Hello Combat (and everyone), check out this clip from a preview to the Frank Bruno-Jumbo Cummings lol fight - watch and listen from about the 6:55 mark to about the 7:36 mark - there's an opponent and also a sparring partner - one describes Bruno's power as very comparable to George Foremans and the other says its up there with the likes of Earnie Shavers and BIG CAT CLEVELAND WILLIAMS [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SBmyx3jpWo[/ame]
Wonder how the "Big Cat" would rank with the heavyweights from late 1970's and early 1980's The 'Black' Gerry Cooney I would presume. Very dangersous, until he got hit on the 'proverbial' (?) chin. Cleveland Williams vs. Earnie Shavers. Now that fight I would have paid 10X over the ticket price to see that bout.
Cleveland Williams, as memory serves, KO'd Terrell and just about nobody else of note. He wasn't that good a puncher or finisher. Ko'ing a bunch of .500 fighters doesn't mean much to me but too many postmodern scribes get all jizzdrunk on his physique and ignore his record and performances. A B-level fighter.
Seamus, You bring up a good point. The 'Big Cat' was knocked out by 175 lb. Bob Satterfield, early in his career. But on match-ups, he may had the right goods to KO Floyd Patterson in 1958.
i heard the commentator mention williams physique being like a young max baer and i couldn't agree more.i've always thought they were built in a similar way, both having broad angular ' punchers ' shoulders
He's still underrated and rarely gets mentioned, despite being a very good fighter and test for anybody when hes in his prime