Tell me more about how the great Chuck Wepner would be a top ten guy at championship level like he was in the 70s today?
I've seen the video. It's good. I think Reznick posted it before. It explains how modern equipment training etc influences performances. But it still showed the raw phycial evolution of the athletes involved and how that effects the superior results. It's a real big change that's as apparent in hw boxing as any sport, and too much of an ask to older atgs like Ali to overcome.
Also, if it's an exaggeration, honestly, let me know one that exists pre 1985(IE Tyson) I looked in depth one time and couldn't find any. I'm not saying one doesn't exist, but it was about 0 for 80 or so of the records I've seen. A daunting precedent boxers would have to overcome
Chuck Wepner had better toughness , stamina , conditioning and endurance than a lot of the guys today. He'd beat the current WBO title holder on grit , relentlessness and determination alone. Make a Wilder vs Wepner thread. See how many votes he gets.
You can't beat me and im glad you realise that. These posts you keep repeating are basically tap outs.
You see that just shows how completely biased you are. Chuck Wepner with his awful 35-14-2 record would not even be in the top 50 today. He had losses to people like bob Stallings who was 194 pounds with a 32-31 record. The guy has no chance today, yet you have to bum him up to fit your delusional beliefs, that is how weak and illogical your argument is.
What about Chuck Wepner? He was a terrible journeyman who got a shot based on a robbery over Ernie Terell which was allegedly so bad that Terrels trainer pulled a knife on the ref (who was the sole judge). Ali exposed of him accordingly.
Only in your sad little mind. I've beaten, embarrassed, and humiliated you time and again. Your just too emotionally and intellectually challenged to recognize it.
Your trying to reason with the least reasonable, least intelligent poster on the forum. Just insult him, it's all he understands.
Look at the boxrec warrior. What do you know about Bob Stalings? Nothing. You're talking about fights you've never even watched. Neither have i , But ive seen enough of Wepner to know he'd be a handful for many guys today. Parker don't have the work rate to keep off a guy like Wepner who could keep coming at you for 15 rounds non stop. He'd run Parker into the ground after 6 rounds. Parkers conditioning and stamina are an embarrassment. Look at the state of the guy he won the title from. Another guy Weper would mop the floor with.
Jennings is a good fighter. Good speed, good wingspan, and even though he isn't particularly big by today's standards, he'd have been one of the bigger fighters in Ali's time. He's no joke.
Only tap out is from you, little fella. You fail to answer any of the substantive facts I put up that indicate modern he's are likely superior to past hws. As far as Jennings to Norton, the op said it best. Wehm Ali finally faced a top level boxer of similar dimensions to him in Norton he struggled. Jennings is a top level boxer with greater dimensions than Norton. Deal with it.
Ali has something like a 22 -2 record against fighters ranked in the all time great list. But he loses to a guy who works part time in a bank today? What about Pulev ? Does he beat Ali too?