Why doesn't Louis do as well in the 70s as Ali? I think his tremendous punching power would be a huge help against Frazier and Norton.
Perhaps you should hold the same contempt for Ali fans. The guys he fought are midgets by todays standards.
Lyle hurting Foreman hardly equates to him having a shot at stopping Bowe, Lewis, Tyson. Tyson and Lewis would be expected to dispatch him quickly.
Larry Holmes is not a modern-sized heavyweight. Modern heavyweights are generally 240-265 pounds and 6'4-6'7. Believing that Marciano could beat...
People who have Marciano beating Lewis, Wlad, etc are almost certainly wrong however. These guys possess a combination of size and skill well...
In his prime Marciano easily beats Lowry, how is a fight early in his career relevant. And yes, I think a 187 pound Marciano could beat a 211...
If you define a bad era as one in which the heavyweights cannot compete today than for sure I would agree that Marciano's era was not a good era...
Also, while the heavyweight limit is currently at 200 pounds there are virtually no guys in the top 10 under 223 pounds. This would exclude...
The 70s is more like 25-35 pounds less on average than the current era and they would be crushed H2H
According to my calculations over the course of 61 fights the average weight of Ali's opponents comes out to 204.454918 pounds so roughly 204 1/2.
I'm going through Ali's opponents noting their weights Hunsaker 186, Siler 191, Esperti 197, Robinson 177, Fleeman 184, Clark 181 1/2, Sabedong...
the average weight of top heavies in the 1970s is well under 220, maybe 205 or so. It's worth noting that the biggest top-rated guys in the 50s...
None of the guys in the top 10 these days are under 220 aside from Wilder and most are over 240.
Your incorrect regards to size Anthony Joshua is 6'6 weighs 243-254 Adam Kownacki is 6'3 weighs 242-264 Christian Hammer is 6'2 weighs 242-264...
Also the 50s had plenty of heavyweights over 200 pounds like Sonny Liston, Cleveland Williams, Mike DeJohn, and Bob Baker.
