Larry Holmes, he had most of Alis plusses.. Great Jab, solid chin, good recouperative powers, nice fast reflexes, great right hand that complimented the jab, but i liked the way he set himself up more for knockout wins, he never backpedalled as much as Ali.. He liked the idea of standing and duking it out more.. Plus the great one liner " If you really wanna get technical about the whole thing.. Rocky couldn't carry my jock strap.." That was awesome.. "If I hurt your feelings back there Sonny .. is your name sonny??? No Peter (Marciano) If i hurt your feelings Peter ,...... SO ****IN WHAT !!!! AWESOME..
To SAVE the heavyweight division, a fast punching, heavy hitting good mover who could get people interested is what would be needed. Tyson
Tyson 88 would clear out this weak Heavyweight division, one left hook would put Wlad into a panic attack.