Indeed, what chance would any past heavy have against these greats?

Gentlemen, today is a wonderful occasion. We were reminded, yet again, of the leaps and bounds being made in the ever developing pugilistic field. Flashes of Frazier-Ali I ran through my head today while I watched a modern heavyweight classic unfold. The skill. The bravery. The athletic talent. I saw a 212 pound man put his life on the line in a vain, yet stunningly courageous attempt to dethrone a powerful, versatile giant with nigh einstein Boxing IQ. As I reveled in this spectacle, it left me wondering.... What chance would the past heavies have stood with this many disadvantages?

Clearly they would be ****ed from the outset. Wlad's gigantic size of 240 pounds would be an obstacle Joe Louis or Mike Tyson surely could not overcome, combined with the man's lightning ramrod jab and spectacular movement. Against a slick, brilliant cutie with the heart of a lion like David Haye surely Jersey Joe Walcott and Jack Johnson would be outfought and outfoxed. When did either man ever top Haye's arduous workrate of 72 punches for this fight? Amidst ignorant commentary about the ability and fighting spirit of both men we witnessed the accumulation of advanced boxing science reaching it's peak. And I am grateful.

 

Bro, you're just not able to appreciate the slick mastery of negative boxing. Haye is almost as good as a prime, motivated Jimmy Young. Notice his clever manipulation of the rules in escaping wlads holds with a fall. That is classic; you'll never see that in primitive black and white film. Did you see how eager these men were to trade blows? I could not count the thunderous flurries meted out in vengeance for stinging words. In fact, some men can walk the walk and talk the talk. These iron chinned bastions of fistic fury are indeed in that category.

 

Me and my roomie were watching it dumbfounded trying to understand why he wouldn't go to the body with a big right hand once in a while when he did that. And Wlad as well just not pulling the trigger.. I don't see either of these guys being competitive with a lot of ATG heavyweights, look at how unwilling they are to trade or just fight in general.

Who dares, wins. And the lack of that is killing boxing.

 

How? What would they do against opponents that actually were willing to fight? Or slip and actually counter? or parry jabs? Guys with quick movement? What about crouching infighters with speed and power? They have mediocre uppercuts and **** close game. They rarely throw good, polished combinations(and their single shots arent that spectacular). I just don't see it man, I never have. I like a lot of modern fighters but the Klitschkos are a bore, and I just dont see the arguments for their opposition barring a few outliers..