Fighters whose legacies are judged on post prime fights...

.....just as much as their prime ones. Muhammad Ali is the main one. Anything up to,and including Norton 3 seems to be up for appraisal. Sugar Ray Robinson's various title wins and losses in the mid 1950's is another. Some get judged on this criteria and others do n't. Name some more who you consider fall into this category.

 

Fighters in recent memory like Jones and Tyson

 

jersey joe walcott...or did his prime just come very late ?

 

Spot on. It seems like people just block out the 80's when referring to Tyson and forget just how good RJJ was up until '03.

I also think post prime analysis can help a fighter's legacy. Foreman's legacy is often judged by his success in the 80's and 90's after the comeback. Without the comeback, he probably wouldn't make most people's top 10 lists for HWs.

 

Roberto Duran.

 

I dont think Tyson is one of em, Most people claim Tyson was shot at 24, and nothing he did after 23 should be added to his legend.


Its the Holmes and Spinks fights for Tyson, not Douglas or Holyfiled that most people judge Tyson.

 

Ezzard Charles is one I think.

 

wholeheartedly agree. He fought Buchanon in what 74? He sure did a lot of good things a decade later at a higher weight, but lots of folks did not see his title reign as a lightweight.

Man, look at 74; Duran. 147 had Napoles. 160 Monzon. 175 Foster. Then, you had that golden era of heavies.

Those guys were sure tough to beat.

 

Interesting question...robinson was still damn good...and won most fights...people have photage of his post fights...so they say "damn, and imagine how good he was in his prime" a guy like roy jones we have photage of prime and post prime...yet his post prime really hufrts his overall historic placement...

 

calzaghe ?

 

Hopkins comes to mind in modern day. And Foreman a little. Foreman was given 3 title opportunities and missed with Evander and Morrison, but got his win on the 3rd try. Just odds of possiblility and Foreman's power would have probably predicted one win in 3 of those times.

 

The 70's reigned supreme.

 

he was rated on performances post the OTHER fighters primes not his

 

Archie Moore inevitably

 

Marciano...
Lewis