How Would Joe Mesi Do In Today’s Heavyweight Division?

I think he was good enough to be a fringe contender today. Probably no further though

 

I'm not sure if this era is any weaker than the one he fought in. I think he was a solid enough fighter, just not a top contender.

 

He'd look good for a while, but soon as he starts clashing with top 20 guys, he loses.

 

He was being lined up to meet Tyson at the time he retired.
Bloody good job it never happened!

 

Have to agree the only half decent boxer he beat was Jirov who was a career Cruiser who had lost to Toney in a war only two fights before so was arguably damaged goods at that point anyway nevermind fighting a division above. Even a shot Tyson taps that arse.

 

About as well as he did in his own.

 

Poorly unless Edddie Hearn lines up the ghosts of Takam, Povetkin, etc.

 

I’m wondering if Mesi vs Chisora might be a good action fight

 

In two words... Not well.

 

In no set order:
1. Fury
2. Wilder
3. Ortiz
4. Usyk
5. Jarrel Miller
6. Hrgovic
7. Ruiz
8. Joshua
9. Dychko
10. Joyce
11. Frank Sanchez
12. Parker
13. Kabayel

So that's 13 guys who I wouldn't give him great odds against, but he'd have a chance against Whyte, Wallin, Rivas, Helenius and Hunter, and would be favored over Chisora, Pulev, and Zhang.

 

I actually think Mesi could of maybe upset that version of Tyson, although obviously not after the Jirov fight as he was damaged.

The thing that people don't realize is that Mesi was dominating Jirov, until Jirov hit him illegally in the back of the head in the 9th round. Then Mesi got damaged from that illegal blow. People like to bring up this fight to discredit Mesi, but Mesi won pretty much every round until that moment. And then bravely he survived whilst having a brain clot, if anything he should be credited for it.

 

Theirs no maybe about it. Mesi was way better than Williams and McBride.

I went to school with his niece (brother’s daughter) and she nearly died in a car accident three years ago.