How would have Robert Fitzsimmons fared against Wladimir Klitschko?

It would be the shortest fight n history.

 

Fitz dances around the robot, scoring at will not hindered by the rohots rudimentary defense, and takes a wide UD

 

depends entirely on if he slaps wlad's thigh

 

Way too different era's, and I usually don't go by weight and height, but in this case it's too much combined with times they fought in. Pound for pound Fitz is one of all time greats, he is not all time great heavyweight anymore.

 

Spekled Bob wouldn't make it out of the first round.

 

Agreed especially if vlad fought Safety first like always.
As soon as vlad pumped the jab and attemped the straight right Bob would unleash a solerplex punch KO:bbb

 

Sooooo you see Fitz slipping Wlads long ass right getting inside without Wlad hitting or clinching and being able to unload a solerplex punch that puts Wlad down for the count?

Or you trolling:think?

 

He'd never make it to an area of Wlad's anatomy he could damage.

Wlad wins, by however he chooses: If he just paws and jabs all night, points, if he brings the pain with the straight right and clean up left hook, early-to-mid rounds stoppage. If Wlad chooses to squeeze in the clinch, he breaks him in half.

Different era. It just was. It was so different.

No man that small that has ever lived beats Wlad Klitschko in a boxing match under modern rules.

 

In terms of resume, Fitz has a case for being a top 20 all time heavyweight, even today.

I mean, if you have Jeffries in your top 10 somewhere, and Corbett in your top 20, then where would you have to put Fitz based on what he did to the same group of contenders?

 

I imagine it would be a long tedious fight.
It would be like looking at two statues at times.

In other words, it would look like a Wlad Klitschko fight, but with even less action than usual.

 

Once again, let's see the tired old "he was a once an eon talent" argument dragged out here (even tho it is the same argument used in multiple fighters from a single decade)...

170 pound power punchers don't make a dent in the modern heavy scene because they were not meant to and never will again so long as we have real heavies of skill.

 

Wlad might have difficult landing much on such a small and cagey opponent.
Fitzsimmons wasn't exactly known for being elusive, but he'd probably be ultra careful not to get hit - AKA running scared.
Wlad would possibly only manage to score with long over-reaching punches, Fitz would keep so far out of his way.

 

I agree that Fitzsimmons wouldn't make as much of an impact fighing at 165 pounds against heavyweights of later eras. On a career basis, it would be silly to expect him to give up 40 - 80 pounds in all his fights and still excel.

But that's not as relevant when we are talking about single fight situations.
The man could KO heavyweights cold and was obviously quite a clever and tough fighter. On a 1 fight basis he'd probably beat some of these big guys from later eras.

 

Good point, but once in a while a once-in-an-eon talent will appear. Armstrong, for instance, probably qualifies.

 

Answer to this thread's question: Wlad sparks Fitzsimmons early. Even with small gloves.

Answer to this thread's implication: Fitz would perform better against a lot of later heavyweights than he would against Wlad, simply because most heavyweights don't have the ridiculous advantages over him that Klitschko holds.