How do these heavyweights from the past do these days?

I think they do alright. Witherspoon actually reminds me a lot of Whyte, with a better OH right and combination punching. I think he does as well as Whyte if not better. The other guys all vie for places in the top ten with the exception of Hide who I think lacks the chin to be more than a fringe top twenty guy.

 

I'm afraid Greg Page died many years ago. I couldn't say about the others, though.

 

About as good as they did when they were in their primes====win one and lose one. They could and did rise to the occasion but they could never sustain anything.

Hide would have the toughest time and I do not think his hand placement and defense would serve him well against taller opponents with built in reach advantages. He'd be hard pressed to win 1 out every 3 or 4 top ten opposition fights

 

Hide's chin was just too fragile to allow him any longevity in the division. He'd probably do about as well as Izu Ugonoh does today.

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Be kinda interesting with those guys in the mix today. Can't see any, if lucky enough to get a win over the big names, doing well for long.
Witherspoon and Tucker could definitely get a shot at a belt. I see spoon beating AJ at his best tbh and Tucker maybe taking him to a close decision loss. Wilder loses by ko to Witherspoon, Tim would batter him!