The Unpopular Opinion Thread

If Ali gave Foreman a rematch the rope-a-dope would not have worked a second time and Foreman would have won a decision in a some what dull fight.

 

What if I said top 5 middleweight?
I think a lot of people would pick Robinson 3/3 against Leonard.

 

Big John Tate probably would've beaten Gerry Cooney had they fought in 1980.

 

Greg Page would beat Mike Weaver if they fought for the title in 1982.

 

If Prime John Tate had a solid chin he would have gojne down as a higly regarded Hw champioln.. He was one of the fist Big hws that
had some serious skils.. I recall my dad saying that he thought Tate might beat Holmes. (before being kod by Weaver)...

All around Tate was the the better fighter than Cooney,,But i cant see him avoidning Cooneys Power.... Cooney was also a fast starter.. I wouldnt pick a whole lot of HWs over prime Cooney in a hth matchup,, Especially one with a glass jaw.

Carl Williams was another great talent that could have done big things if he had a chin.. Leave it to Hercules to come from behind to put the lights out these prominsing hws.

 

Not really an unpopular opinion... A prepared and in shape Page beats most guys.

 

I think you'd have to be very anti-Leonard to say it's way out there to pick him to win 1 out of 3. Of course, many on here are...

 

The HW division, both historically and currently, is underrated.

 

I thought I just read "Marvin Johnson beats John Conteh" somewhere...

 

If the rematch had come in 1975,Ali would have knocked George out again. He would n't have needed the rope-a-dope.

 

I agree, '75 Manila Ali would still KO Foreman, without the rope-a-dope.

The timed righthand of Ali is key to victory, what people often don't realise is Ali was stunning Foreman 2 or 3 times literally every round with his straight right. Plus Ali would still manhandle Foreman in the clinches.

 

Jimmy Bivins would soundly beat Billy Conn.

 

George could n't cope with the speed of that right hand at all.

 

Tate was undoubtably a better boxer than Cooney. But he also proved to have a dodgy chin in his fights with Mike Weaver and Trevor Berbick,and one thing Cooney could do was punch.

 

Quite feasible.