The heavyweights today are much, much bigger than the heavyweights of the 1970s. Some of them make big George look like a midget. If the small...
Leon Spinks was undisputed heavyweight champ in the 70s, your comeback is that he would crack top 10 in the 50s?
Also, it's hard to excuse Holmes fighting Rodriguez, Evangelista, Zanon, etc. I don't think these guys were even ranked in the top 10. Smith and...
I don't think the heavyweights of Marciano's era would be competitive in the 1990s onwards but they measure up fine with the 40s, 60s, and 70s....
Cockell and LaStarza were both ranked in the top 10.
Unlike Holmes, Marciano was consistently facing the best challengers available whereas Holmes especially post-Cooney ducked the best opponents....
Success in one era doesn't translate into success in another era. There are plenty of greats who would be crushed by contenders and even...
I don't think Wilder is a good example if your trying to make the case that smaller heavyweights can compete today. His competition has been...
Lewis was sometimes cautious but could also go after his opponent aggressively as illustrated in the Golota and Ruddock fights. I imagine that if...
Mathis does not give the impression of being a big hitter, I don't think his power approaches that of Ruddock, Tua, Lewis etc.
I think evidence points to men generally having greater raw physical strength in their late 30s than in their early 20s. Foreman, Lewis,...
Frazier wasn't used to fighting skilled super heavyweights and had he been campaigning in a later era I suspect he would have been bombed out more...
I find the argument about Foreman being the only one who could manhandle Frazier to be totally nonsensical. Heavyweights in the 1970s were much...
In the 25+ years since Bowe beat Holyfield the division has come to be dominated by much bigger heavyweights. This seems like fairly compelling...
For one Joshua is physically much stronger and a much, much bigger puncher. I think Foreman is less likely to be able to absorb punches from...
