Build your perfect heavyweight contender

giant lomachenko

 

DMT, I loved all your answers. I would also add some more possibilities:

Body punching: Quarry (more steady bombardment rather than one-punch)
Ring IQ: I also like Jimmy Bivins in this category and Archie Moore if applicable
Chin: George Chuvalo and Randy Cobb are also good candidates
Stamina: The only category I raised an eyebrow on. Never really would have thought of Ike here. I thought Harry Wills, Bivins and Eddie Machen would be good candidates
Jab: Cooney (absolutely unbelievable the way he ripped Young up with the jab)
Left uppercut: I also thought of Cooney and Razor Ruddock here

Good subject matter.

 

body of ike and brain of langford.

 

Hand Speed : Mitch “ Blood “ Green

 

Riddick Bowe…..but with the dedication and focus of Evander Holyfield.

 

Agree with all of these, but I'd want Cleveland Williams' left hook, and Michael Dokes' hand speed.

 

Well, Dokes won the WBA title.

 

Jimmy Bivins but give that man pretty much any capable HWs body 230+ about 6ft3 with some stamina, I don’t think he losses, ain’t no HW boxers I can think of today as good as Bivins probably none at all overall, he was a great fighter and a real professional.

 

Same rules as dmt stipulated, but only choosing one fighter per category (with some new categories on top of that).

Counter-Punching: Archie Moore - Some of the best counter-punching, now at heavyweight! Imagine a counter right with Shavers' power.
Punch Variety: Jerry Quarry - Quarry knew exactly where to hit guys and when to hit them. Excellent to the body and to the head.
Combination Punching: Andrew Golota - Just go back and watch the Bowe fights. Some of the best I've seen at heavyweight.
Hand Speed: Mitch Green - Insanely quick hands. Good catch by @Bronze Tiger.

Ring IQ: Sam Langford - Can't get much smarter than the tiny Canadian terror himself.
Footwork: James Toney - Sharp, technical, effective. Killer at heavyweight.
Chin: Randall "Tex" Cobb - Would've chosen Lyle, but Cobb took much more punishment than Lyle ever would've been able to.
Stamina: Ike Ibeabuchi - He and Tua broke the punchstat record for heavyweights back in their 12 round match, he deserves it.
Defense: Jimmy Young - The guy who kept himself safe against the strongest that the '70s had to offer. Foreman, Norton, Lyle, Shavers.

Left Jab: Carl Williams - One of the sharpest jabs at heavyweight, pounded tons of guys like Cooper, Ferguson, and Morrison with it.
Right Cross: Earnie Shavers - Without a doubt THE heaviest punch that ever was and ever will be. No questions here.
Left Hook: Cleveland Williams - Likely as strong (if not stronger than) as the bullet that Williams was shot with. Good pick by @swagdelfadeel
Right Hook: Bernardo Mercado - Would've chosen Cooper for this spot, but Weaver said that Mercado was stronger. Pulverising.
Right Uppercut: Bert Cooper - A sneaky punch that ripped apart an unready Holyfield in '91.
Left Uppercut: Gerry Cooney - Split Young's face in their "Mask of Blood" affair and sent Norton to the canvas quick.

 

Now your talking!

 

I love thinking of niche guys like those two. Lotsa hard hitters beneath the championship level.

 

Give Jimmy Young Wilders power.