Ezzard Charles: How good was he?

U know there is d possibility of Charles ahead on points , beating Toney , until Toney catches him with a good counter punch / sharp combination and down goes Charles . Who beat Toney handily / emphatically ? even his old / totally out of shape / both versions ? and this is assuming prime vs relatively good shape I suppose .

 

:huh

 

Where did he read it ?

 

If you've watched the prime LHW version you'll see that he has a clear gap in physical ability over both Toney and Hopkins even in their primes at that weight. I don't think they could cope with that type of assault any better than Marshall.

 

yeah ok, sorry for the word possibly being used, you get my point, we're in agreement

 

Bill Miller, who taught Toney to fight (Emmanuel Steward, too), was an Ezzard Charles disciple. Charles would beat Toney and Hopkins emphatically. They are both very skilled-two of my recent favorites- against Tarver and Jirov, while Charles was incredibly skilled against Moore, and Burley, and Marshall, and so on.

 

He was almost as good as Joe Calzaghe.

 

Gavin Rees ko1

 

Sebastian Sylvester would beat them all.....