Could anyone win where D1ck Tiger failed against Bob Foster? (No boxers post 1983)

I don't believe any middleweight would survive
Foster's power very long.

 

Man a middleweight against Foster is a big ask. I might put forward Golovkin but I'd hate to see his chin get finally cracked. Maybe a dude like Greb who would suck up all of Foster's space, mess up his rythmn and generally be a nuisance inside. That said, Tiger did really well against Foster (until he got detonated on) and he's got lead feet, so maybe a puncher who can create angles and use space.

 

With Bernard Hopkins defense, durability and skill he MIGHT have gotten lucky with a decision. Toney is another possibility for similar reasons.

 

Roy Jones

 

That's the answer Flash!

 

They both DID weigh 160 when they were middleweights

 

I love Jones Jr. But he'd eventually get tracked down and eliminated brutally.
1st major issue Jones would have is how to get close without getting
pulverized. Foster was 6'3" with a 78" reach. Also Foster used his jab
like a piston. Meaning the shorter Jones jr couldn't just relie on his
speed advantages of jumping in and out of range as he typically
did against taller opponents.
Also Foster cut the ring off masterfully, he knew how to cut space
in the ring and trap opponents.
2nd major issue was Foster though tall and gangly wasn't slow
by a long shot and had surprisingly quick hands.
Jones also would have in his head Foster could take his head off with
one shot. He'd need to be extremely cautious and rightfully knowing
he's litterally walking through a mindfield.
One I can't see him walking through for 10 or 15 rds.

 

Tiger was fighting well this fight. I think if he was a bit fresher he would have given Foster a really hard night. People discount that Tiger likely had cancer in this fight and was still putting good shots on Foster, but I reckon he would have ducked into a bomb at some point. James Toney would be a hell of a fight vs. Foster. I think Nigel Benn would be a great fight to watch because I imagine he would have to use a lot of the heart he used to survive the G Man and if he could stick it out, who knows. It's difficult to say, I think it would be nearly impossible to favor anyone coming up in weight vs. Foster.

 

James Toney was 157 lbs when he beat Michael nunn. Hopkins was a long time middleweight champion who was consistently around 160. You can look it up

 

Benn would get killed vs Foster. Foster was the real deal unlike Mccellean who was more a media created monster than a real one.
One only needs to look at his opponents and where they were when he faced them to understand this.
McCellean's tragic end seems to have made him more as a fighter than he was. A sympathetic response. if he was the monster, Benn, who had been koed but "lesser " punchers, before he faced him , wouldn't have been around to seriously hurt him at the end of their fight.

 

I can see how you'd think that, but I disagree. To be honest, Foster never beat someone in-form who was as good as Benn. If Benn could draw upon that night, he could out-tough and out hustle Bob. Just because you can starch Mike Quarry does not a Benn breaker make. I don't think Foster has the boxing skills of Eubank or Watson either, he had a nice jab but he would really wing shots. Benn was really hittable but also really ferocious and tough. Benn would have speed, coordination and power at a high level for that time in that division. Either way Benn nor Toney apply because I didn't read the no post-1983 thing.