Jack Johnson vs. Kovalev and Tua

Tell me Seamus, who do you pick to win these fights and why?

 

Given time to adjust to the modern game, I think Johnson beats Kovalev.

Given time to adjust to the modern game, I think Tua decapitates a Johnson who is leading on the cards.

 

This is all true, but he hasn't faced 4 heavyweight champions.
Who are his best opponents so far?
Pascal who was beaten by Froch?
Or a 50 years old Hopkins?

Hardly legendary.

 

The crucial difference is, that the people making these claims about Choynski, were fighting heavyweights.

Jack Johnson had fought McVea, Jeffries, and Willard.

So they were all feather fisted for their weight right?

Jeffries and McVea both had their punching power measured, by the equipment of the era, and they both compared favourably to Frank Bruno.

Puts the cat among the pigeons!

 

He has faced champions who weighed as much or more than 3 of those 4 weighed.

If the heavyweight contenders of today were mostly in the 180-190 pound range, I'm sure that Kovalev would be fighting in that division.

 

Lets be frank, Kovelev hasn't even established himself as the best LHvy out there.His competition has been pretty dire.

 

He is an unfinished work.

I would pick Pascal over Burns, tho.

 

Just because two great boxers enter a ring, doesn't mean you can't see a one sided outcome. If Foreman Frazier never happened, we couldn't say that Foreman would KO him in 2?

Or, would I have to say that Frazier gives him a hell of a fight, to "back up my contention."


Back to Earth, we're talking about Jack Johnson here. One of the greatest of all time. Earning that status for good reason.

In his prime, Kovalev can't touch him.

 

lol

 

Why "lol"?

 

Because I think it's a funny pick.

Burns would disgrace him with heart alone. Forget about power, speed, footwork, and punching.

 

"Disgrace him with heart alone"? What does that even mean?

 

Basically that Pascal would get clobbered.

 

I inferred as much but I didn't understand the terminology-- is that some kind of fanboy dialect?

Quick: which Pascal fights have you watched and what weaknesses do you see that lead you to believe that he gets dominated by Burns? (no google :nono)

 

Dude, you are heading to delusional territory. Show your trainer Burns footage and ask him how Sergey would so against that two shoot artist.