Jeffries. And I base that on, because I feel like it. I'll take Jeff in a whiskey-drinking contest also lol [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROUiZnnFfAw[/ame] youtube.com/eslubin
christ how unlucky was lyle , run into 70s era where iron willed skilled dinosaurs roamed the heavys. a champion in all other eras , yeah and would beat jeff.
Or you may think the styles suit Lyle and take away and think Lyle showed his qualities in nearly KO'ing Foreman and being ahead on the scorecards against Ali. Lyle has handspeed advantages, matches Jeffries for size and strength and has a target that could well be easy for him to tee off on. This is new territory for Jeffries
Just finished reading a Jeffries book this week. Jeffries was a big bugger for his time but I'm not sure who he fought that was less than 12st, except maybe Fitz.