Who's the Smallest-Ever Fighter You'd Pick to Beat Current Wlad 6+ Times Outta 10?

Have done this thread before but months and months ago in the general forum, this one should get a much better class of posters responding.

So, a lot of guys could potentially land massive shots on Wlad and defeat him by way of stoppage. Lot of guys have the power to put him out, but will they land that KO shot in more than 5 out of 10 fights?

I think there are jack all heavyweights in history who would get the better of him if you ran a prime vs prime matchup 10 times. Lennox is the one who stands out for me as having the best results.

Who do you think the smallest man to be able to do this would be?

If you HAD to make a high-stakes bet, who is the smallest man you would feel confident betting on against Wlad in this 10 fight series?

Muhammed Ali?

Joe Louis?

Joe Frazier?

Evander Holyfield?

Who is the smallest, by weight or height? Tyson? Or do you think someone like Marciano could do it?

Discuss.

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Probably Holyfield or Tyson......

The others would all have plenty of chances to expose Wlad's soft whiskers, but would find themselves at the end of a ramrod jab most of the night.

 

I'd be interested to if anybody will pick Langford.

Probably Tyson.

 

Do you consider Tyson bigger or smaller than Holyfield though......

Mike was shorter, but heavier.....

 

Rocky Marciano (possibly)

 

Really ? :admin

Wlad Klitschko ? :huh

You basically think Wlad is the best ever HWT h2h ?

Ali would likely beat him 10-0 & Im not even joking with that one.

 

Wlad is a joke. Frazier kills him. Louis destroys him. Tyson destroys him. Holyfield kills him. His match ups have to be tremendously lopsided from a physical standpoint for him to win against great fighters ...

 

Frazier, Langford, Marciano and Tyson would destroy both Klitschko's. I'd also add prime Floyd Patterson to this list based on the fact that his handspeed would win him a lot of rounds.

 

Frazier destroys him in the Mid Rounds.

Louis by early KO

Tyson KO1

Holyfield late TKO

Patterson UD

Marciano Mid Round TKO

Liston by annhilation.

 

6 times out of 10? That's the tricky part...in a one fight scenario the case could be made for a number of guys. But to beat him the majority of the time? That's alot shorter list. The smallest guy I can think of I'd feel comfortable picking a majority of the time would be a prime Mike Tyson.

As for some of the names, I think people are just being defensive about history. Personally, I believe Sam Langford would get the **** beat out of him. There. I said it. I'll accept my excommunication papers in the mail, thank you.

 

Marciano was death against tall fighters. I'd pick him to KO Wlad without much hesitation, no way Wlad can keep him off with his jab for 12.

 

A lot of these guys listed would be beat him 10 out of 10 times.

 

Which tall fighters did Marciano beat? With his punching power, ability to take a shot and low crouch i think he has a good chance, but it's not like his record is full of tall victims. LaStarza, Moore, Walcott, Charles, Layne and Cockell were all 6 feet or shorter. Joe Louis was 6'2 and the tallest, rated opponent that he beat.

The fact that Marciano is 5'10 and fights from a crouch will probably lead to a very dull fight with neither landing that many big shots.

This one would be even worse. Langford will have a LOT of trouble reaching Wlad, and probably be tied up on the inside. However, i don't think Wlad can land effectively either, because he has to punch so far down. Probably a lot of jabs, grazing jabs, holding and a rather lame but onesided (in terms of rounds won) decision.

 

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As much as I like Marciano and Langford, Wlad destroys them with impunity. He's poison to smaller fighters, their only hope being that he gasses himself over the long haul. However, making that long haul is a very tough task for even the best.

The best versions of Louis and Ali beat him. However, remember if we are talking prime for prime, then we need to consider a PRIME WLAD, not the mentally frail version who was slinking nervously into rings for a few years. He has a chance against ANY fighter ever.