My question is... what do we consider old? Are guys like Leonard, Hearns, Hagler, Benitez, Duran, Arguello, and Pryor considered old or modern?...
Neither. Some advances have been made but it doesnt mean that the same gains couldnt have been made before these "advances". Newer isnt always...
Lets make it 185. Schmeling at his very best vs. Hopkins at his LHW best without having to cut weight... plus maybe a weight lifting program and...
So, who was the best Cruiserweight of all-time? Holyfield, Louis, Marciano, Frazier, Charles, Walcott, Johnson, Dempsey, Tunney, Patterson, M....
Ok, so ignore any victory over fighters under 200 lbs? Well, that changes everything. I must say, I'd pick Dempsey and Marciano over Ruiz anyday...
Tommo, size does matter... but size isnt everything. Strength isnt everything, power isnt everything, speed isnt everything... you get the point....
I meant Mac Foster lol Mac Lewis was a trainer from Baltimore. He once trained Vincent Pettway, Hasim Rahman, and others.
You dont get extra credit because an opponent was undefeated or perceived as a big threat when you fought them. Gary Mason was nothing special....
Carnera, Foreman, Holmes, and Dempsey all had more than 60 wins at HW. Charles fought at MW and LHW before moving up to HW.
First of all... most wins by a HW Champ is Ezzard Charles with 96. Most defenses is still Louis with 25... Louis went 26-1 in HW world title...
Witherspoon outboxed Renaldo Snipes, Floyd Cummings, Greg Page, Bonecrusher Smith (first fight), Tony Tubbs, Jose Ribalta, Carl "The Truth"...
Joe Louis- 6'2" with a 76" reach and about 205 Lbs. Lennox Lewis- 6'5" with an 84" reach and about 245 Lbs. Lewis would use his 8" reach...
What if Foreman would have kept a bit busier after Holyfield and fought a few more big name fighters? How about Foreman vs. Bowe? in '93 -...
HaHaHa... you beat me to it! Foreman would enjoy about a 2 1/2 - 3" height advantage, a 5" reach advantage, and about a 30 Lb weight advantage....
had they fought in '93 or in '98? In May of '93 Lewis fought Tony Tucker instead of Foreman. Foreman had looked awesome in his stoppage win over...
