The big men of that era weren't very good. Sonny Liston is the only bigger guy who really seems like a threat
Can skill overcome size?
Fights between top contenders generally didn't happen.
Look at the competition in 2018 though Joshua Parker Wilder Ruiz Kabayel Whyte Povetkin Miller Pulev Rivas Chisora H2H that's a pretty tough...
Povetkin missed out on Vitali Wilder Jennings Pulev Chisora Fury Thompson Parker Miller Kabayel Rivas Etc, etc Given he missed out on the vast...
Ortiz resume doesn't back such an assessment. One could make a reasonable case he wasn't top 10 for either Wilder fight if so inclined. He never...
Anderson was as much a consensus top 10 heavy as Ortiz when he faced Wilder.
He's listed as rehydrating to 157 at basementgymboxing I think
There's very little evidence of favoritism for Floyd on the part of the judges though. Aside from Castillo what scorecards do you take issue...
So why did Tszyu miss all those guys? Seems he should have faced Mayweather and DeLaHoya
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I can't see any semi-reasonable argument for those guys being top 10 heavyweights when they faced Moorer. What wins would have propelled them...
Moorer didn't beat any ranked contenders at heavyweight aside from Holyfield himself. Without that win Moorer might not even rate in the top 500...
If the ranking is based on guesswork its completely reasonable to dismiss it as irrelevant. Everyone had Joshua beating Dubois right up until...
I thought Bruno was the only top 10 heavy ever kayoed by Witherspoon. There's not much evidence pointing to him being a huge puncher
