By that logic Sugar Ray Robinson would beat Ali
In Alis era he was usually the bigger man. Why do you think he would be able to compete with skilled super heavies who outweigh him by 35 pounds
I think the lack of success by Ali sized guys at heavyweight the last 21 years speaks for itself. The division has outgrown Ali.
Being trimmed doesn't explain the height difference. Whether you want to look at height or weight the 70s heavies are still closer to in size to...
If Holmes and Ali were around today I suspect they would both fight at cruiserweight and so would the vast majority of their opponents. Someone...
Yet men that size have been consistently losing to the best big men the last 21+ years. There hasn't been an Ali sized lineal champ since the mid...
LaMotta is not top 10 in fact you can make a good case for him being below Villemain
Out of Joshua's last six opponents none were under 235 pounds and he average weight comes out to 241.3 pounds
They competed in an era in which the divisions elite are generally 240 plus so I would say yes they did. The men...
Doubtful he would have beaten him afew years earlier
The average for guys in the top 10 is probably over 240 Breazeale Joshua Miller Whyte and Kownacki are all 240 plus and in the top 10 currently
Also the size gap between Holmes opponents and today's heavies is greater than that between those of Holmes era and Marcianos era
Today's cruiserweights probably enter the ring at 220 or so come fight night after drying out. Wouldn't that make a lot of Holmes opponents...
What the fans want may be of some importance but I don't see it as especially relevant if a challenger is massively lacking in credentials.
He is also being disingenuous in bringing up past prime losses. LaMotta lost to Billy Kilgore at the age Williams lost to Cerdan. I guess by...
