Based on what? Beating Sanders and Peter? Being beaten by Byrd?
He's a bigger POS than Wilder, that's for sure.
He wasn't the world heavyweight champion, he was the WBO title holder.
Obvious troll is obvious.
Usyk clearly won both times, there is no unfinished business here. The middleweight embarassed and retired Belly and took his soul.
Plus Spinks was an underdog against Cooney too. Few people expected him to stop Gerry the way he did. It wasn't an easier fight on paper. Tucker...
I don't think anybody stated that ever.
If he continued he would have fought Frazier in '68 and beat him as he would still be at his absolute peak and Frazier wouldn't mature into FOTC...
After thinking a bit more about, Top 20 seems the most accurate.
He was still a very good boxer with a great potential, but injuries heavily impacted his career, so I can't rate him off "what would have happened...
He fought 2 second place guys (1 actually a first place) before Vitali came back and 2 second place guys after Vitali's last fight. Wlad reigned...
Vitali might be the most overrated heavyweight of all time. His resume is shyte and he didn't beat anyone of significance, to be viewed as some...
Can you provide a source please.
He was stripped by the WBA and Tucker was already scheduled to fight Seldon, so he couldn't fight him. Wouldn't be surprised if wanting to fight...
He was aiming at a Moorer rematch at the time, which was supposed to be his last fight.