Who can he beat in heavyweight history, and who would you even have him the favourite against? I don't know enough about him. He was a big guy.
Jim Corbett Jim Braddock Tommy Burns Jess Willard Over 15rds Primo Carnera ????????????? Plenty of contenders
But! Fighters who “could have beaten X, are twenty a penny”. The question is who they actually beat, or might have done had they got the fight!
Tua, Brewster, Rahman, Mercer, Damiani, Wills, Old Foreman, Briggs, Baer and Patterson. And there are about 50 guys who would be near even money. Morrison would get knocked out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I think it's possible that he might have beaten Michael Spinks had they met in 1987.. Spinks was pound for pound the better fighter but tucker would have had the size and style to perhaps neutralize that version of Spinks. I would also give a prime tucker a chance against the 1993 rendition of Lewis who he lost to.. Neither man was at their pinnacle. Tony was 35 years old and Lewis wouldn't improve his game until he met Manny.. With a healthy right hand and more conviction he might even have done better against Tyson.. He had the tools to beat some good Heavies but most of them are " maybes"
I think he would beat Frank Bruno. Bruno's stamina will work against him while Tucker's chin, size, jab and clinching will work for him. Bruno may outbox him as long as he lasts though.