Smith was in his prime when he fought Bruno and totally shot when he fought Moorer without any wins of note in years. It's not especially...
Also, Tyson's domination of the division lasted approximately 18 months. I don't think that even constitutes an era. People don't speak of...
People are ranked on what they do in their own eras and Holmes did more in his than Tyson did in his. Part of dominance is beating the best of...
Tillis and Thomas were totally shot. How are these fights at all relevant?
Bean never stopped anyone of note to characterize him as a puncher is positively silly. Jirov didn't demonstrate his power at heavyweight, again...
He largely avoided punchers and the one he faced knocked him out, I think it's pretty simple really. Maybe its better to say mostly avoided...
I don't see how him moving up in weight has any bearing on his unwillingness to face the top guys at heavyweight. The fact is at heavyweight he...
Holyfield is the only top 10 heavy Moorer beat in his entire career in which he expertly avoided the likes of Bowe, Lewis, etc That's pretty...
Leon Spinks was lineal champion, you are going to need more than that How about fighting Lewis, Tyson, Bowe, McCall, etc, etc. Notable punchers...
A journeyman called Bert Cooper nearly knocked Moorer out so yeah I think a lot of non-greats beat Moorer. Guys who are bad relative to Povetkin...
Realistically, I doubt Moorer was ever the best heavyweight in the world. He has an incredibly padded resume and avoided the divisions punchers
Foreman couldn't role over Savarese or Stewart or even Crawford Grimsley
old Foreman for whatever reason was largely unable to translate his power into kayo wins over formidable opponents. So how is it relevant if he...
Ketchel doesn't appear to possess Jones athleticism or skillset and is a naturally smaller man. Jones entered the ring around 180 during his prime.
Funny, because those fights don't seem to have affected Holyfield. He went on to score numerous good wins afterwards including beating Mike Tyson...