Hasim Rahman v. 1970s Contenders

bonavein, ellis, chuvalo and young are his problems, with shavers a possible problem too..

 

I would only favor him over Wepner and Bobick. Absent a lucky punch, he likely loses to the rest.

 

He would win some that you would never expect and lose some likewise.

 

He has a stronger jab than anyone on that list.

Obviously he wouldn't actually go 10-0 against those men but I don't see a strong favourite over him.

Hard nailing down specifics on who he'd beat and lose to but I'd expect a .50 record vs these men.

 

Hell yes. I think he'd do real well.

 

Bonavena decisions him
Quarry by decision
Mac Foster ? Whoever landed first
Chuvalo by decision
Ellis by decision
Young by decision...Rahman would have been lucky to land 3 punches
Lyle by ko
Shavers, like Foster, whoever landed first
Rahman by tko
Rahman either by ko or tko

 

Oscar Bonavena w dec. Rahman
Jerry Quarrey w dec Rahman
Hasim Rahman w tko Mac Foster
George Chuvalo w dec Rahman
Hasim Rahman w tko Jimmy Ellis (I think Ellis would build a lead, but his chin would let him down)
Jimmy Young w dec Hasim Rahman
Ron Lyle w ko Rahman
Earnie Shavers w ko Rahman
Hasim Rahman w tko Wepner
Hasim Rahman w ko Duane Bobick

 

Bonavena
Foster
Chuvalo
Wepner
Bobick

 

Rahman is being badly underrated here. The only certain picks against him are Young and Bonavena.

And I'm honestly surprised that people are picking George frickin' Chuvalo to beat him. He'd moist that bum.

 

Bonavena beats him with pressure and awkwardness and takes a decision.

Beats Quarry on cuts mid rounds.

I think he lands first on Mac Foster and stops him.

Out fights Chuvalo

KO's Jimmy Ellis

Jimmy Young out slicks him in a major way.

Lyle is a pick em, it could turn into a big sloppy brawl, or a slow pace bout that Rahman can take with his jab.

Shavers get's their first and stops him in the first or second round.

Rahman busts Wepner up ferociously and stops him in 6.

KO's Bobick

 

Rahman is heavier than all of these guys, and I think that counts for something. I think he'd do pretty well against the list overall.

 

Well maybe wepner and bobick won't just stand there with their mouth open.

 

Rahman gets his glass jaw shattered by just about everybody in the 70s. Heck, I'd give Jimmy Young a shot at taking him out.