Who wins if we pit the top 20/25 heavyweights of Marcianos era vs the top 20/25 light heavyweights of the Ward/Beterbiev era Some possible...
Bruno was bigger but in this case I don't see his size doing him any good. I think the skill disparity is too much. Witherspoon who beat Bruno...
For people claiming Usyk is unproven at heavyweight I think its worth considering that the cruiserweights of Usyks era might be better than many...
What about Holyfield from fight 1 when he was only 215? It also seems like as you move higher in weight 15 pounds would be easier to take off...
We have plenty of examples at lower weights of 18 pound weight cuts though like Crawford at 153 which still contradict the notion that Holyfield...
Usyk apparently didn't but we have plenty of examples of guys rehydrating similar amounts. At light heavyweight I found the following rehydration...
My point was Tyson lost to a guy who in Usyks era could have made cruiserweight and then rehydrated to 215/218.
This seems like an attempt to cherry pick Tysons prime. The cruiserweight sized Holyfield took Tysons shots just fine. Despite having been...
Numerous lesser opponents went the distance. This seems like another example of old time nostalgia. And how are Tysons opponents more skilled...
Wilder wasn't fighting the best available opposition so his defenses cant be considered dominance of anything. And Klitschko lost his very next...
Were talking about an era in which an ancient Foreman and Michael Moorer were lineal champions. I think the era is overrated based on being...
There seems to be a double standard in terms of wins over guys of similar size when it comes to classical heavyweights. The top contenders Liston...
The recent Marciano and Liston threads made me wonder how they would do today at light heavyweight and cruiserweight Say they turn pro in 2013...
