Jimmy Young pulled it off
Were talking about a guy who came up short not just against legends but guys like Quarry and Young. This does not bode at all well for his...
I don't see anything to indicate Lyle would have a good shot against Schmelling or Walcott. The Foreman fight seems to be the only thing...
Also if Lyles era is so good how did a shot Ali cling to the title for years? I dont find the post Zaire Ali very impressive he seems easy to hit...
Also a 201 pound Jimmy Young and 200 pound Quarry easily beat Lyle. Clearly you didnt have to be a big man to beat Lyle as demonstrated by him...
Buddy Baer and Carnera were both highly ranked and bigger than any world class opponent Lyle beat Thats a fact not opinion. Lyles wins over top...
This notion that Louis era had smaller men is just inaccurate. There were plenty of Lyle sized or bigger guys in the top 10 Buddy Baer, Primo...
Well, he was definitely lucky to be in an era in which monsters like Leon Spinks didn't become champ.
Ali was well past it in 1975 i dont think this equates to Lyle having any success whatsoever with a prime Ali.
Frankly this thread seems a tad offensive to Louis. Should we really be comparing him to someone like Lyle. I think Lyle vs Braddock or Lyle vs...
I think the difference in class would outweigh any stylistic differences between Louis and Young or Quarry. Louis was simply the better fighter...
Lyle didn't give Quarry of all people a good fight. It was a one-sided fight in which Lyle lost every round. Jimmy Young also easily beat Lyle...
Prior eras featured numerous contenders bigger than Lyle. Lyles size and strength is not going to be a problem.
As far as Dempsey not facing the best of his era goes...many feel Ali lost all 3 fights to Ken Norton. He didn't exactly dominate his era.
I think Ali's era is pretty badly overrated. Frazier and Norton seem to be rated highly based on beating Ali which is circular logic. Maybe Ali...
