Peak Holmes vs peak Lewis--that is truly a FASCINATING matchup--one of those "pay top dollar" to see hypothetical bouts. I would go with Holmes...
Without a doubt--Frazier was never the same after the FOTC. However, I still think post FOTC Frazier up to Manila could handle Lyle. But after...
This illustrates better than any other post on this thread why the edge should go to the 70's as the better decade for HW's. Great summary!
A very well thought out and fair analysis! (As much of a Joe Frazier fan as I am I believe the immense size disadvantage Joe would face against...
Lyle was tough, and had power. Liston was tougher, had more power, and was a significantly better boxer. And he had that sledgehammer left jab...
Ali doesn't get enough credit for his strength--some of those body shots Foreman laid on him in the Rumble would have felled a tree!! (Joe Frazier...
Maybe Butterbean :D:D:D
100% agree! The word "petrified" should never be used in the same sentence with "Smokin Joe." (One of the toughest fighters to ever step in a ring!!)
Best analysis on this thread--agree 100%!!
Duran much more seasoned in 78' than Benitez--he wins a UD.
Liston wins a massacre of epic proportions!! KO or stoppage by the 3rd round tops. (Galento would literally be beaten to a pulp!!)
I'm back on the Sonny Liston train--(and ready for the inevitable slings and arrows to be hurled my way LMAO!!) But I have to again cite Ray...
With you 100% on this--VERY tough call--it literally could go either way! If you put a gun to my head and force me to choose I think the Rock...
I'd go with Shavers in a quick KO--4 rounds tops.
ROTFLMAO--Holy smokes--man there are dudes on here that won't cut Sonny Liston ONE inch of slack--not ONE inch!! To them he's a vicious thug and...
