Couldn't possibly have existed how they are.

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  1. BlackCloud

    BlackCloud I detest the daily heavyweight threads Full Member

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    Because the past SHWs were nowhere near Lewis in terms of skill.
    It's not that difficult to understand surely.
     
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  2. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Can only go by his record against men 200 plus. 11-0 with 11 KOs. Some decent names on there but no one great. Best would prob be old Louis (despite popular belief was still beating ranked contenders at the time). Vingo was 6”4 but under 200.
     
  3. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not many people at all were as skilled as Wlad. Lewis wasn’t overtly skilled till he got older. Even then he had holes. So now you’re shifting your argument? They were good because they were skilled not necessarily shws? Trying to understand your premise. Because Bruno and Ruddock were skilled shws but were beaten by Marciano heighten man named Tyson. Need to understand this logic. If Marciano Louis Liston Ali were fighting today they wouldn’t weigh what they weigh. They would weigh more and do fine. Exhibit A is George Foreman. Who fought in both worlds. And had success in both. You could also use Holmes or Holyfield. It’s not hard to gain weight or even functioning weight. But skill is something else. And Marciano Louis Ali Liston weren’t lacking in that deartment
     
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  4. BlackCloud

    BlackCloud I detest the daily heavyweight threads Full Member

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    Let me ask you a simple question......

    Do you, personally pick anyone to beat Marciano?
     
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  5. BlackCloud

    BlackCloud I detest the daily heavyweight threads Full Member

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    You are missing point entirely.
    It doesn't matter what they used to look like.

    WE ARE MATCHING THEM AS THE WERE PRIME FOR PRIME REGARDLESS OF POSSIBLE SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

    Jesus Christ, how difficult is it.
     
  6. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yes several. Now answer the question or just admit you can’t and you’re argument is nonsensical.
     
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  7. BlackCloud

    BlackCloud I detest the daily heavyweight threads Full Member

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    You are missing the whole point of this thread.

    Please get someone to explain it to you as I can't be arsed going round in circles.

    The clue is that you have openly admitted that you would pick several people to beat Marciano.


    This thread is not a knock of the man, he was a fine champion both in and out of the ring and did all he had to.
    It is a knock on those few, who, no matter what, simply cannot bring themselves to be as honest as you.
     
  8. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    It does matter. You need to recognise what giant fighters looked like, how they limited they performed as boxers before steroids.

    for two fighters to ever meet they must exist at the same time in order for it to happen.

    and I also pick a few other champions to beat Marciano.
     
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  9. BlackCloud

    BlackCloud I detest the daily heavyweight threads Full Member

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    I give up.

    Is it any wonder why people say what they do?
     
  10. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    What if their physical limitations, without PEDs prevented them from demonstrating enough skill consistently enough? A key physical element to enhance the giant to perform closer to the potential of more athletically proportioned, normally sized big men was historically absent?

    I don’t think Willard or Carnera, two exceptions of the giant boxers pre steroids, were without skill. I don’t think any serious study of film can conclude they were without skill. They were good fighters. And they would compete today.

    The vast majority of giant heavyweights though were quite another matter. They lacked whatever it is that is now achievable to get from modern help.

    perhaps even Willard and Carnera lacked quite enough of the timing to compete with the most elite fighters of all time (Dempsey and Louis) to quite the extent that their extra mass compensated enough against the smaller champions?
     
  11. BlackCloud

    BlackCloud I detest the daily heavyweight threads Full Member

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    Wasn't there a thread on this, comparing Camera to Bowe......

    The poll results do not back you up if we are comparing either of those with a modern SHW.
     
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  12. mark ant

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    Carnera and Willard had nowhere near the timing and skill of top modern heavies, they were both clumsy and Carnera didn`t have AJ or Wilder`s power or KO ratio`s, Andy Ruiz would have stopped Carnera in 1 round.
     
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  13. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    They perform liked they haven`t been schooled or won a gold at the olympics.
     
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  14. Entaowed

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    No Sir you can also go by the quality of those he beat-which if you just look at their records & who they fought is very mediocre.
    Although somewhat more accomplished than Dempsey, he never beat a SHW as good as Jack's best-certainly none as good as either Baer Brother, Abe Simon, or Primo. Vingo was not only under 200 lbs., he was 179 & barely 20 years old.

    Louis was still World Class but was not great & had as Rocky said "nothing" left for a right hand.
    He was never near SHW & by that time had lost much of his speed & reflexes.
    I do not know who else was even decent at even just early 200 lbs.
    Rocky never fought a great slugger, the bane of swarmers, unlike Frazier.
     
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  15. BlackCloud

    BlackCloud I detest the daily heavyweight threads Full Member

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    Excellent!.....

    Its a huge leap of faith to even begin rating his chances against a modern giant when he never once fought anyone remotely like them.
     
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