I would agree that Jeffries legacy would be better had he beaten more top contenders during the 1899-1904 period.
I can't be sure of how much experience Jeffries had. However, it seems very doubtful that the guys who lasted against him early in his career...
Holmes would have been unranked when he fought Tyson since he was coming off two losses and had not scored a win since 1985. If we rate fighters...
During Jeffries prime he kayoed everyone but Sharkey. Bringing up fights earlier in his career seems of little relevance if we are assessing Jeff...
Had Holmes fought Mike Weaver a bit later it would have been a good defense however at the time Weaver fought Holmes he did not yet have very good...
I don't think Biggs was terribly deserving of a shot against Tyson and Holmes certainly wasn't. Tony Tubbs may have been outside the top 10 when...
Was Nino Valdes a master boxer? He beat Charles shortly before Charles fought Marciano.
I'm surprised Old Fogey would bring up fights outside of Jeffries prime to criticize him. Do you think Marciano's losses in the amateurs should...
How is that relevant? Tyson was still very good when he fought the guy who managed to lose to Bowe and Moorer. I think comparing the 80s Tyson...
It seems plausible that Tyson might be afraid of Witherspoon given that he lost to a guy who was beaten by Bowe and Moorer.
Tyson was less deserving of a title shot than Wladimir Klitschko, Vitali Klitschko, Chris Byrd and John Ruiz.
Mercer was not in the top 10 when he fought Lewis and I doubt Gary Mason was deserving of such a ranking either given the opponnents he had beaten.
Why should Holyfield be in the top 12? Holyfield was one of the better heavyweights of his time but assuming all eras are equal than why should...
Lewis did defeat Holyfield when Holyfield was still highly ranked but I don't think the Tyson fights show how good Holyfield is because Holyfield...
One could argue that the Holyfield losses are not as significant for Tyson's legacy as the losses of some other fighters because of the issue of...
