Foreman in 1990 was fairly more capable then the Foreman who was champ. How does RJJ deal with a jab that could knock him out? RJJ is too small....
Y'all know Langford exists right?
Langford fought Jeanette and McVea 28 times. That is more fights then the current HW champs whole career! You asked the question;)
Skelton didn't really have a prime. He debuted at 35, got his title shot at 40 and fought AJ at 47. Skelton was probably the 3rd best British HW...
Langford was the much bigger problem then Jeanette because he'd fought him once when Langford had just turned 20. But Jeanette had improved...
Tommy Loughran, Gibbons and even Weinart are "something" like Bivol. The former 2 are much greater than Bivol.
In chronological order heres a top 10. Wills Dempsey Tunney Louis Liston Ali Norton Foreman Lennox Lewis Wladimir Klitschko
I agree with all of that especially with Langford. The IBU was demanding Johnson fight Langford and Langford and Jeanette fought in Paris just 24...
If you forget your knowledge of the future Tunneys excuse holds up. Heeney was picked for Tunneys last title fight as the result of a convuluted...
Come on somebodys gotta find a 10-0,10-0,0-10. "The double shutout".
Thats the appeal. If Parker beats Usyk 7-5 who really cares? This would be so much fun.
Hes got something different. And if Wilder won or came close to winning people would lose their minds. It'd be fun. Parkers earned it more but...
I would rather see this fight then Chisora or Parker tbh. It'd be interesting.
Holyfield never gets his lifetime title shot pass he got when Tyson bit off his ear.
No. Whatever fringe case might have existed for this died with the Bivol fights. The door to these sort of honors was knocking Bivol out fairly...