A bit of a difference.
     
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  4. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Like hitting a slab of meat all day long.
     
  5. Levook

    Levook Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yep.

    I just can't understand what the size obsessed fans are watching, do they actually pay attention when they watch the older greats like Frazier?

    In my opinion, the skill level between eras is like night and day, today's heavyweights mostly look like tough man competitors in comparison.
     
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  6. themaster458

    themaster458 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Man people really think Frazier, who struggled with every heavy hitter he faced, will somehow magically overcome the huge size and power difference against a modern SHW just by sheer grit and toughness. People really are delusional when it comes to evaluating old timers lol
     
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  7. Cojimar 1946

    Cojimar 1946 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Like who? Usyk.certainly doesn't look primitive

    Fighters today can study and learn from past greats so.a skill defecit seems counterintuitive
     
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    A very well thought out and fair analysis! (As much of a Joe Frazier fan as I am I believe the immense size disadvantage Joe would face against Fury might be too much to overcome-even for FOTC Frazier.)
     
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  9. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Fundamentally Joe Frazier was way better than all those guys . But who knows if he’d over come the vast physical advantage they’d have over him.
     
  10. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Stops Fury, wins one out of three. Slaughters the other two.
     
  11. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Sorry can you clarify? Who wins one out of three? Fury? If so, I don't disagree. Honestly wouldn't be surprised to see him come out on top of a trilogy tbh.
     
  12. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    While I respect your opinion I don't see how four of you picked Dubois to beat Frazier. Dubois is a pretty good fighter, but he has no heart and very little chin. Those traits make for a losing combination against somebody with Frazier's set of skills.
     
  13. Duodenum

    Duodenum Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    A lineup like three HWs of this height over the Championship Distance is pre FOTC Frazier's ultimate wet dream. Joe could let his hook to the head fly with absolute abandon from outside, inside forget about it, and his FOTC stamina was unworldly.
     
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    Wellllllllllllllllllllllllllll i'lllllllllllllllllllllll be damned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
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  15. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Thats a real blast from the past!
     
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