Best version of Tyrell Biggs vs pre championship Ali

No, but he would make Marciano look stupid, and beat him 12 rounds to 3.

 

Not really.
The best version of Biggs was about 212 to 220 pounds, and maybe 2 inches taller than Clay, narrow in the chest, and not particularly strong for his size. He had long arms, but then so did Clay.
A little bit bigger perhaps, not "so much bigger".

 

I think he'd be near pick-em to beat a 188 pound Clay, but who cares? (He did beat Lewis.)


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You wrote Archie Moore. Now you've re-edited to say Alex Miteff.
Okay.

Yes, I think a 188 pound Clay would have won against any version of Tyrell Biggs.

 

Clay was just too fast and too aggressive/determined to lose to Biggs.
It's not as if Biggs ever developed beyond his amateurish/novice stage either, and when he did pick up the experience he was already well-worn-out, so a younger smaller Clay has too much for any version of Biggs.

The style match-up is not good for Biggs.

 

While Cassius Clay was still a work in progress pre-title, Tyrell Biggs "remained" a work in progress his whole career. He never really developed much past the amateurs. That and he had existing lifestyle problems that started early in his prospect days. I'm guessing that 1986 and with somewhere between 10-13 fights was probably his pinnacle time frame.. By early 1987 the Duvas were already getting ready to dump him but held out to get the lucrative Tyson fight.. Therefore, there wasn't much experience to go with against even the green version of Ali. And the size difference as already pointed out was marginal.. Biggs never really learned to take advantage of his size anyway and didn't set down on his punches much.. I think the Ali who fought Miteff would out box him in similar fashion to the way he dominated Terrell a few years later despite not having that full development yet.

 

Best version of Biggs was probably against James Tillis and Jeff Sims. He regressed after that. Ali (Clay) by comfortable decision.