Jimmy Young had a somewhat similar record , I would not rate such a fighter as an ATG. Nearly men very often lack a champions mentality and that's...
Why do you say Douglas had nothing to do with it? Tucker beat Douglas a month before Spinks fought Cooney. Tucker was ranked number 3 Cooney was...
Very possibly .
Jeffries did not have a broken arm in the second fight ,though Sharkey dislocated his .He was green but had the benefit of countless exhibitions...
How many top opponents over 220lbs did Ali face? Is there reason to think he would do well today or not?
Cooney was favourite because of the size disparity and because Spiks had only beaten a slowed Holmes and a journeyman in Tangstad Tucker had...
It's not always size,but all things being equal I would prefer the physical advantages if it were me in the ring I don't see that as being arguable.
We aren't discussing either Vitali or Fury,both of whom have resumes vastly superior to Cooney's.
It's whether modern skills could translate effectively in a back in the day scenario? Holmes didn't throw much to the body would his hands...
Forty five rounds was mentioned that's why I picked up on it. You don't think a 6 feet plus guy 218 lbs in shape , has a size advantage over...
It comes down to could these old timers adapt to the modern game and the increased work rate of todays fighters? I don't know ,who really does?
Seen this post before,or something incredibly similar, with the same spelling errors , factual errors ,and posted under a different username.
Ali violated fundamental rules of coaching so did Roy Jones. Eddie Futch ranked Ali,Louis and Johnson as the top 3 all time heavies.
Jeffries never went more than 25 rds and then just once, against a man 183lbs.
The term HOF is pretty meaningless today,imo
