He wouldn't last a round with Frazier, Foreman or Liston.
Hell of a package.
What I'm trying to say is that he compensated for his above average but not elite athleticism at world level relative to ATG rare commodity...
Lewis looked like **** against Vitali. Frazier would have battered that version.
Yes, not all "ranked contenders" are equal. Not all "ranked contenders" are superior to the "unranked" either, of course. Nevermind across the eras.
CLASSIC FORUM should love this list, since the Ring magazine top 10 rankings are of huge interest - almost a constant obsession - around here, and...
I'd probably say probably, or probably not. Either way, it's a discussion to be had, arguably. From that position it could be asserted that it's...
I am assuming this is the rankings of fighters since 1922, based on how many Ring contenders they beat? That seems to be implied in the comments.
I have this fight as a 1st round KO win for Tyson.
I doubt he gets past Benvenuti.
They both look like ****.
That version of Frazier beats any version of Lennox Lewis.
It doesn't prove anything about other fighters. We've already seen Usyk at 6'3 and 221 beat a 6'6, 240 pounder, so it doesn't matter if he loses...
Not a cherry pick, but they would have been fairly confident that Duran would win. Duran had two very good outings prior to Hagler, and looked...
Duran faced Moore in the fight before Hagler.
